Sunday, 14th July 2019 – The Yeatman, Vila Nova de Gaia Sunday night was the blow out meal of the weekend, a 2 Michelin-starred tasting menu in what might be the best hotel in the area, the Yeatman. First, however, we stopped off for a drink in Porto before getting a taxi across to Vila…
Travel 2019 – Porto, Day 4
Sunday, 14th July 2019 – Porto, Day 4 I went running again to start the day, this time heading downhill from the hotel and running along the river. When I’d finished I cheated by taking the funicular back up to the top level of the bridge because it was far too humid to use my…
Food 2019 – UVA by Cálem, The Blini, Vila Nova de Gaia
Saturday, 13th July 2019 – UVA by Cálem, The Blini, Vila Nova de Gaia After a day of port tasting we emerged from the fado and port session blinking in the sunlight and wondering where to go for a pre-dinner drink. We didn’t have time to go back across to Porto and the Terrace Lounge…
Travel 2019 – Porto, Day 3
Saturday, 13th July 2019 – Porto, Day 3 After a run from the hotel that seemed to go ridiculously uphill all the way, Saturday morning seemed like a good time to start on a tour of some of the main attractions of Porto, beginning with the Sé do Porto (Porto Cathedral), partly because it was…
Food 2019 – DOP, Porto
Friday, 12th July 2019 – DOP, Porto After a day of food, we were still ready for dinner! Friday night we headed out down the street towards the river, finding the pedestrianised streets full of street musicians, strolling people and cafe tables spilling out onto the pavements. We were headed for DOP Restaurante, a rather…
Travel 2019 – Porto, Day 2
Friday, 12th July 2019 – Porto, Day 2 Friday morning saw Lynne creak into action rather late, but in good time for our first activity of the day. I’d already been out to try and purchase some yogurt for her because she insists it’s needed to kick start her digestion. I’d found a lot of…
Food/Travel 2019 – Porto; Restaurant Palco, Porto, Day 1
Thursday, 11th July 2019 – London, Porto, Restaurant Palco After a great deal of messing about, mostly with structural questions, the planned extension to our home will not now start until January 2020, so having reached that conclusion, we decided we could actually book some holiday time. And so we found ourselves in the car,…
Food 2019 – Recipes (Towcester Cheesecakes, Yorkshire Cheesecakes, Maids of Honour)
Tuesday, 9th July 2019 – Recipes (Towcester Cheesecakes, Yorkshire Cheesecakes, Maids of Honour) I think there is no doubt that each of these three recipes are very closely related, and are in fact subtle variants of pretty much the same thing, and they clearly date from a time when sugar was becoming more available, but…
Food 2019 – Cocktail Recipes (Caipirinha, Sinatra Smash, Long Mango, Kentucky Smash)
Sunday, 7th July 2019 – Cocktail Recipes (Caipirinha, Sinatra Smash, Long Mango, Kentucky Smash) Here are some of my favourite cocktail recipes, starting with my absolute favourite, the caipirinha. Never let anyone make one using any other method! The Sinatra Smash is something I enjoyed in our Macau days at the utterly splendid Cinnebar in…
Food 2019 – Recipes (Oma’s Red Cabbage)
Friday, 5th July 2019 – Recipes (Oma’s Red Cabbage) My Oma used to make this, and she passed the recipe on to my Dad and from there to me. It’s always on the menu at Christmas is our house, but often seen at other times of year. Ingredients 1 red cabbage, finely chopped 1 bottle…
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