Back To The Roots: Cardiff International Food Festival

So, this is a moment in my blogging career where I hang my head in shame because this post is sooooo late going up. Between relocating to Reading and starting a new job, my blog has taken a back seat for a couple of months. And to make things worse, this fabulous guest post has been sitting in my inbox for a good couple of weeks! So I apologise and insist that it's better late than never!

May I take this opportunity to introduce Back to the Roots' new Welsh correspondent, Ruth Dawson. Readers say hello to the Swansea lady who loves food, fashion and Girl Talk! Any other fashionistas out there go and check out her blog, Chic and Cheerful.

Foodie festival review, by Ruth Dawson

The Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival certainly lived up to its name this year with a delicious spread of every food you could wish for: from sushi to sangria, I must have tried flavours from every continent. Highlights of the day included my first try of venison (as a part-time meat eater, this proved a bit too rich for me but it was very well prepared all the same) and sampling some yummy home-made honeycomb ice cream.

Cardiff International Food Festival with Cardiff Bay as a background

To compliment the seasoned atmosphere were some very quirky entertainers. The music was as varied as the foodstuffs on offer: we caught some excellent big band music, which was followed swiftly by a lively country group. There were also two comic entertainers wandering the site throughout the day, dressed as dinner ladies with bright pink wigs and later as jolly French chefs.

Food and laughter, hand in hand

Overall it was a lovely day down the bay. The only downfall of the event was that the farmer's market was very easily missed. These stalls were tucked away past the Pierhead Building, away from the main event. As it turned out, some of the best dairy product sellers were in the farmer's area - I don't think I've ever tried so many types of Cheddar in one place before!