Being home in Wales for a week means eating out at least two or three times with Mam and Dad. We have our favourite casual lunch place - La Memo in Port Talbot - who serve a home-made lasagna you might sell one of your children for, or at least swap them for a day or two of hard labour. It's a family run place and their reputation is built on their fuss-free and friendly service and the reliable quality of their food. And lovely little surprises like this, which arrived after the following conversation:
Me: could I have a Macchiato, please? Turkish owner: what's that? Me: an Espresso with a splash of milk foam on top. Turkish owner: oh, Espresso Cappuccino style.
That's the one.
Two other regular lunch haunts, outside of Port Talbot, were less successful. One has been slipping into the arena of dismal failure since its make-over a year ago. When a kitchen's primary function is a grill (as the majority of the rest of the food is, let's be honest, pre-prepared) it's di…
Me: could I have a Macchiato, please? Turkish owner: what's that? Me: an Espresso with a splash of milk foam on top. Turkish owner: oh, Espresso Cappuccino style.
That's the one.
Two other regular lunch haunts, outside of Port Talbot, were less successful. One has been slipping into the arena of dismal failure since its make-over a year ago. When a kitchen's primary function is a grill (as the majority of the rest of the food is, let's be honest, pre-prepared) it's di…