Ok, so I haven’t drifted off the face of the earth. Nor, in true Hangry fashion, have I eaten myself to an early grave (yet)! I did feel the need to get back on here[…]
REVIEW – Thai Garden Cafe, Manvers
It’s been an odd couple of months. Our family break in Salou has, upon our return, been followed by a house under constant construction (garden, conservatory, kitchen…garden again – don’t ask!) and an employment bolt[…]
Brave, Stupid or Revolutionary – A Foreign Holiday with a 3 Week Old Baby
Ok, I’ll admit, going on holiday to Cyprus with a three week old sounds more than a little bit mental. If the rigmarole of getting an emergency appointment at the council office to register the[…]
Tredwells, Covent Garden – A Family Affair!
Tredwells, 4A Upper St. Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9NY www.tredwells.com It’s been a great bugbear of mine that excellent food and lunch with the family don’t go as hand-in-hand as they necessarily should.[…]
REVIEW: Craft & Dough Ecclesall Road, Sheffield
It’s fair to say that the relationship between Craft & Dough and I got off to a pretty inauspicious start. A chance encounter on a Saturday lunchtime late last year led me to ultimately complain[…]
Tea or Coffee?! Which is better? There’s only one way to find out…
I never thought I would grow to love coffee. I always thought it was the bitter, rancid offspring of the devil’s arsehole. The antichrists’ wet fart if you will. Fair to say, I couldn’t see[…]
REVIEW: Cannon Hall Farm (Bistro)
For a long time, The Spiced Pear in Hepworth was on my (somewhat very large) bucket list of Yorkshire food destinations, especially after their appearance in the 2015 Good Food Guide as readers restaurant of[…]
Center Parcs 2016 – Winter Wonderland
Everyone harps on about the magic of Christmas – the wondrous, colourful time where anything and everything is possible and goodwill should be bestowed upon one and all. In true melancholy Britishness however, it is[…]
Blow Away The Cobwebs – Upper Derwent Valley
I’m currently trying to push the benefits of a good walk on my two young scallywags with, it has to be said, mixed results. It may be because of their obsession with playing Lego or[…]
Crete in October – A Dash of Autumn Sun
As satisfying as it is to wrap up in your scarf and gloves and experience a good rustle about in the Autumn leaves, a damn good whet of winter sun cannot be beaten. When that[…]