Musings on food and drink from the travelling foodies.
Posted in Hotels, Italy, food heroes on Jan 27th, 2009
I think I’ve mentioned to everyone that I have a good mate who’s involved with The Well Hung Meat Company. This Devon based business supply some of the finest organic meat in the country and we had one of their turkeys at Christmas and can attest to the quality of the product. Have a look [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2009
We’re currently working with a great photographer based in Sheffield called Shaun Bloodworth. We started working with Shaun about 6 months ago and his work is fantastic. It was purely by chance that I found out he has some really superb food photography up his sleeve from his time working for food publications. Check these [...]
Posted in Leeds on Jan 25th, 2009
Second visit in a week, resulted in probably the best value meal deal in Leeds. Four people can enjoy a first class free range roast chicken dinner which includes 3 types of potato, cabbage, swede, sugar snap peas, cauliflower cheese and gravy……..wait for it….. £15(all in, proof below)! Would usually stop there but having spotted [...]
Posted in Leeds on Jan 25th, 2009
I had a voucher for Kendell’s bought for my birthday and with the rush of Christmas and the Cornwall trip, I’ve just not had the chance to redeem it until this weekend.
We would have gone sooner, but Kendell’s have been closed for the first two weeks of January (eminently sensible) and we returned yesterday for [...]
Posted in Leeds, home cooking on Jan 19th, 2009
Hey,
Just had a most ace afternoon and late eve… at the Deano’s. The “2000 and” connotations were just flying so we raced from the Dean’s to get them on first…………..
Did we do it???
Love you all …and most happy 18th Mr Joshua Dean!! a most perfect roast pork with apple sauce…rib of beef with gravy and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 18th, 2009
I thought I’d try and redeem myself by retrospectively adding a few things that I had not added to the site last year.
In addition to J&L’s blog on our trip to Portugal and Seville. D and I have added the unbelievable menu we were blown away by at elBulli Hacienda Benazuza. Ferran Adria is [...]
Posted in Leeds on Jan 16th, 2009
We’d heard about this drink - more of an urban myth, we thought as it isn’t on the menu at Anthony’s in the Corn Exchange, but we were assured if you ask for it, it will be served. Julie had one and she declared it was ‘an alcoholic wagon wheel in a glass’. Good enough [...]
Posted in Italy, Portugal, Spain, restaurants on Jan 14th, 2009
Not quite a retrospective but an attempt to play catch up and get back to some regular posts. Where to start is a dilemma January or April, the latter being the start of the ‘Troffers’ journey and this web site, how time passes? Remembering foodie events from January to April 2008 is hazy [...]
Posted in pubs, restaurants on Jan 13th, 2009
Spent last weekend in Northumberland with the book club boys - more specifically we stayed in Berwick upon Tweed. Now whislt I wouldn’t recommend Berwick as a Troffers destination per se, we did happen upon a very nice little restaurant attached to a boutique hotel called Sally Port.
Have a look at their website http://www.sallyport.co.uk
The food was [...]
Posted in Leeds on Jan 10th, 2009
Lunch with my dear friend AKC, thanks for the introduction Ang, this place is fantastic, very relaxed atmosphere, shared bench style tables in a light airy building…I’m hooked..
A shared starter of..
grilled asparagus
asparagus spears grilled with chilli garlic salt
and coated with a citrus yakitori sauce garnished
with mixed sesame seeds
Mains from specials…
chu chee snapper
stir-fried snapper in a [...]