Elouise Hobbs ventures far and wide (or encourages you to do so, strictly speaking) in her quest to highlight May’s top sustenance-based happenings.
Get Well Fed Pop Up, Dusty Knuckle Pizza, Cardiff, Tue 21 May
Some of the best culinary experiences around right now are coming from new and energetic south Wales food scene ventures. One of these is Get Well Fed, a catering startup which claims to really care about what their customers are eating: their approach focuses on producing global-yet-locally-sourced dishes with fewer calories and less saturated fat. For their special pop-up with local favourites, Dusty Knuckle, they are producing a Middle Eastern-inspired menu including mezze and baklava; for the mains, they have kept people guessing with the only choices being ‘chickpea’ or ‘lamb’.
Tickets: £20. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Mexican Feast Night, Trehale Farm, nr Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Fri 31 May
A Mexican night on a Welsh farm – what’s not to love? Set in the undercover barn, the evening’s menu, which includes vegetarian and vegan options, looks set to take a twist on traditional dishes. On the night, there will also be a bar serving local ales, ciders and lagers, and everyone is invited to meet the animals and have an authentic farm experience. As such, everyone is advised to dress ready for a brisk Welsh evening. If you want to make a weekend of it, ticket prices also include free camping.
Tickets: £15/£12 under-10s. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Home Brewing Coffee Workshop, Quarters Coffee, Glen Avon House, Newport, Thurs 16 May
Little preferable to waking up on a lazy Sunday morning with breakfast in bed and a hot coffee – and what could make this experience even better? If the coffee is freshly brewed to your exact tastings. The team at Quarters are running an evening on how to make your own home brew coffee. Working with v60 pourovers, Aeropress, and French presses, you will learn different techniques including how to choose and correctly weigh your beans. The evening will also cover the fundamentals of grinding and extraction. Throughout the night, there will be lots of tastings and 10% off all coffee and homebrew equipment.
Tickets: £20. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Advanced Breadmaking Course, Cwmdu Inn, Cwmdu, Thurs 23 May
Making bread is often a labour of love, but one all worth it when you have the finished loaf. This course promises to provide everyone, regardless of experience, a few new techniques, and ideas to make different types of bread. Starting with a seeded wholemeal loaf, the day will move on to cover the more specialist likes of focaccia and soda bread. Participants will not only gain the skills to make this bread at home, but they will also get to take any leftovers away.
Tickets: free (booking essential). Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk