Welsh Food & Drink Blog
The new 2026 Junior Chef of Wales is Caitlin Meredith from Ceredigion who won the coveted title yesterday (Tuesday), the day after her 19th birthday. The Coleg Ceredigion catering student, who works part-time for chef proprietor Gareth Ward at the two Michelin star Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms at Eglwys Fach, near Machynlleth, won a final […]
26–28 February 2026 | The Sorting Room, The Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff 3 AA Blas Restaurant is delighted to announce Blas in The City, an exclusive three-day dining pop-up taking place from 26th to 28th February 2026 at The Sorting Room, within Cardiff’s iconic Parkgate Hotel. Renowned for its modern Welsh cuisine and deep connection to […]
Eight talented Welsh chefs will cook off in the prestigious 2026 National Chef of Wales final to be held at ICC Wales, Newport early in the new year. Both the National and Junior Chef of Wales finals, organised by the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), are being held alongside the Castell Howell Trade Food Service […]
Welsh food and drink producers have triumphed at two prestigious competitions, showcasing the outstanding quality and craftsmanship that make Welsh produce among the best in the world. The Welsh Vineyards Association (WVA) recently hosted their Welsh Wine Awards 2025 at Llanerch Vineyard, bringing together nearly 60 wines from across Wales. The judging panel, led by […]
Blas Cymru / Taste Wales 2025 has delivered exceptional results for the food and drink industry in Wales, with businesses reporting sales and business opportunities worth over £45 million generated during the event. Organised by Welsh Government, the biennial showcase brought together more than 150 food and drink producers from Wales, presenting over 200 new […]
NORTH WALES is set to break new ground in boosting home-grown produce with the launch of a trailblazing ‘Machinery Ring’ for the agriculture sector. Menter Môn’s Machinery Ring scheme uses an innovative, collaborative approach, designed to encourage growers and farmers to grow more, allowing them to access and use the equipment needed while reducing the […]
Hospitality apprentice Aaron Jones delivered an inspiring speech at the National Training Federation of Wales (NTFW) members networking event at Cardiff Bay. Aaron, who is close to completing his City & Guilds Apprenticeship in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership, was invited to represent Cambrian Training Company apprentices at the Pierhead event. Diagnosed with autism as a […]
A family-run cheese crafting business, which has been maturing for two years, has taken on a new production premises, ripe for scaling production, with support from a Start Up Loan. Thirty-four-year-old Ethan Parry, and his parents Bann and Steven, are co-owners of award-winning artisan cheesemaker Usk Valley Cheese Company which started life two years ago […]
Pembrokeshire has won a prestigious Sustainable Food Places award. The award recognises Pembrokeshire Local Food Partnership’s work to promote healthy, sustainable and local food and to tackle some of today’s greatest social challenges; from food poverty and diet-related ill-health, to the disappearance of family farms and the loss of independent food retailers. The Sustainable Food […]
Welsh Coffee Co has officially achieved full B Corp certification, becoming the twelfth Welsh food and drink producer to meet the rigorous global standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency set by B Lab. This milestone reflects the company’s commitment to using business as a force for good, balancing profit with purpose and […]
The Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, has confirmed that the Welsh Government is on track to deliver £2 million funding for Local Food Partnerships in 2025-26. The announcement was made at the Wales Real Food and Farming conference taking place in Bridgend – an independent conference on […]
Poultry and captive bird keepers in Wales must house their birds from Thursday 13 November as measures are introduced to combat the heightened risk of avian influenza. Wales is facing a significantly elevated threat due to a growing number of cases in both kept and wild birds across Great Britain. Avian influenza is of serious concern, not only for animal health and welfare, but also to the sustainability of food […]
Welsh Food Blog…well what is it?
According to Wikipedia “Food blogging represents a complex interweaving of “foodie” or gourmet interest in cooking with those of blog writing and photography. The majority of blogs use pictures taken by the author himself/herself and some of them focus specifically on food photography.”
We must though immediately say that when we say food blog we actually mean food and drink blog. Food on its own is wonderful but is always better with a drink alongside be it. Just a glass of water from say Tynant, a glass of Welsh Wine from White Castle Vineyard, a beer from Purple Moose or a cider from Gwynt A Draig.
We cannot but agree with the definition of food blogging but this is a blog that concentrates very much on Welsh Food and Drink. Sorry no pictures of “my lunch today” or even this is what I was served in this café or restaurant.
Where this food blog coincides with most other food bloggers is we are all about local food – regional food and of course drink as well whether that be soft drinks or alcoholic.
The food blog posts that you will see here are meant to be informative telling you of Welsh food and drink related businesses, their most recent innovations or new products or even an award that has been won.
To read a food blog you are going to be interested in food and therefore, more than likely local food or at least artisan food. So this is the place to be for the most delicious Welsh food and of course Welsh drinks. Be it a wide range of ready to eat products both sweet and savoury then a great example is Blas ar Fwyd who sells to both trade and retail. Be it a garden centre or a multiple trade out let that wants “own label” confectionary then Gwynedd Confectioners in the wholesale sector of this site is the place to be.
The real strength of this Welsh Food and Drink website is the listing of those small lesser known artisan businesses that are all so very different. Be they producers such as Little Grandma’s Kitchen and their jams Fingers and Forks for their Welsh based and Welsh source catering for your holiday home, your family wedding or corporate event, or The Little Cheesemonger specialising in retailing cheeses from around the world but many Welsh cheeses and the same for wines.
We want you to enjoy discovering the very best of Welsh food and drink across this site helped by this food blog.
The site is a collaboration of Welsh Country www.welshcountry.co.uk and the Welsh Government Food and Drink division.