Flavourist

As we meander towards Cardiff Bay for our second visit to Picton & Co; we talk about how odd it feels to be heading to Cardiff Bay for a night out. What should be a real jewel in the crown of the city has long felt lacking in personality and has become synonymous with a real sense of unfulfilled potential. I could sit here and lambast the various chains and tourist traps as a primary cause of its palling nature but to do so would be a major disservice to what is actually an ever growing list of independents who are acting as beacons of hope in and around the smog of uninspiring outlets and bang average bars that take up the prime real estate that looks out across the barrage and beyond. The latest independent to step up to the plate is one of the more high profile openings in recent memory. Picton & Co, a new salon-cum-deli/small plates restaurant/cocktail and wine bar/deli and perfumery isn’t exactly the combination of industries you’d expect on most given days but a quick gan...