The Food Passion Blog

Win unique produce from Olives&Oils! Carwyn and Alex are giving away over £25 of their finest delicatessen produce:

1 litre unfiltered extra virgin Spanish Olive Oil (single variety)
1 litre extra virgin Olive Oil from the Calamata region of Greece
1 litre 6 yrs aged Italian Balsamic Vinegar

All you have to do is e-mail Food Passion (info@food-passion.co.uk) , together with your name, address, telephone and email, with the answer to the following:

What is the name of the natural chemical that works to inhibit inflammations?

Have a read of this for the answer!:

Olive Oil not only tastes good…..recent studies in the U.S. found that Olive Oil contains a natural chemical that works similarly to painkillers. The natural chemical known as Oleocanthal works to inhibit inflammation in the same way as Ibuprofen and other branded inflammatory drugs. Further studies have identified that fresh unblended extra virgin olive oil can aid in the prevention of heart disease, osteoporosis and dementia.

Alternatively you can drop your written answers off at the Olives&Oils shop on Newton Rd., Mumbles.

The competition closes on Nov 30th 2007

Papa Sanchos has recently introduced a special lunchtime menu for only £8.95 (Monday to Friday), perfect if you are limited on time, and they’ll even make sure that your meal is at your table within 5 minutes of your arrival if you order in advance. And if you get a Papa Sanchos loyalty card, you’ll get an extra 10% off as well. Visit the weblink above for more info or phone 01792 475767 and quote Food Passion.

Unfortunately not it seems. The Grand Hotel restaurant has closed. Word has it that while the restaurant will open again at some point in the future (the hotel rooms and downstairs bar remain open), the 2 AA rosette restaurant is currently closed. A bit of a shame really. Watch this space!

The LLangennith produce market is looking for extra traders to add to the complement of great stalls already there. If you are a trader, get in touch with Catherine Evans on 01792 386262, or have a look at the Llangennith Market webpage to see who is already there: www.llangennithproducemarket.food-passion.co.uk

Yep, seems so! Latte, a fairly new cafe in the Castleton Arcade in Mumbles has their finest Segafredo on offer for just £1!

The truly delightful Olives&Oils delicatessen in Mumbles is run by Carwyn and Alex, who specialise in Catalan produce from Spain. If you haven’t been yet, its definitely worth the visit.

But if you can’t face the hordes of tourists or traffic of Newton Rd., just hop on the web and you can browse many of the specialist products on the all new Olives and Oils website, purchase the ones you like, then have them delivered!

To visit their site go to www.olives-and-oils.co.uk

This one is for you business owners out there - Antoinette from Sensuous Wines has some news!

Sensuous Wines has just become members of one of the largest wine buying groups in the UK:  The IWBC (Independent Wine Buying Consortium). 

We import exclusive wines direct from source, at all price points specifically for the Restaurant, Hotel, Pub & Club trade.

To discuss further, please contact Antoinette on 07984 – 628423.

If you would like more background info on Sensuous Wines, please visit their web page.

Apparently you can now enjoy Thai food on Sunday lunch and dinner times now in Swansea at the Bay View. They’ve given in to demand for their great food and are now serving food 12-3, 6-9 on Sundays.

There’s also a Fathers Day promo, with a Free kids entertainer (so Dad can enjoy his bottle of Singha and curry) from 1-3. Booking essential. Click here for contact details!

Waiting Staff Required
Up to 40 hours a week
£5.50 per hour
Experience Preferred

Please call through on 01792 657100

Steven from Dylans Wine has passed us this great offer on some superb wines. Dylans is located just off Sketty Cross before the turn off to Singleton Hospital and Sketty Hall, close enough for just about anyone to get to I reckon!

We have been able to acquire a small batch of top quality wines to offer our customers on a Buy one get One Free genuine deal. There is limited stock of Lourensford Five Heirs  Shiraz, Chardonnay, Merlot or Sauvignon Blanc from Stellenbosch South African region at £9.95 for any 2. Calittera Chardonay Reserve or Cabernet Reserve from Chile at £9.95 for 2. Grant Burge Barossa Vines Sauvignon Semillion, Cabernet Merlot and a very small amount of Reisling – Australian at 8.99 for 2.   

Please quote this offer from the Food Passion Blog, or print and take along this voucher: swansea-food-guide-voucher-257.pdf