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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Places to eat'
Walking, fundraising, eating: Gold Challenge update
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Places to eat
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 [...]
On fabulous ice cream and raw milk
August 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Local food, Places to eat, Sweet treats
Our trip to County Durham led us to some great new food experiences from local producers, and one of those was Wheelbirks. So good, we went twice. But when ice cream is this good, why wouldn’t you? Their ice cream comes from the milk of their own pedigree Jersey herd, apparently the oldest in Northumberland, [...]
Tags:Ice cream·raw milk·Wheelbirks
Freemans – end of the alley, not end of the line
August 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Places to eat
You’ve probably got the impression by now that I really, really do love New York, and that my last trip was a good one. And I love that there is always somewhere new to me to discover. I particularly enjoy those that are accidental discoveries, and Freemans was definitely one of those. We had a [...]
WD-50 no slippery customer on the eating front!
July 20th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Foodie treats, Places to eat
I’ve been in my favourite city in the world recently, and although there with the day job, managed to work in some great food adventures. The highlight was most definitely dinner at WD-50, which I have to thank The Nose for, as all four of us agreed that the meal was truly deserving of the [...]
Tags:WD-50·Wylie Dufresne
