Musings on food and drink from the travelling foodies.
Posted in France on Jun 30th, 2008
We were in Paris to visit Olivier and Christianne and the weekend started with a bang literally, as we approached passport control we were quickly ushered back as the rest of the terminal was empty. Due to an unclaimed bag the bomb squad had been called in and the bag was the the victim of [...]
Posted in Glasgow on Jun 30th, 2008
I was out with colleagues and clients in Glasgow and there were 14 of us so picking the right venue was important. We were guided by local knowledge(Client/Scottish colleague Ricky) to try Number 29 which is a members club that has separate cocktail bar, dining room and evening lounge bar. The venue was superb, food [...]
Don’t you always find the best get togethers are the ones that are often last minute?
We held one of those on Saturday night - Gurdev brought along the fish, salads and nibbles and we provided some meaty main courses. Special mention should go also to the anti pasti from Casa Mia - olives, artichokes and [...]
Posted in Pudsey, home cooking on Jun 24th, 2008
….as you can see went down incredibly well at Fulneck School last Friday!
Posted in home cooking on Jun 22nd, 2008
From the River Cafe Easy cookbook, which is full of really simple but fabulous dishes. They rely heavily on the best ingredients with each recipe highlighting a key ingredient, in this case broad beans which are slap bang in season right now.
Julie thought we’d cooked this before and the grease stains on the page were [...]
Posted in Outdoors on Jun 19th, 2008
Does anyone know if the mushrooms in this picture are edible?
They are growing on a log in the garden and I’m desperate to know if I can eat them!
Posted in Leeds on Jun 19th, 2008
We spent an extremely enjoyable evening watching Yorkshire narrowly beat Lancashire in the cold and rain at Headingley in the 20/20.
A few beers helped stave off the chill and hunger until we headed down to Viva Cuba. Anders had set aside a full table for 16 of us upstairs which was fantastic. A few Mojitos [...]
Posted in gastropubs on Jun 17th, 2008
A particular reason for our trip to Staffs was to visit The National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas which is a monument to those who have given their lives, suffered and sacrificed in the service of their country since the Second World War. All we can say is that this is a moving and poignant place [...]
Posted in home cooking on Jun 17th, 2008
After a busy day around Chatsworth House for the girls and a decent walk in the Derbyshire Peaks for th boys we headed back to Paul and June’s for dinner. Paul is a master with the Le Creuset and did not disappoint. We had Chill King Prawns to start which had a real kick [...]
Posted in curry on Jun 17th, 2008
After the beers we went to Shaffers for a curry. A selection of starters included Chicken, Tikka, Minced Lamb Paratha, Spicy herb crusted chicken all of which were very tasty although D didn’t get her Lamb Chops. Mains included usual lamb/chicken baltis, breads, rice and stuff all very good but Dawn’s chicken tikka wasn’t cooked [...]