{"id":38458,"date":"2019-11-26T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T17:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=38458"},"modified":"2019-11-26T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T17:09:14","slug":"welsh-cakes-prove-popular-on-first-city-of-arcades-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/11\/26\/welsh-cakes-prove-popular-on-first-city-of-arcades-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh cakes prove popular on first City of Arcades day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>\u2018Best day ever\u2019 for independent businesses, says Morgan Quarter centre manager<\/em> <\/h3>\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF&#8217;S first City of Arcades day was one of the best ever for the independent businesses. according to Morgan Quarter centre manager Rory Fleming<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Jo Roberts, owner of Fabulous Welshcakes, said: \u201cIt was busy all day. We are really pleased to support any City of Arcades initiatives; for not only our business, but the arcades themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Fleming said: \u201cI\u2019ve been going around the independents and the majority of them have been saying that it\u2019s been one of the best days ever in terms of trade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"549\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-770x440.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-500x286.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-293x168.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-770x440.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-500x286.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/thumbnail_Image-1-293x168.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Karen Jones, shop manager, making Welsh cakes at Cardiff Bay store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cOur arcades have predominantly got independents in there including food and beverage and that\u2019s what makes us unique. Our buildings are centuries old. When people go in there, they can see the heritage,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>FOR Cardiff is behind the City of Arcades scheme, which was set up last June. The day included guided tours, fashion shows, food and drink sampling, poetry readings, an art exhibition, live music and a range of offers from over 90 businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It is hoped City of Arcades day will become an annual event.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Adrian Field, executive director of\nFOR Cardiff, said: \u201cI would like to think that there will be a legacy from the\nday where people will know that the arcades should be on their agenda when\nshopping, eating, drinking or socialising in Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Field added: \u201cIt has raised awareness of independent businesses, who they are, what they sell and where they are. City of Arcades day allowed their voices to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n\n<p>As part of the special day,  on November 16, Fabulous Welshcakes offered a limited-edition salted caramel flavour.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re tricky to make, but popular with our customers,\u201d said Ms Roberts.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The independent cake shop was founded 11 years ago at the Cardiff Bay store to update the Welsh cakes with alternative flavours. It opened its Castle Arcade shop two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Roberts said: \u201cWe wanted to make a really good quality Welsh cake and bring it to the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century, taking the core value and updating it with different flavours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Best day ever\u2019 for independent businesses, says Morgan Quarter centre manager CARDIFF&#8217;S first City of Arcades day was one of the best ever for the independent businesses. according to Morgan Quarter centre manager Rory Fleming Jo Roberts, owner of Fabulous Welshcakes, said: \u201cIt was busy all day. We are really pleased to support any City of Arcades initiatives; for not only our business, but the arcades themselves.\u201d Mr Fleming said: \u201cI\u2019ve been going around the independents and the majority of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":38461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[454,1503,1504,1505,1506,1507,1508,1509,1510,137,1511],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-38458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","tag-cardiff-bay","tag-city-of-arcades","tag-city-of-arcades-day","tag-fabulous-welsh-cakes","tag-fabulous-welshcakes","tag-for-cardiff","tag-independent","tag-morgan-arcade","tag-morgan-quarter","tag-retail","tag-welsh-cakes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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