Month: May 2009
Fast food
Cafe East has moved since we first reviewed it. It is now in a rather soulless shopping centre, and the cafe itself is more like a school dining room …
Burgundy
Yesterday we were at Lord’s having a whale of a time watching England thrash the West Indies by ten wickets. Ha! We drank some good wine. We started off …
Cider
Delicious, bubbly, tasty cider of the type despised by real cider twats, but why premier cru? The label makes no mention of it coming from a specific orchard, let …
Polls
Further my rant about the poor value of Bordeaux it has been suggested that we try and establish what are the best and worst value wines from France. This …
Bordeaux
I’m just engaged in a little exchange of text messages with a chum. He asks if he should buy 2005 Jamet Cote-Rotie for £20 a bottle. Brilliant wine at …
Spirits
This is the rum we scored from marvellous, marvellous Cadenhead’s in Edinburgh. It is frighteningly alcoholic for something that has been distilled in a pot still then aged in …
General
When my mother last visited she raved about some marmalade she had scored, we said it would be interesting to try some so were very pleased when she posted …
Cider
My last post on the vat of cider the neighbours and us necked last night may not have been entirely transparent. Like wine, cider is a partially spoiled product, …
Cider
A three litre bag in the box of cider? Fuel for alcoholics, you might think. Well, possibly, but this is no Diamond Ice, it is really good. It costs …
Fast food
Tailend Restaurant and Fish Bar, Edinburgh Tailend Restaurant and Fish Bar was our last meal in Edinburgh; they served the best fish and chips I’ve had as well as …