Norse Restaurant, 22 Oxford Street, Harrogate, HG1 1PU http://www.norserestaurant.co.uk/ Every now and again you visit a restaurant that restores your faith in modern eateries and everything that they are trying to achieve. A place where[…]
REVIEW: The Riverside, Sheffield – Sunday Lunch
As much as I like my food (that’s a lot by the way, in case you were still in any doubt), I’ve never had a huge affinity for a traditional Sunday roast. I know, I[…]
Sheffield – A cultural awakening?
I grew up as a bit of a countryside boy – not so much Hunter wellies and afternoons at the polo; more walks around the beautiful Wentworth estate, cattle grids and beer gardens with a[…]
Waterside Holiday Park – Weymouth, Dorset
Sometimes, no matter how trenchant the planning, events don’t live up to their billing. Usually it is that first match of the season at the New York stadium or, more annoyingly, that long awaited Caribbean[…]
Day 5: Reduced Aisle Week
So, first of all, apologies for the lack of blogging over the last week. The last day of reduced aisle food was followed up by the first day of our family holiday in Dorset and[…]
Day 4: Reduced Aisle Week
At last! I manged to visit the supermarket when the bargains were at their most plentiful. Taking a few suggestions into account (thank you kind people), I headed for Sainsburys after work at the apparent[…]
Day 3: Reduced Aisle Food Week
So, I’m going to be honest, I was expecting to find a little more from this week. An epiphany on the merits of almost out of date food perhaps? Or maybe just a bumper week[…]
REVIEW: Com Viet, Covent Garden
Com Viet, 2-4 Garrick Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9BH www.comviet.co.uk The need for authentic food is generally overstated in English food writing. It’s mainly worn as a badge of general tofferry against establishments that have[…]
Day 2: Reduced Aisle Food Week
As much as Day 1 started with a camping hangover full of ill preparation, Day 2 brought me back down to earth with a distinct thump of reality. An early morning wake-up call from my[…]
Day 1: Reduced Aisle Food Week
So, it appears that I was seriously under-prepared for my week of eating only reduced aisle supermarket food. An energetic weekend of camping in Staffordshire had heralded aches and pains in places where they should[…]