Musings on food and drink from the travelling foodies.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2009
Last Sunday evening saw a full Troffer complement attend the annual Harvey Nichols Carol Evening in the Victoria Quarter in Leeds.
It was a big hit last year, so we decided to repeat the event this year and it really is special. This time of the year, the VQ does look fab and by candlelight it [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2009
I’ve been road testing a few new recipes from the River Cottage Everyday book (put it on your Christmas list)
First up is the slow roasted shoulder of lamb cooked with Merguez spices, which I can highly recommend. This is a perfect dinner party dish that you bung in the oven early in the day then [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2009
Winter has properly set in. The relentless gloom of this the shortest days of the year drive us all indoors to seek the comfort of food, friends and fires.
We’d heard about the full rib Sunday roast on offer at The Cross Keys and decided it was a suitable way to while away a winter afternoon. [...]
Posted in Shopping, York, restaurants on Dec 5th, 2009
We travelled over to York last weekend for a relaxed afternoon of pre Christmas shopping and a well overdue day trip. We used the train and it was top tip number one - looking at the hordes that crammed into the city, I don’t think you’d be parking a car anytime soon. Plus it was [...]
Posted in Beer, Leeds, gastropubs on Dec 3rd, 2009
This ‘traditional’ pub has actually only been open a few years as it’s part of the regeneration and creation of ‘Holbeck Urban Village’. I was told by the developers that part of the planning deal for the entire mixed use development, it had to include a old fashioned pub.
Well it was certainly a good move.
The [...]