Saturday, 15th October 2016 – The Morse Bar/The Ashmolean Dining Room, Oxford A trip to Oxford was always on the cards this Autumn after the Ashmolean Museum announced that they were exhibiting four Rembrandt paintings (his earliest known works) so we knew we needed to see those. It helps that the Ashmolean, since it was…
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Food 2016 – The Vine House, Paulerspury
Thursday, 13th October 2016 – The Vine House, Paulerspury We’ve loved the Vine House for some considerable time, even if we can’t afford it too often, given that we never seem to be able to get out without spending twice as much on wine as we do on food. However, for special events it’s very…
2016 British F4 Championship – The Champion in Profile
Max Fewtrell: FIA British F4 Champion in Profile The 2016 instalment of the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford saw no driver steal a march on a super-talented field. As unpredictability became the norm it was fitting that this year’s “Mr Consistent”, Max Fewtrell, was crowned FIA British Formula 4 Champion….
Theatre 2016 – No Man’s Land, London
Saturday, 8th October 2016 – No Man’s Land, Wyndham’s Theatre, London An opportunity presented itself early on this year to lay hands on tickets to see No Man’s Land at Wyndham’s Theatre in Covent Garden. When the two leads are played by Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen it would have been frankly churlish not to…
Food 2016 – Crabbieshack, London
Thursday 29th September 2016 – Crabbieshack, Kerb @ Quay, Canary Wharf, London Another day, another trip to Kerb on the Quay over on West India Quay! This is getting to be a slightly dangerous habit – just as well they’re only there Wednesday to Friday (and I’m not always)… As far as I know the…
Food 2016 – Vinn Goute, London
Thursday 3rd October 2016 – Vinn Goute, Kerb @ Quay, Canary Wharf, London So, another working in the office day, another weekly trip to Kerb on the Quay for lunch. This time my plan was to investigate Vinn Goute, who claim to be turning out Seychelles cooking for the masses. It was the word “goat”…
2016 British F4 Championship – Fewtrell Finishes in Styles to Take Title
Victory for Caroline, Title for Fewtrell The final day of the 2016 F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford saw three drivers from three different teams still in contention for the most coveted prize in British single-seater racing. Such is the competitiveness of the series it seemed inevitable that the title would…
Music 2016 – Erja Lyytinen, The Stables, Wavendon
Sunday, 1st October 2016 – Erja Lyytinen, The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes A Sunday night in October at The Stables in Wavendon, and there we were, yet again crammed into the Stage2 space waiting for something interesting! In this case, the act was Erja Lyytinen, a Finnish blues guitar player who, I confess, I had…
2016 British F4 Championship – Title Still up for Grabs
Pull Takes Flawless Victory, Fielding Extends Championship Lead Carlin’s James Pull was inch perfect in slippery conditions at Brands Hatch to claim his second win of the season in Round 28 of the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford. As team-mate and poleman Max Fewtrell squirmed off the line struggling for…
Food 2016 – Akasaka, Wolverton
Friday 30th September 2016 – Akasaka, Wolverton, Milton Keynes I like Japanese food as much as – OK, probably more than in some cases – the next person, so the fact that there’s one a 25 minute drive away from home makes me wonder why we don’t go rather more often. Anyway, having managed to…
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