Saturday September 23rd – Day 1, Victor’s Fine Dining by Christian Bau And so to dinner on the very first day of the holiday. I’m not sure why but I was a bit surprised on looking at dining options for the hotel to discover that in addition to a hotel restaurant, and a bistro-type establishment,…
Category: 2017
Travel 2017 – Moselle Road Trip, Day 1
Saturday September 23rd – Day 1, Eurotunnel, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany And so the long awaited “big” holiday of 2017 rolled around and after much complicated planning we were off to spend two weeks (almost) meandering along the course of the Mosel (or the Moselle as the Brits call it), visiting castles, implausibly pretty little…
Food/Travel 2017 – Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, Victoria and Albert Museum, Mere, London
Saturday 9th September, 2017 – Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, Victoria and Albert Museum, London On Saturday we headed off into town to catch up on another exhibition we’d been after getting too for some time, an audio-visual extravaganza on the life and times of Pink Floyd, titled “Their Mortal Remains” at the Victoria and…
Travel/Food 2017 – Gorilla, Copenhagen
Monday, 4th/Tuesday, 5th September 2017 – Gorilla, Copenhagen And so once more to Copenhagen on business, this time with no choice but to stay at the accursed Radisson Blu Scandinavia. Didn’t stop me and my colleague Andy from having a good dinner though! He has got into the habit of either eating in the hotel…
Food 2017 – More Local Food Options, Northamptonshire
These reviews result from being asked to help out with a series of mystery shopper trips to pubs lined up for some local food awards. The deal was we would be told where to go, and would pay for our own meals. As a result of needing to use the report forms, these reviews may…
2017 British F4 Championship – Caroline and Piastri Fight it Out
Title Rivals Caroline and Piastri Share the Spoils Just hours after securing a double pole position in qualifying, TRS Arden’s Oscar Piastri expertly converted pole to victory in the first race of the day. Championship leader Caroline responded with his 10th win of the campaign to lead home a Carlin one-two with Logan Sargeant second,…
Food 2017 – The Crazy Bear, Stadhampton
Friday 4th August, 2017 – The Crazy Bear (Thai Restaurant), Stadhampton We’d been to the Crazy Bear in Stadhampton before using a Groupon but we hadn’t tried a set meal in the Thai restaurant. This time we were going the whole hog. It was a lovely evening when we arrived, the sun shining, so we…
2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Norris Excels in First Run in Current McLaren-Honda F1
Lando an Amazing Second Fastest in Successful Test in Hungary Lando Norris completed a sensational day of testing McLaren-Honda’s current Formula One car at the Hungaroring today (2 Aug). The 17-year-old British driver, who currently lies second in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, was given the opportunity having won the prestigious McLaren Autosport British…
2017 British F4 Championship – Piastri Takes Third Win
Fortec’s Ericsson Claims Maiden Ford F4 Challenge Cup Win TRS Arden’s Oscar Piastri converted pole into victory for the second time this weekend at Snetterton in the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost after a thrilling, race-long single-seater duel of the highest calibre with Carlin’s Logan Sargeant. Piastri tried to…
2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Mixed Weekend for Ilott
Arduous Ardennes Adventure for Ilott After a first race penalty, fourth and sixth place finishes conclude a mixed weekend at Spa. Callum Ilott’s ‘A’ star performance in qualifying was rewarded with just two point paying positions this weekend at Spa. The weekend started well with Ilott securing three front row slots behind McLaren junior driver…
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