Food 2019 – The Clarendon, Hebden

Friday, 2nd August 2019 – The Clarendon, Hebden I’m not sure how long Lionel Strub has been up in Hebden without us getting there to try the food, but it’s definitely too long (and research suggests he’s been there 5 years!). In fact the last time I ate food prepared by him, it was at…

Food 2019 – Blo Deady at Weston Hall Supper Club, Weston

Friday, 19th July 2019 – Blo Deady After the disappointment of the previous supper club event (Aldo Zilli) it was good to be back at West Hall with no mention of the Daily Telegraph, and a chef on fine form in the kitchen. That chef was the slightly oddly named Blo Deady, a private chef…

Food 2019 – The Frog Hoxton, London

Monday, 24th June 2019 – The Frog Hoxton, London “Harden’s Invites you to Dinner with Adam Handling at The Frog Hoxton“; that’s what the email said, coming through on the heels of our visit to the most upmarket of the Frog outposts in Covent Garden. We thought it would be interesting to see what the…

Food 2018/2019 – Zinc Bar, Buckingham; The Garage, Buckingham

Friday, 26th October 2018/Saturday, 15th June 2019 – The Garage, Buckingham Friday, 26th October 2018 – The Garage, Buckingham The Garage has been open for a while now, based in – you guessed it – an old garage in the middle of Buckingham. We’d attempted to eat there before, only to be frustrated by technical…

Theatre 2019 – Richard III, Royal and Derngate, Northampton

Saturday, 25th May 2019 – Richard III, Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton Well, that was… interesting. I think that’s the word I’m going to go with. Lynne probably had it best when she said it was very much the ITV version of Richard III. My take was it was Richard III but it wasn’t Shakespeare…

Food 2019 – The Chinese Cricket Club, London

Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 – The Chinese Cricket Club, London This one was not of my choosing – it was a work-related dinner – but turned out to be much better than you might expect of a restaurant in an hotel (the Crowne Plaza Blackfriars). With a group of 13 of us booked to dine…

Events 2019 – Number 1 Court Celebration, Wimbledon

Sunday, 19th May 2019 – No. 1 Court, All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London It’s been some time since I last managed to get tickets to go to Wimbledon during the Championships, but this year I did manage to snag a pair of tickets to go to the No. Court Celebration, held a month…