Hank! A Cardiff Food Podcast

Continuing on from our conversation with restauranteur Simon Wright in Episode 9 - in this instalment of the podcast, we speak to Shumana Palit about how the Coronavirus crisis has affected her.
Shumana Palit and her husband Paul Grimwood run Ultracomida; a business which incorporates two Spanish deli-restaurants in Narberth and Aberystwyth; Curado Bar and Vermut in Cardiff city centre; and an online shop which delivers imported Spanish produce across the UK.

Whilst NHS staff across Wales face the Coronavirus crisis head-on, in Cardiff a network of volunteers worked to ensure that these key workers were well-fed. In this episode we spoke to Kevin McGuckian (Holy Yolks) about the band of local independents involved in #feedtheheroesdiff, and to Kasim Ali (Waterloo Tea) about the #FeedTheHeath campaign which raised more than £80,000 to feed the staff at Wales' biggest hospital.

In this episode we catch up with local ultra-athlete Matt Pritchard (also known as 'Pritch' of MTV's Dirty Sanchez) to find out about his new TV program, 'Dirty Vegan' and his new cookbook of the same name.

In this episode we head down to Riverside Farmers' Market for their 20th anniversary celebration, and speak to a few of the traders and producers involved. We catch up with:
Steve Garrett: Founder of the Riverside Market & Community Garden
John Thomas: One half of Penrhiw Organic farm, who have traded at the market since day one
Tom Frost: Owner of Blaencamel Organic Vegetable Farm
Chef Grady Atkins: Co-founder of Bodloni, a new company creating instant soups made from the market's surplus veg
Gareth Davies: Founder of Let Them See Cake, who joined the market for the first time on the 20th anniversary.
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In this episode we talk to Phill Lewis of Dusty's (formerly Dusty Knuckle Pizza). In February 2017, Phill left Cardiff with nothing but a sack of flour, a case of tomatoes, and a box of cheese, and traded his way to Naples, using only pizza as currency.
The trip was to raise funds and awareness for Slow Food International; a global grassroots movement who actively campaign for better food systems for all.