Abergavenny Food Festival is back for 2026, highlighting local chefs, artisan food stalls, and the issues shaping our food system today. After almost a decade of attending, writing about, working on (and even once appearing at!) the festival, I feel excited about it again. Roll on September!
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Málaga has everything I tend to look for in a city break: sunshine, sea, ridiculously good food, local wine, plenty to explore on foot and enough going on that travelling alone should really be no big deal.
I spent a few days there before catching the train onwards to Seville, balancing work and sightseeing with rooftop-pool time, a dramatic hike and, naturally, a lot of eating and drinking.
Here’s everywhere I’d genuinely recommend from my trip.
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After an 18-month break, the Cardiff Wine Passport is finally back.
Every time another independent venue announced rising costs, every time I heard someone say they “always mean to try” somewhere new but never quite get around to it, I kept coming back to the same thought – we need to do this again!
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New food festival Feast On Cardiff takes place this weekend from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st May 2026.
Founded in Bristol in 2024, Feast On is an award-winning food festival celebrating the best of independent food, drink and local culture across the South West. Now, for the first time, the festival is coming to Wales. It brings together standout restaurants, street food traders, artisan producers, live demos, talks, wine tastings and entertainment for a three-day celebration of Cardiff’s food scene that also honors the wider Welsh culinary landscape.
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