FOOD & DRINK SNAPSHOTS OF CARDIFF’S FOOD SCENE
The Ivy Cardiff’s general manager Joshua Butler with head chef Bartek Byba
THE HOLLY AND THE IVY
The Ivy Collection is about to open its first brasserie in Wales on 16 November, just in time for Christmas. Located on The Hayes at St David’s Cardiff, The Ivy Cardiff will cater for more than 260 guests across two floors where the décor has been inspired by local history. Joshua Butler, general manager, says: “We are incredibly excited to be opening our first restaurant in Wales, and we hope that locals and visitors to the city will enjoy our allencompassing menus, as well as our drinks menus that will feature locally inspired cocktails and locally sourced suppliers. We can’t wait to bring a touch of Ivy magic to Cardiff.” The brasserie-style menus will serve breakfast, brunch, and afternoon tea modern, along with dinner classics including slow-braised Welsh lamb shepherd’s pie, lobster linguine, and Keralan sweet potato curry.
left: We think Gareth has won this particular showstopper round above: The Hulk is pretty angry about being edible below: Gareth Edwards immortalised in chocolate, until someone eats him
For more: www.theivycardiff.com
A glimpse into the proposed décor of the new Ivy
TIERS OF JOY To celebrate St David’s Dewi Sant Shopping Centre’s 10th anniversary, cakemakers Let Them See Cake, were commissioned to make a threemetre-tall, totally edible cake. The ten-tier bake, which took six weeks to create and used over 25kgs of icing, was revealed on 22 October and on display at the centre for 10 days. Sugarcraft artist and co-owner of the Cardiff-based firm, Gareth Davies says, “We feel there’s something for everyone on this cake. We have sugarcraft representations of shops, shoppers, Pride Cymru, Marvel characters, the St David’s Christmas Toy Appeal, and the chocolate Gareth Edwards’ statue. “It was great fun to do but one of the biggest challenges was transporting it from our classroom in Victoria Park to St David’s Shopping Centre!” For more: www.letthemseecake.com
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