Restaurant food at home
We have finally managed to visit The Wild Rabbit, Kingham. This is the pinnacle in the crown of the Daylesford Farm collection. Daylesford Farm itself only a couple of miles away. It was set up by Lady Bamford (Mrs JCB). The Wild Rabbit gained a Michelin star under the guidance […]
The dust is now beginning to settle after Fridays final. I’ve not been inundated with offers, but I’ve had the offers I want. Interestingly, throughout the entire show, no one ever asked me why I had entered the competition. There were definitely a few days when I thought that myself. […]
After my MasterChef journey came to the end, we thought it would be fitting to eat at my favourite restaurant in Manchester. Adam Reid at The French. Adam has been picking up many well deserved accolades for his exceptional cooking. His philosophy is straight forward, taking inspiration from the local […]
I am so pleased to say there is finally a mini top class restaurant revolution in the North West of England. Hispi is a relatively new restaurant from the people behind the Sticky Walnut in Chester. There are also a few new high end restaurants afoot in the city centre. […]
It’s always a good time of year to look back and contemplate on what has been good or not so good this year. Interestingly my most popular dishes this year are my most popular of all time. Does this mean I haven’t cooked anything good this year? They are: 1) […]
It was my next significant birthday this week. My lovely wife organised a great twenty four hours in Manchester City centre for all the family. It started with a visit to Breakout, Dinner at Mr Coopers and brunch at Refuge. Breakout is a brilliant idea, as you get locked in […]
The Allotment Vegan (and gluten free) Restaurant has opened in Stockport with quite a lot of noise. I’ve never known a new restaurant get so much attention without paying for it. All of this is good and very worthy. Anyone who opens a vegan restaurant certainly gets a big pat […]
Further to my earlier post about the Bean to Bar Chocolate revolution, I had the great pleasure of meeting a fellow blogger, Eva, and her husband, John, from Kitchen Inspirations. They had come from Canada for their 30th Wedding Anniversary for a tour of London, Spain and Paris. Eva asked if I […]
It’s been that time of year when we’ve been on our annual cycling/gastronomy tour of France. This year we returned to the Loire Valley. This was our first holiday together 8 years ago. A saga I’ll never forget as when I arrived at CDG airport, AirFrance had kindly left my […]