Working long, unsociable hours comes with the territory of being a well respected chef whose food is loved by people from all over. But while their shifts are long, they still find time to treat themselves to a meal or two, a cup of coffee and a cake that hasn't been prepared by them in their own kitchen.
Now, you don't get to the top of your game by having a lacklustre flavour pallate and tastebuds that couldn't tell the difference between saffron and tumeric. And so, if a chef frequents a certain coffee shop, eatery and establishment, singing its praises, it probably means it's pretty darn good - and we should probably add it to our 2023 bucket list of places to try. Immediately.
With that in mind, we spoke to some of Wales' best chefs up and down the country, from Abergavenny to Conwy, to see which eateries in our great country tickle their tastebuds - and why.
