Saturday, 20th August 2016 – The Crooked Billet, Newton Longville, Milton Keynes We’d eaten at The Crooked Billet before (for a Burns Night Supper when there’d been a set menu) and had been meaning for some time to come back on a “normal” night, so a flying visit from a friend to collect a barbeque…
Month: August 2016
Food 2016 – Polpo, London
Sunday, 29th August 2016 – Polpo, Duke of York’s Square, London After failing to get any breakfast at all and spending the early part of the afternoon engaged in viewing Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones at the Saatchi Gallery we were very hungry and for that matter thirsty. Emerging blinking into a somewhat grey afternoon we…
Art 2016 – Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones, Saatchi Gallery
Sunday, August 28th 2016 – Saatchi Gallery, London Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones at the Saatchi Gallery proved to be a surprisingly worthwhile investment of £25.00 each. We initially felt that was a bit steep for gallery entry, but actually, unlike a lot of specially mounted exhibitions we have been to it was a very enjoyable…
Food 2016 – The Braai Shack, Wolverton
Friday, 26th August, 2016 – The Braai Shack, Wolverton Just to prove it’s not all fine dining, Michelin Stars and Gault-Millau around these parts, last weekend we took a trip to the Braai Shack, a South African restaurant in one half of a pub in one of the shabbier bits of Milton Keynes, Wolverton. With…
Food 2016 – Rooftop Restaurant, Stratford-upon-Avon
Thursday, 25th August, 2016 – Ro On the back of a visit to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon to see Anthony Sher in King Lear (the second Lear of three in 2016 for us with Michael Pennington’s take at the Royal and Derngate Theatre already behind us and Glenda Jackson’s stage comeback still to…
Theatre 2016 – King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Thursday, August 25th 2016 – King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon This has very much been the year of Lear for us, with one already under our belts (Michael Pennington at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton) but now we were heading into the one we’ve very much been looking forward to. The Royal Shakespeare…
Food 2016 – Cameron’s Kitchen, Stony Stratford
Friday, 19th August 2016 – Cameron’s Kitchen, Stony Stratford For some time now chef Dan Cameron , a Master Chef, The Professionals finalist, has been running his eponymous restaurant in a quiet corner of Stony Stratford, just on the edge of Milton Keynes. Rebranding from Cameron’s to Cameron’s Kitchen came after a fire all but…
2017 Toyota Racing Series – Cockerton First to Sign Up
Cockerton First Entry for 2017 Toyota Racing Series Waikato University student Taylor Cockerton has confirmed that he will contest the 2017 Toyota Racing Series, the first driver and Kiwi to commit to the championship. The 2014/15 NZ Formula Ford champion will compete for the second time in TRS and will be looking to improve on…
Theatre 2016 – Richard III, the Almeida, London
Saturday, August 6th 2016 – Richard III, Almeida Theatre, London One of the things we promised ourselves now we’re not spending every spare moment on motor racing was that we would do more in the way of music and theatre with the time we gained back. And so, early this year, we started looking to…
Food 2016 – The Gilbert Scott, London
Saturday, August 6th, 2016 – The Gilbert Scott, The St. Pancras Hotel, London We like a post-theatre meal and with a visit to the Almeida Theatre in the afternoon, this was the perfect opportunity to try out the Gilbert Scott restaurant, especially as I had an offer for the three course set menu plus a…
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