SPANISH RESTAURANT ASADOR 44 TO OPEN
Brought to you by the brothers who created the Bar 44 group, Owen and Tom Morgan are set to open a new asador restaurant that will specialise in cooking over wood fire. Due to open in Cardiff this spring, it will be the first authentic asador in Wales and will feature a wine room and a cheese room with dry-aged, flame-cooked old Galician ox and beef. The Morgan brothers, who have three tapas restaurants in Penarth, Cowbridge and Cardiff, are tweeting the development of the restaurant (@asador44) where you can follow the process of testing and perfecting the menu which is still being developed.
Opening date TBC. Info: www.asador44.co.uk
VIVA! VEGAN FESTIVAL
Not just a food festival, this unique event will have talks, recipes, cooking demonstrations, information, nutritional advice, clothing, accessories, bags, books, cruelty-free cosmetics and free food samples (the best bit). It offers a vast array of options that are not just good for the body, but for the environment. The festival is organised with the intention of not just encouraging meat eaters to go vegan, but to support both vegans and vegetarians and promote the reduction of meat and dairy consumption. Buy a VIP ticket to skip the queues and receive a goodie bag full of vegan treats and samples.
Viva! Vegan Food Festival, City Hall, Cardiff, Sat 4 Feb. Info: 07590 621062 / www.viva.org.uk
SUSHI LIFE OPENS ON WELLFIELD ROAD
This new Japanese restaurant will primarily serve sushi, but there will be other Japanese culinary highlights on the menu. The sushi list includes nigiri, sashimi, maki rolls and hosomaki as well as dishes such as chicken katsu curry and ramen. The food will be prepared in full view of the customer, just as it would be in Japan; no flight to Tokyo needed, you can find Sushi Life on Roath’s Wellfield Road. Sushi Life is now open Mon-Fri from 12-10pm, Saturdays 12-11pm and Sundays 12-9pm.
5 Wellfield Road, Cardiff. Info: 07734 224897