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Starters at The Bengal Sage

The Bengal Sage – not an English restaurant

All my life I’ve hated Indian food. This probably has something to do with my sadistic and violent step-father devouring the stuff almost ceaselessly; I had to hate everything loved by the person who abused me so horribly. A trip to The Bengal Sage demonstrated that not only that I’m not scared of that loathsome [...]


Bangkok Brasserie present an array of food

The Bangkok Brasserie – Winchester’s best restaurant

Winchester’s best restaurant, The Bangkok Brasserie, may not cure you of all ills, but when I went I’d been feeling rotten for days and afterwards my disposition was just magic. I also slept like the dead and felt ace the next morning. It is a brilliant place. I won’t cover every aspect of the meal [...]


The Westgate's beezer Full English

The best breakfast in Winchester

During our lives we have to keep discovering new avenues of pleasure. As a very recent convert to the whole ‘morning’ idea I’m chuffed as punch that the best breakfast in Winchester, at the Westgate Hotel, is 2 minutes and 40 seconds away from my front door. There is no reason why all meals should [...]


Here comes Mad Friday! Run in terror! Ah, no, I think not...

A madly magnificent meal

Last Friday was ‘Mad Friday’, when drink-fuelled chaos and perturbation would roam the land, at least according to BBC News. It struck me that the only thing affecting the moods of people I saw was the healthy happiness of enjoying company of people they like. This was particularly true for Editor Daniel and me as [...]


Rib-eye steak and chips

Not a London lunch

One of the corking things about living in Winchester is that so many of the buildings feature engravings of pigs – a pig being the Hampshire county logo. Pigs are just great: mate and meat. Another champion thing is that, compared to London, business costs are far lower and the locals’ reluctance to spend money [...]


Inside the Bangkok Brasserie

Restaurant research from the recent residence

We have only just moved to Winchester and so far it has been delightful. However, sampling a first restaurant in a new area can utterly poison your view of the town and leave you questioning why you ever thought of visiting, let alone deciding to live there. Consequently, I’m rather chuffed to report that the [...]