Running 2019 – The London Winter Run, London

Sunday, 3rd February 2019 – The Cancer Research UK London Winter Run, London I’ve been a runner since 2006, so 13 years (though two of those were spent trying to find ways of mitigating an ankle issue caused by defective biomechanics, attempting to stave off surgery, being told I’d never run again, having the surgery…

Food 2018/2019 – Boisdale at Weston Hall Supper Club, Weston

Friday, 23rd November 2018/Friday, 25th January 2019 – Weston Hall Supper Club, Weston Weston Hall is a somewhat crumbling small stately “pile” in the wilds of Northamptonshire (it’s a bugger to find, let me tell you, as it doesn’t seem to show up on any SatNav in any meaningful way – putting the postcode in…

Events 2018/2019 – New Year

Monday, 31st December 2018/Tuesday, 1st January 2019 – Events, New Year’s Day A very happy and prosperous new year to you all!    

Events 2018 – Christmas

Tuesday, December 25th 2018 – Christmas If you are reading this, then I would like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with some Christmas lights from London!

Food 2018 – The White Horse, Kings Sutton

Monday, 24th December 2018 – The White Horse, Kings Sutton We stumbled upon the White Horse purely by chance when visiting a bunch of places that were shortlisted for the local food and drink awards, but didn’t visit it because it wasn’t among the places we’d been asked to review. It did sound interesting though,…

Travel/Food 2018 – La Nonna and Bar Douro, London

Thursday, 20th December 2018 – La Nonna, Bar Douro, London Having taken an afternoon off in order to use up the last of my holiday for 2018, and to make it easier to do some serious food shopping, I  decided I would walk to Borough Market from the office. It takes a good 20 minutes…

Food 2018 – Bar Encore, Towcester

Saturday, 17th November/11th December 2018 – Bar Encore, Towcester After a couple of slightly rocky visits to Bar Encore when I’d repeatedly had to teach the cocktail barman how to make a caipirinha (and the answer is not the way he was making it with syrup and lime juice – but I digress and to…

Food 2018 – Moro, London

Saturday, 8th December 2018 – Moro, London A trip to Moro in December has become a tradition for ourselves and a number of our friends, and is tacked on to the end of a visit to Sadlers’ Wells Theatre for whatever dance treat Matthew Bourne has laid on in the run up to Christmas. This…

Food 2018 – The Yard, Towcester

Friday, December 7th 2018 – The Yard, Towcester It pains me to have to do what is essentially going to be a hatchet job on any restaurant but we tried the latest place to open in our home town last Friday and it was not an edifying affair. La Strada, after a chequered half decade…

Travel 2018 – A Walk Round Towcester

Saturday, 24th November 2018 – Towcester I was having a mooch around the town at lunchtime, and had for once taken my phone with me. As a result I was able to take a batch of photos around the church, where the Armistice Day displays were about to be taken down, and around the new…