Musings on food and drink from the travelling foodies.
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 home cooking on Apr 12th, 2010
Whist D was in France with Tess I decided to cook at home for a couple of colleagues because old Chester didn’t want to be left alone. I decided on the starter below, take a look and if you like the look I’ll tell you what it is!
28 day Rib of beef from Bentleys was shared [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Leeds, London, North Yorkshire, gastropubs, pubs on Apr 12th, 2010
Aplogies for just a list but I am going to be a tad controversial……………………we need to make the site more interesting because it’s getting a bit like a food diary…………..
Memorable;
Breakfast at The Wolseley www.thewolseley.com
Fried haggis with duck egg the best breakfast I’ve ever had! Fantastic building with heritage, place to be seen, EXCELLENT SERVICE OLD STYLE. £20 [...]
Posted in Egypt on Apr 9th, 2010
We have just returned after a week in the sun in Egypt - a week of 30 degree plus temperatures at Easter is one of the biggest treats of the year, with nothing to worry about other than making sure our pale asses don’t fry in the heat.
We’ve got a fair bit of experience of [...]
I think Phil posted some similar pictures last year but if in Venice a visit to the Rialto fish, vegetable and fruit market is a must for the visual experience alone. We found a small street bar close to the market called ‘Al Merca’ where the locals stood outside drinking wine or [...]
Posted in Italy, restaurants on Apr 2nd, 2010
After the launch of Ryanair’s new routes from Leeds Bradford we decided on a long weekend in northern Italy flying to Treviso. Tony and Pat joined us for the trip taking in Venice and then driving up to the Dolomites for some end of season skiing with some memorable foodie moments along the way. This [...]