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Wallfish Bistro - Bristol 25 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
Legendary chef, TV personality, eccentric and consummate boozer, Keith Floyd’s first ever restaurant was in Clifton’s Princess Victoria Street. There’s a plaque on the wall outside to commemorate the ...
A decent weekend breakfast 16 Aug 2013 | 11:19 pm
For quite some time, I've viewed a good breakfast as something of a treat. My normal workday morning bowl of Weetabix is nothing but fuel, economical in both time and cost, relatively healthy yet depr...
The Walnut Tree - Abergavenny 26 Jul 2013 | 12:11 am
So, I finally got to eat at The Walnut Tree last week, somewhere I’ve wanted to visit for bloody ages. Located just outside Abergavenny, (in Wales in case your geography is as shit as mine) it’s long ...
New Potatoes - To peel or not to peel? 19 Jul 2013 | 02:12 am
By virtue alone of the sheer volume of potatoes I’ve consumed in my lifetime, I consider myself something of an expert on spuds and the preparation and cookery, thereof. So, consider if you will my ra...
An English Lettuce Salad 8 Jul 2013 | 12:48 am
When I was a kid, we used to spend a fair bit of time at my Nan and Granddad’s house in East London. Quite often, if a lot of family were around, there would be some kind of buffet dinner going on. Of...
Spiced Aubergine Salad 30 Jun 2013 | 11:50 pm
First things first, if you don’t already own it, and you have even the slightest interest in cooking, I urge you to immediately drop everything and hurry as fast as your legs can propel you towards th...
Lamb Ste Menehould 21 Jun 2013 | 02:06 am
This dish is recognised as an absolute culinary classic. It’s an Elizabeth David belter of a recipe that somehow, had completely passed me by. Yes, I’m ashamed to say that I’d never heard of it until ...
Essex Eating in Seville 18 Jun 2013 | 12:14 am
A few weeks ago, I descended on Southern Spain, like an Essex accented pestilence stripping bare their bars of tapas, beer and sherry whilst leaving in my wake dazed, starving Spaniards who didn’t qui...
Bell's Diner & Bar Rooms - Bristol 29 May 2013 | 03:04 am
Bell’s Diner is something of a Bristol restaurant institution. Located on a corner site in the Montpelier area of the city, it first opened its doors under Shirley Anne Bell in 1976 as a French bistro...
Essex Eating in Spain - Núñez de Prado Olive Oil 22 May 2013 | 01:42 am
The surrounding countryside on the hour long bus journey from Córdoba provided a constant reminder of why I was travelling on this ageing coach in blistering heat. With my head resting against the gla...
