Musings on food and drink from the travelling foodies.
Posted in North Yorkshire, Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2010
Last weekend J and I went to Swinton Park, just outside Masham in North Yorkshire. We had been bought a ‘Wine Appreciation Lunch’ as a gift and booked a weekend away around it. We’ve not been to many wine tasting events, but those we had been to tended to be carnage (in a good way, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2010
One of my favourite haunts in Leeds is The Reliance. I’ve blogged about it before and after another very good meal there last week, I couldn’t resist. I won’t blah on too long about the chilled out atmosphere, the great staff (where do they come from?), the superb beers and the excellent food.
But it’s worth [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2010
After a previous botched attempt, I decided again to try and make my own air dried ham. Following HFW’s instructions closely from The River Cottage Cookbook, I set about trying to make my own version of the air dried ham I love so much in Italy and Spain.
It’s going to be a long journey too. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2010
As recommended by a couple of our highly respected foodie blogging fraternity (thanks to Katie @leedsgrub and Rich @themapples), I paid a visit to La Bottega Milanese - a relative newcomer to the cafe scene in Leeds.
Tucked away down on The Calls, this is a cafe that is serious about its coffee and well worth [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2010
Saturday 25th February was girls netball night out. Don’t laugh, I am the oldest by at least 15 years and I now only play ocassionally when they are desperate. In fact we were belatedly celebrating two other team members 40th birthdays.
Tony and I have been here before for coffee/cake but on the only previous visit [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 28th, 2010
Firstly apologies to all as we have been out of order for not regularly posting. Trying to catch up is always daunting so we hope you don’t mind that we have just given short comments on The Year So Far mainly re the places just so we can get up to date. We can’t mention [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 28th, 2010
A busy week and not much time to catch up so G suggested a night away, after trying to book our usual haunts I was beginning to panic until I remembered reading an article in the Sunday Times about The Sychnant Pass Hotel, a hotel which allows man’s best friend to explore every room apart from and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2010
Wednesday lunchtime this week was spent in the very agreeable company of my good friend Jon Moss. Jon had suggested we have a lunchtime catch up around his neck of the woods and so we plumped for the newest Michelin-starred gastro pub, The Pipe and Glass.
Situated just outside Beverley in East Yorkshire, the pub/restaurant has [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Leeds, Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2010
Back on the best breakfast in Leeds trail, I took the opportunity to sample the breakfast on offer at one of Leeds’ more stylish hotels, Malmaison. Nursing a monster hangover, I opted for the full English (it had to be done). At £13 a pop, it’s not cheap and I suppose it’s what’s to be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2010
It was half term and my sister was coming to stay for a few days and to celebrate this, we decided to have our very own ‘Come dine with me challenge’. Now this is a programme I don’t see very often (honest), but I have seen it and it’s usually pretty good car crash telly [...]