This strange thing has been happening to me lately. Sometimes, I enjoy something so much I literally feel like I could cry. I don't know when it started but I'm sure it never happened when I wasn't a tired, 40-something dad.
It's usually sparked by something especially moving on TV (it can be happy or sad), or an incredible moment in sport, and maybe occasionally something my kids do (though mostly they just stare at iPads while demanding food, which gets me emotional in a completely different way). It happened when I was watching the Gavin and Stacey finalé: I sat there on Christmas Day trying to hide from the rest of my family that I was silently weeping through most of it. I think I just really love it when a group of people create something really special, and then an even bigger group of people find such enjoyment in it.
It's just so...
joyful . Anyway, I know what you're thinking: what does this blatant mental breakdown I'm describing have to do with a new restaurant? Well, I'll tell you. It's because I felt the same emotions while eating there.
The food was superb, the servers were clearly proud to work there and the chefs (who are also the owners) brought each dish to the table proudly describing everything on the plate. Again, it was just joyful. Hiraeth is a small neighbourhood restaurant that opened in Cardiff in the autumn.
"Hiraeth" is a Welsh word without a direct English translation that conveys a deep longing for something, especially one's home. It first be.
