Category: Food
General
The Christmas goose and chicken were delivered today. Here is the chicken: It may not look it in that picture but it is a monster. Over four and a …
Recipes
I had some fresh tortellini planned for lunch today. I didn’t have any sauce, alas, so I wondered if I could perk them up a bit by grating cheese …
General
Many apologies for the lack of entries over the past couple of weeks. Something went wrong with my stomach operation and I was feeling violently ill. It seems to …
Books
Today is my birthday and I am having some friends over to help ease the pain of becoming even more knackered and crapulent. I don’t want to spend the …
General
Even though I am an atheist I still think that Christmas is a good excuse to have a blow-out meal of lovely meat. I cannot stand turkey, it is …
Spain
We were just cruising by this place after getting a bit tired of pintxos crawling and as luck would have it they had a spare table for us. This …
Spain
We felt lucky to get a table at this Hondarribia restaurant, it was crowded with locals having lunch. This is considered to be one of the best fish restaurants …
Spain
Perched on Monte Igeldo, one of the two mountains on either side of central Donostia (San Sebastian), this classic restaurant has one of the best wine lists in the …
Spain
Our first meal in the Basque country was at the one-star Zortziko in Bilbao. This promised modern cuisine, a promise that was kept but not in a terribly satisfying …
Spain
We are off to the Basque country on Saturday. We have meals at the following restaurants booked: Zortziko , Bilbao Rekondo , Donostia Bodegon Alejandro , Donostia Mugaritz , …
