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Would you believe it? I’m in The Union with The Kid again
Bars

Would you believe it? I’m in The Union with The Kid again

8 December 2009 No Comments
This time I am starting off with something a bit powerful to refresh me. It’ll be the booze doing the refreshing with this beer as we are told it …
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An abortive meal in Bray
Rest of England

An abortive meal in Bray

6 December 2009 1 Comment
Our final appointment in our tour of South-East England dining establishments was The Hind’s Head Hotel. We’ve been there before, you can read the review here. This visit wasn’t …
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Crazy guy, brilliant wines
Champagne

Crazy guy, brilliant wines

6 December 2009 2 Comments
On our jaunt into the provinces we stayed at Cheltenham’s Hotel du Vin. They had this wine (and Inflorescence) on their wine list for a very reasonable price. It …
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French Provinces 1 – English provinces 0

5 December 2009 No Comments
After returning from our largely disappointing jaunt to the provinces I wanted to cook something new, simple, yet tasty for dinner. A recipe in Richard Corrigan’s excellent The Clatter …
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Savaging Le Champignon Sauvage
Rest of England

Savaging Le Champignon Sauvage

5 December 2009 1 Comment
We had heard so many good things about Le Champignon Sauvage in Cheltenham that we had high hopes. A moment’s doubt crossed our minds when we saw the hideous …
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L’Ortolan – competent provincial dining
Rest of England

L’Ortolan – competent provincial dining

4 December 2009 No Comments
This review is going to be difficult to write as, whilst we both enjoyed our lunch, we found it lacking the spark of excitement that makes for a properly …
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Another evening with Captain Peter
Alsace

Another evening with Captain Peter

2 December 2009 2 Comments
We met ‘The Kid’ Peter at the Greenwich Union for a couple of pints then came back to horrible, horrible Woolwich for a spot of dinner. We drank extraordinarily …
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From nature to plate – a great recipe book
Books

From nature to plate – a great recipe book

29 November 2009 No Comments
Today we have been looking through our latest recipe book acquisitions to find new things to cook. One book has really stood out as having interesting, inventive and inviting …
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Riding that cool banh mi wave
Fast food

Riding that cool banh mi wave

28 November 2009 No Comments
Banh mi are the new cool thing, we feel at the cutting edge of food style sourcing them out across London. Today’s offerings from the Greenwich vendor were perhaps …
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Tike max – high quality Turkish action

27 November 2009 No Comments
Please be aware that, much to my chagrin, Tike has gone tits up. A real shame, it was a top destination for an affordable, quality and interesting meal. Just …
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