Cardiff today - International food paradise and Riverside blackcurrent jam

Good morning Cardiff! Today the licensing sub-committee will meet at 10am at City Hall to discuss a change of licence for city centre pub Y Fuwch Goch and Pontcanna French deli Le Gallois. At 12pm the weekend kicks off with the opening of the Cardiff International Food and Drink Festvial in Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay. The festival runs all weekend, and you've probably already seen the tents up in the Bay - which will now be stocked full of yummy produce from all over Europe. There will also be events taking place in the Norwegian Church including a wine seminar, Welsh cookery school, Mario's award winning Welsh ice-cream workshops and Otley Welsh beer tasting seminars This evening the Riverside Community Garden (Pontcanna allotments) will hold a free blackcurrent jam workshop from 5pm see more on Facebook here. What's making Cardiff tick today In the news, Llandaff Society have called on Cardiff Council to remove a fence around part of Bishop's Castle. Shop owners in the hayes in Cardiff city centre have called on retailers to keep the area clean, reports WalesOnline. My Whitchurch reports that Welsh Bockers have received funding from the Sports Relief Community Cash scheme which will go towards buying stilts and wrist and knee pads. This Saturday also sees the Whitchurch Festival Edmund Schluessel envisages Cardiff in ten years time over on yourCardiff. BBC Wales looks at 'the people's bridge' connecting Cardiff to the Vale, which has been delayed for more than a month, but is set to open next Wednesday. On the blogosphere Deputy leader of Cardiff Council Neil McEvoy has written on WalesHome about fathers in Wales. In an article entitled 'We have publicly-funded abuse in Wales' the Plaid Cymru leader in the council writes: "Men who enter the field of family law are faced with a sometimes most awful thing: the status quo. After six months, the status quo was that Paul lived with mother. She was granted a residence order. "The National Assembly for Wales needs to quickly get a grip on this outrageous abuse of public money and basic gender discrimination against men. Discrimination against all parents who do not reside with their children also urgently needs to be addressed. "In Cardiff, the council is looking at this matter, questioning whether or not it is appropriate for the authority to fund organisations who behave in such a way. Other local authorities and the Welsh Assembly Government needs to do the same, as should governments in England, Scotland and the north of Ireland." Following the news the electrification of the Swansea-London railway line may but cut, Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan defends on his website , saying: "If the Government continues to make savage public spending cuts then it is important the electrification of the South Wales rail line gets the go-ahead as it could bring vital economic growth to Wales." Brew Wales reports on the Welsh Assembly's rural development sub-committee's report on beer in Wales. If you would like to share your news or an event with me, please write a comment below, or drop me an email, or send me a message on Twitter @GdnCardiff