From the archive · page 17
The Hinds Head, Bray
After drinking a little too much wine at The Fat Duck the previous night I wondered if I was really up to a big lunch. I decided it would be crazy to leave Bray without eating at Heston’s Michelin starred pub The Hinds…
The Fat Duck, Bray
Three months ago I finally got a reservation for Heston Blumenthal’s 3 Michelin star restaurant ‘The Fat Duck’. A whole 6 years after first deciding to go. Now, it is a very hard place to get a reservation but I can’t…
The Hand & Flowers, Marlow – Fine Dining or Gastropub?
The Hand & Flowers opened in 2005 and received it’s first Michelin star in under a year, in the 2012 Guide it was awarded it’s second becoming the only ‘pub’ in the world to hold 2 Michelin stars. During that time Tom…
Momentum, Westhoughton, Bolton
I have a huge list of restaurants I’d like to visit, one that was on the list for a while was ‘Red’ in Westhoughton. I was annoyed when it shut down before I’d had chance to pay them a visit as I’d heard good things…
Pancake Corner, Urmston, Manchester
A restaurant that only serves pancakes? I love pancakes (who doesn’t?) so I was obviously excited by this prospect. Pancake Corner is a bit out of the way down a back street in Urmston but there is a popup coming to…
Italia – Like Italian Restaurants Used To Be
Most of my early dining out experiences were in Italian restaurants, whilst I love having access to so many other cuisines these days there will always be a little piece of me in love with Italian restaurants. There are…
Join The Party #BoothsCheers
I receive quite a few offers of promotional items and other PR opportunities, I turn most of them down because I don’t feel that they’re beneficial to the site or you the readers. However, I was recently contacted by…
Solita Revisit – Fastest Moving Restaurant In Manchester?
I wouldn’t normally write another review of a restaurant when revisiting so soon after the original review. However Solita is no normal restaurant so exceptions must be made! (Don’t worry, i’ll explain what I mean by…
Invitation to Heston’s Sweetshop!
Later this month I’m finally dining at The Fat Duck, over 6 years since I was supposed to (long stroy). Reservations are required to be made 3 calendar months in advance so mine was made in August which feels like…
Avocado Chocolate Pudding Recipe
I’m certainly not a dieter but I do enjoy finding fun and interesting ways of cutting calories whilst still making great tasting food. These gorgeous chocolate puddings are the perfect example. They’re rich, chocolatey…
Yuzu, Chinatown, Manchester
I’ve never been hugely impressed with most of the Chinese restaurants in Manchester’s Chinatown but thankfully ‘Yuzu’, the solitary Japanese restaurant on offer is fantastic. It’s a tiny little place which completely…
Solita, Northern Quarter, Manchester
Solita is one of the coolest new places in the ever growing Northern Quarter of Manchester. It’s slightly out of the way on Turner street where ‘Sole‘ used to be. Perhaps slightly confusingly, Solita isn’t an Italian…
Sweet, Sticky & Spicy Ribs Recipe
After promising ‘occasional recipes’ for so long I thought it was about time I actually posted one. I’m known as a bit of a rib expert and have tried pretty much every recipe out there but none were quite perfect. This…
National Restaurant Awards 2012 Winners
Last night saw the 5th annual ‘National Restaurant Awards’ held in London. The awards are all voted for by industry insiders including restaurant owners, chefs & food critics. Voters are not allowed to vote for any…
63 Degrees, Northern Quarter, Manchester
As much as I love the interesting and modern cuisine that our top restaurants are serving these days there will always be a place in my heart for classic, French fine-dining. It’s where it all began for me at Gordon…
La Salsa, Bolton
I’ve been longing for some Spanish tapas ever since visiting Dos de Mayo in Seville last month. We don’t have anything even close in the U.K, never mind in Bolton but we do have a nice, simple and very decent little…
Nam Ploy ‘Business Lunch’ , Bolton
On my last visit to Nam Ploy I called it ‘easily the best restaurant in Bolton’ despite it’s underwhelming desserts. Although i’ve been many times they’ve almost all been at night so today I decided to give their…
O Alentejano, Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
For my last day on the Algarve (sniff) I wanted something really traditional and very Portugese. After some searching I found O Alentejano which sounded like exactly what I wanted. It was another win for the internet as…
A Lota, Alvor, Algarve, Portugal
After spending most of the past week around Albufeira it was time to venture a little further along the coast. Alvor in the western Algarve, just past Portimão seemed like the ideal place. Alvor is a fishing village…
Bodega Dos de Mayo, Seville, Spain
As soon as I noticed how close we were to Spain I just had to pay a visit. I love Ibiza and Barcelona is one of my favourite places in the world but I haven’t been to southern Spain since a package holiday many years…
