Nick Spann is "full of nerves and excitement in equal measure" in the days leading up to the opening of his and his wife's first permanent shop in Cardiff Market. And having bagged a prime spot in one of the capital city's most renowned foodie hotspots, who can blame him.
He tells me: "[I'm] excited for obvious reasons. Because we care. We've put a lot of effort into this moment... It's happening!" Nick and his wife Karolina are the founders of the award-winning Taiwanese street food stall Bao Selecta, whose steamed bao buns, stuffed with things like pork belly, Szechuan fried chicken, popular crispy seitan 'beef' and jackfruit, are fluffy, moorish, tasty and perfect bites of heaven.
Nick stumbled upon these cloud-like sweet buns on a whim almost seven years ago whilst trying to look for a dish to cook for a group of friends. And it proved to be such a hit that he developped it from a simple last-minute creation he shared with friends to a fully-fledged business that has people returning time and again to get a taste.
