Hank! Cardiff

As Welsh hospitality prepares to reopen indoors, we ask the founders of Cardiff's newest burger venture what it was like to launch a new restaurant at the height of a global pandemic.The result of a partnership between chef Aled Hill, and fourth generation farmer / butcher Shaun Jones , Ansh serves up 'uniquely home-grown burgers which celebrate Wales in every ansh (bite).'

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 Ultracomida; a business which incorporates two Spanish deli-restaurants in Narberth and Aberystwyth; Curado Bar and Vermut in Cardiff city centre; and an online shop which delivers imported Spanish produce across the UK.

This episode was recorded just as it was revealed that the Welsh hospitality sector was facing up to 30,000 job losses, with half of these having already taken place. A desperate situation, exacerbated by the fact that there was still no update on indoor opening for restaurants, bars and pubs Wales. In this episode, we spoke to restauranteur, food writer and broadcaster Simon Wright about the impact of the Coronavirus crisis, the formation of the Welsh Independent Restaurant Collective, and the damage to the hospitality industry in Wales that has already been done.

Whilst NHS staff across Wales face the Coronavirus crisis head-on, in Cardiff a network of volunteers worked to ensure that these key workers were well-fed. In this episode we spoke to Kevin McGuckian (Holy Yolks) about the band of local independents involved in #feedtheheroesdiff, and to Kasim Ali (Waterloo Tea) about the #FeedTheHeath campaign which raised more than £80,000 to feed the staff at Wales' biggest hospital.

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 cooking for paying customers, despite having no formal background in food. We also speak to one of Cardiff's nomadic OG's - Krish from Keralan Karavan, the Indian street food pop-up that has been moving around the city, taking over kitchens and popping up at festivals since 2016.

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 program, 'Dirty Vegan' and his new cookbook of the same name. Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting us @hungrycityhippy and @mattappleby using #hankcardiff - and if you are enjoying the podcast please subscribe and leave us a review as it really helps other people to find it :) Thanks for listening! Discover more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bwz3p5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46274408

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 opened Heaney's Restaurant in Pontcanna back in October, and we find out what his plans are for Christmas, the new year, and beyond. Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting us @hungrycityhippy and @mattappleby using #hankcardiff - and if you are enjoying the podcast please subscribe and leave us a review as it really helps other people to find it :) Thanks for listening! Discover more: http://www.heaneyscardiff.co.uk https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/tommy-heaney-chef

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, and speak to a few of the traders and producers involved. We catch up with: Steve Garrett: Founder of the Riverside Market & Community Garden John Thomas: One half of Penrhiw Organic farm, who have traded at the market since day one Tom Frost: Owner of Blaencamel Organic Vegetable Farm Chef Grady Atkins: Co-founder of Bodloni, a new company creating instant soups made from the market's surplus veg Gareth Davies: Founder of Let Them See Cake, who joined the market for the first time on the 20th anniversary Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting us @hungrycityhippy and @mattappleby using #hankcardiff - and if you are enjoying the podcast please subscribe and leave us a review as it really helps :) Thanks for listening! Discover more: http://www.riversidemarket.org.uk http://www.penrhiwfarmorganic.co.uk https://blaencamelbox.wordpress.com https://bodloni.com https://www.letthemseecake.com

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 delightul Neil Cammies for a tutored gin tasting of the following Welsh gins: Brecon Gin - Penderyn Young Tom - Eccentric Gin Dewi Sant - Eccentric Gin Pollination - Dyfi Distillery GWYR - The Gower Gin Company Seaweed Gin - Da Mhiele Marmalade Gin - Aber Falls If you'd like to listen and drink along, most of these gins are available to order online from: www.DiscoverDelicious.Wales. Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting us @hungrycityhippy and @mattappleby - and if you are enjoying #HankCardiff please subscribe, and leave us a review as it really helps! :) Thanks for listening! #HankCardiff

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 February, Phill left Cardiff with nothing but a sack of flour, a case of tomatoes, and a box of cheese, and traded his way to Naples, using only pizza as currency. The trip was to raise funds and awareness for Slow Food International; a global grassroots movement who actively campaign for better food systems for all. In Wales, the organization focuses on local educational projects to help individuals and communities make informed choices about their food and its production. Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting us @hungrycityhippy, @mattappleby and @dusty_knuckle - and if you are enjoying #HankCardiff please subscribe, and leave us a review as it really helps! :)

Welcome to episode one 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 look at the issue of food waste; I chat to Becca from Green City Events and Matt chats to Illtud of Charcutier LTD. Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting us @hungrycityhippy and @mattappleby - and if you are enjoying #HankCardiff please subscribe, and leave us a review as it really helps! :) Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Hank! A podcast for food lovers in Cardiff run by local food bloggers Matt Appleby and Jane Cook. We're calling this episode zero - it's a chance to get to know a bit about about us, why we've started a podcast and and idea of who we'll be chatting to over the next few weeks and months. If you like it, please subscribe and leave us a review as it really helps. Thanks for listening!