You may know that I live in the middle of the countryside, love village life, not really big on cities. Except I love New York City. Absolutely, and passionately. And next month sees me make probably my eigth or ninth trip. But in many ways it’s my first trip. First as a family. First [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Places to eat'
Please help! Where to eat in NYC?
May 6th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Eating with kids, Foodie Travel, Places to eat
No more sinning at Burger King
April 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Places to eat
What’s your food sin, your dirty little secret? Mine is usually fuelled by a) two glasses of wine on an empty stomach and b) missing the train and being stuck at King’s Cross. Which up until recently was a decent food wasteland. Hence the drunken appeal of a Big Whopper. Which really only left me [...]
Tags:Kings Cross·Yalla Yalla
Gold Challenge March round up: the Olympic prep
April 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Places to eat
Another month gone by, and still trekking on. However, lousy weather in February and early March meant I was falling too far behind my total for comfort. So now I have a new best friend for the challenge: an exercise bike. That, and the fact that the wi-fi stretches to the garage. I am [...]
Tags:Gold Challenge·Olympics
Za Za Bazaar quite a bizarre experience
February 19th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Foodie gifts, Places to eat
What’s it like to eat in the UK’s current largest restaurant? Well, we had a range of reactions to dinner at Za Za Bazaar in Bristol. MGG said amazing and cool, Dr T said it was like a scene from Bladerunner and my mum declared it an experience. And I guess it was [...]
Tags:Za Za Bazaar
Walking, fundraising, eating: Gold Challenge update
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Places to eat
So, here we are, end of January already. Seems only 5 minutes since I thought signing up to the Gold Challenge would be a good idea! Well, I’ve been walking every day, to different extents, and will be at 157km in the month. Which is a lot more than I’d have done last January, though [...]
Gourmet experiences they won’t forget
November 17th, 2011 · 4 Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Places to eat, Places to shop online
I’ve written before about how much I enjoy giving food experiences rather than just food things, and I’ve given a few from different “experience” companies. I really like Red Letter Days, and they have some great experiences for food lovers and cooks. Have a look at these and see if there’s someone on your list [...]
Local restaurants reaping big rewards
October 30th, 2011 · 5 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Places to eat
Really happy to see some great local names for this area being recognised in the Sunday Times Food List for 2011. Now, top for the Midlands is Hambleton Hall, which surprised me slightly, as I would have thought coming on the back of a second Michelin star then Restaurant Sat Bains might have been [...]
Tags:Hambleton Hall·Mr Underhill's·Restaurant Sat Bains·The Sunday Times Food List
A dessert plate as a tribute to Zoe Restaurant
October 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Places to eat, Sweet treats
I’ve possibly mentioned before that I really love New York, and I was always really fond of Zoe Restaurant in Soho. To me, it was the epitome of New York, with its open kitchen, beautiful tiles and even more beautiful people. I first went about a year after opening, not because we knew it was [...]
Thank you for making the pain worthwhile
September 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Foodie things to do, Just for fun, Places to eat
Just wanted to say many thanks for all the support and good wishes for my recent walk in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society, not to mention the cold hard cash! We actually really enjoyed the walk, great to see Nottingham from a different angle. And we scooted round in a fairly respectable time I [...]
Tags:Alzheimer's Society
Adding a bit of spice to your Pimms
August 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Places to eat, Spirits
I’ve been meaning to write about this for weeks, but consuming large amounts of Pimms last night reminded me that I’d had a fabulous variation on the theme at Dishoom Chowpatty Beach, a pop up from the main restaurant down on the South Bank. It helped that we arrived there on a) an incredibly sunny [...]
