Food 2016/2017 – Food “Boxes”

2016/2017 Food – Food Boxes It’s a phenomenon that’s been bubbling away under the radar in many people’s cases for some considerable time. A number of companies will basically send you all the ingredients (or almost all, but we’ll come to that) you need to feed a set number of people 3 or 4 meals….

Events 2016 – Christmas at Blenheim, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Tuesday 27th December, 2016 – Christmas at Blenheim, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Everyone’s doing it these days it seems, so after a bit of discussion we decided we would go and try out the Christmas light display at Blenheim Palace, a 40 minute drive away from home. We shelled out for tickets and for car parking,…

Food 2016 – Vibin’s, Buckingham (2nd Visit)

Saturday 24th December, 2016 – Vibin’s, Buckingham Back in the day we used to go to the Roade House for lunch/dinner on Christmas Eve, on the basis that I’d be doing all the cooking for the next few days and could use a day off before the big event. With the retirement of Sue and…

Food 2016 – Moro, London

Saturday, 17th December 2016 – Moro, Exmouth Market, London After a visit to Sadler’s Wells, which is not exactly the most central of London’s theatres, it’s become almost a tradition for us to go to the splendid Moro for an early dinner. Well, if you can call three times a tradition. I think you probably…

Theatre 2016 – The Red Shoes, Sadler’s Wells, London

Saturday, 17th December 2016 – The Red Shoes, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London Above is a photo of the ceiling in Sadler’s Wells Theatre where we recently saw the latest of Sir Matthew Bourne’s splendid dance creations, “The Red Shoes“. Bourne’s imagination, at least where dance is concerned, has always been what you might describe as…

Food 2016 – Bian Dang, London

Wednesday, December 14th 2016 – Bian Dang, Kerb on the Quay, London A fine dry day, one more week of Kerb on the Quay left, and about to no longer work nearby, I decided that despite the cold, I’d scoot out in pursuit of a final Kerb fix for 2016. I was briefly distracted by…

2016 MRF Challenge – Newey Fights Back to Win in Dubai

Mawson Qualifies on Pole, Newey Wins 18 year old British driver Harrison Newey fought back to win Race 1 of the MRF Challenge 2016 in Dubai. Newey, who was cheered on by his father and legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey, had a close battle with Australian driver Joey Mawson before coming out ahead at the…

2016 MRF Challenge – Newey Fastest in Dubai

Newey Comfortably Tops Free Practice in Dubai Harrison Newey, son of legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey, comfortably topped both practice sessions for Round 2 of the MRF Challenge 2016 at the Dubai Autodrome. He was faster than Felipe Drugovich and Juri Vips in FP1. In FP2, he was ahead of Drugovich and Joey Mawson. Newey…