Mature Rhones at The Chesil Rectory
1 August 2023
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We tried an array of mature Northern Rhones at The Chesil Rectory.
Category: Winchester
Manow – stunning Thai food
28 July 2016
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A couple of months ago there was some terrible news: the owner of the Bangkok Brasserie and the Bengal Sage, the best Thai and Indian restaurants I had ever …
The Forte Kitchen – food is not its forte
9 March 2016
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I will not waste much time writing this review as the Forte Kitchen, Winchester’s newest lunch spot, is not worth the time; the Forte Kitchen certainly do not think …
Côte de Winchester
1 March 2015
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Either moving to Winchester from London has eroded my critical faculties – even though it has reduced my blood pressure from 200/100 to 134/84, you would have to be …
Quickie: How to order food at a Thai restaurant
23 March 2014
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Today marks the thirteenth anniversary of the first restaurant meal I shared with The Editor after he moved to London the previous day. I could not dine with him …
Falafel Express
18 March 2014
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Winchester is, in a way, a veritable Jerusalem – but with fewer stinking people who are convinced they are Jesus. A trip to the Falafel Express stand, on the …
Quickie: Hampshire beef stew
15 December 2013
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I have you ever noticed how much some old men have to say in their sleep? That’s one of the things you pick up if you are a younger …
Elitistreview’s eighth anniversary dinner at The Bangkok Brasserie
1 August 2013
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Elitistreview is eight years today and, my, how it has blossomed into an artfully sculpted youth. I admit that before I had a course of Cognitive Behavioural therapy for …
Beer at the Bishop on the Bridge
17 April 2013
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Today we the first reasonably warm day of spring, so jolly t-shirt on and off to the River Itchen for a walk to spot ducks, swans and hopefully trout. …
Dissolute drinking at the Kyoto Kitchen
30 August 2012
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Last night the Elitistreview boys had a field-trip to Winchester’s Kyoto Kitchen to dine and drink with Simon and Gordon, from Stone, Vine and Sun, and Susie and Peter, …