Wake Up Maggi, I got something to say to you
In a world where we consume anything and everything quickly: from adverts suggesting instant noodles allows to spend more time doing interesting things than cooking; or sitting through another cookery…
Thank God it’s Christmas
And so happy Christmas and what have you done?John Lennon I suppose it would be easier to start with what I haven't I done! Eat and drink too much. That's a…
Pub Lunch?
I was brought up with many sagely bits of wisdom and manners. After all “manners maketh the man”. One such pearl was, “if you cant say something nice, better say…
Busy Times for Saint Nik
Think Christmas menus and you can have two very different experiences. The first I call “formula” - tried, tired and tested offerings. Prawn cocktail starter followed by the ubiquitous “Pembrokeshire…
Gastro not Glasto
“The Great British Food Festival” by definition conjures a few images which until you actually arrive on ‘campus’ as it were, are soon dispelled. I think I was expecting a…
Brimful of …
Tenuous link in the title again. Brimful of Asha by Cornershop was one of those one hit wonders that takes me back to a time and a place. When I…
Do you drink the Blue pop or the Red?
I use many suppliers. It is something the modern world relies on. I try where ever possible to support local traders. It isn’t always the case when you’re searching for…