Here’s a quick survey to start you off…just click on the big red button and answer two easy questions: http://i0.poll.fm/survey.js Take Our Survey! // …I’ll post the results back here in a week or two. A few weeks ago, we ate at Kendells rather excellent French bistro in Leeds. They had a ‘tea time’ pre-theatre [...]
Eating the right type of fish is becoming increasingly important, with some species on the brink of collapse because of over fishing and the frankly shameful practise of fishermen not being allowed to land perfectly good fish because of their quotas. We’re at a crossroads in our relationship with the ocean, and there’s really only [...]
You know those times when you’ve just promised a biscuit to a four-year old, and then you accidentally scatter them all over the kitchen floor, leaving the four-year old with a look of pure horror and dismay on her face? What do you do? Normally, I’d just scoop the pile of broken biscuits up and [...]
I write a lot about restaurants, and I’ve written before about my reservations in doing so, but as this blog has grown (beyond my wildest expectations, it must be said), I’ve been approached more and more often by restaurants who want me to write about and review their places. The basic approach, normally through a [...]
You ordered something that sounded tasty. The waiter arrives with your meal, puts it down in front of you and you start eating. You realise quickly that the expected juicy steak has been grilled to within an inch of total carbonation, or that the chicken is salmonella pink in the middle. The waiter reappears, a [...]