Hank! A Cardiff Food Podcast

Ep 11 - Ansh, on launching a new restaurant in a global pandemic

As hospitality in Wales prepares to reopen indoors, we speak to chef Aled Hill and farmer / butche Shaun Jones about the experience of launching a brand new restaurant at the height of a global pandemic. Ansh can be found on Cowbridge Road opposite.…

Episode 10 - Welsh Hospitality in Crisis (part 2)

Continuing on from our conversation with restauranteur Simon Wright in Episode 9 - in this instalment of the podcast, we speak to Shumana Palit about how the Coronavirus crisis has affected her. Shumana Palit and her husband Paul Grimwood run...

Episode 9 - Welsh Hospitality in Crisis

This week, it was revealed that the Welsh hospitality sector is facing up to 30,000 job losses, with half of these having already taken place. It's a desperate situation, exacerbated by the fact that there is still no update on indoor opening for...

Episode 8 - Feeding the NHS during Covid-19

Whilst NHS staff across Wales face the Coronavirus crisis head-on, in Cardiff a network of volunteers is ensuring that these key workers are well fed. In this episode we speak to Kevin McGuckian (Holy Yolks) about the band of local independents...

Episode 7 - The rise of the Kitchen Takeover

In this episode we look at the phenomenon of the 'Kitchen Takeover'. We chat with the lovely James from pop-up, sell-out success Matsudai Ramen, and Edwina O'Hart of Get Well Fed. Both tell us what it's like to enter a professional kitchen and start…

Episode 6 - Meeting Matt Pritchard, the 'Dirty Vegan'

Welcome to episode six of Hank! - a podcast for food lovers in Cardiff run by Matt Appleby (www.roathbrewery.co.uk) and Jane Cook (www.HungryCityHippy.co.uk). In this episode we catch up with ultra-athlete Matt Pritchard to find out about his new TV…

Episode 5 - A Christmas catch-up with Chef Tommy Heaney

Welcome to episode five of Hank! - a podcast for food lovers in Cardiff run by Matt Appleby (www.roathbrewery.co.uk) and Jane Cook (www.HungryCityHippy.co.uk). In this episode we catch up with chef Tommy Heaney to ask how life is going since he...

Episode 4 - Riverside Market's 20th Anniversary

Welcome to episode four of Hank! - a podcast for food lovers in Cardiff run by Matt Appleby (www.roathbrewery.co.uk) and Jane Cook (www.HungryCityHippy.co.uk). In this episode we head down to Riverside Market for their 20th anniversary celebration,.…

Episode 3 - Welsh Gin Tasting with Neil Cammies

Welcome to episode three of Hank! - a podcast for food lovers in Cardiff run by Matt Appleby (http://www.roathbrewery.co.uk) and Jane Cook (www.HungryCityHippy.co.uk). This exciting episode is all about delicious Welsh gin! We sit down with the...

Episode 2 - Dusty Knuckle's Slow Food Pilgrimage

Welcome to episode two of Hank! - a podcast for food lovers in Cardiff run by Matt Appleby (http://www.roathbrewery.co.uk) and Jane Cook (www.HungryCityHippy.co.uk). In this episode we talk to Phill Lewis of Dusty Knuckle restaurant in Canton. Last.…