Saturday, 7th November 2020 – Banquist #010, Gareth Ward This was one I’d been looking forward to, what with the chef in question having quite the reputation, as well as a Michelin star or two. We are speaking of Gareth Ward, the man at the pass at Ynishir.Grace Dent had reviewed it recently, and it…
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Food 2020 – Recipes (Pappardelle with Hare, Red Wine and Cacao Ragù)
Sunday 11th October, 2020 – Recipes (Pappardelle with Hare, Red Wine and Cacao Ragù) I will always buy hare when I can lay hands on it, and in addition to making a splendid jugged hare recipe, I’m keen to do other thing with what can be a somewhat overpowering meat if you don’t treat it…
Food 2020 – Banquist #008, Thomas Frake
Saturday 26th September, 2020 – Banquist #008, Thomas Frake So after a series of “just lob it in the oven at 180°C” meals, I decided it was time to try out the September offering from Banquist. You may note, if you click on the link to their website, that they do say they “teach you…
Food 2020 – The Folly/The Brothers, Towcester
Saturday 7th June, 2020 – The Folly/The Brothers, Towcester We have had a somewhat up and down relationship with The Folly Inn, our most local gastropub, over the years with some very good food and some that really hasn’t hit the mark, along with service that can be very hit and miss but can also…
Food 2020 – The German Gymnasium, London
Tuesday 10th March, 2020 – The German Gymnasium, London This was the last meal I ate out prior to the Covid-19 lockdown kicking in. And it wasn’t planned at all. I’d been in the office rather than working from home, and had walked back to Euston from the City as per usual. I arrived at…
Food 2020 – The Oxford Kitchen, Oxford
Saturday, 29th February 2020 – The Oxford Kitchen, Oxford We haven’t been to the Oxford Kitchen since it got its current – and much deserved – Michelin star, partly because we’ve not been in Oxford much, and partly because as a result of the award it’s a lot harder to get a table now than…
Food 2020 – Pompette, Oxford
Thursday, 27th February 2020 – Pompette, Oxford, Alsatian Wine Dinner Sometimes, when doing other things, you blunder across something unexpected but welcome. Such was the case in Oxford the other weekend, when we went to a talk at Blackwell’s bookshop and then needed to find lunch afterwards. There was a place in Summertown that had…
Food 2020 – Trishna, London
Saturday, 15th February 2020 – Trishna, London As part of a trip to London to go to the theatre, we do like to go and have a good dinner somewhere, and with Trishna, over in Marylebone, we certainly seem to have struck gold. We made our way over from a performance of Uncle Vanya in…
Food 2020 – Pompette, Oxford
Saturday 8th February, 2020 – Pompette, Oxford Oxford is a strange city in food terms (not as dire as Cambridge, though it remains a mystery given the amount of money washing around as to why precisely there aren’t many good and/or high end restaurants in either city). However, of late Oxford has improved considerably, with…
Wine 2020 – WSET Level 2 in Wine, London
Saturday 18th and 25th January, 1st February 2020 – WSET Level 2 in Wine So as some people will know last year (2019) I turned 60 and a group of my friends clubbed together to pay for me to take at least one of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust wine courses, the WSET Level…
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