Tag: venison

Mr M and I have explored a fair bit of the UK, especially since we got the good old camper van last year. But we always seem to head south rather than north. That means one place we've seen very little of is Scotland. Well, I've visited once or...

Here we go, another semi-serious post that's not just pretty pictures and oohs and aahs about food I've shoved down my neck of late. Oh okay then, there are a few pretty pictures, but I want to talk about something a bit more abstract - seeing the...

When people talk about wine pairings, I'm often left a bit lost. I mean, I like wine - anyone who knows me or has met me will tell you this. But despite trying wine tasting a few times, sampling wine flights to accompany tasting menus, and even...

With Birmingham and London both easy train journeys from Rugby, it's a bit too easy to overlook some of the great places in the Midlands countryside. So last week, we took the trouble of venturing out into the wilds of Warwickshire to try a new...

For any foodie, going to a new place always involves scoping out the restaurants and looking for a little gem. So when mum and I booked this year's annual weekend adventure, this time to Kraków in Poland, it was no different. A bit of digging and I...

There's nothing like a Michelin star to raise your expectations, especially when you're going to a former pub and not a traditional fine dining restaurant. Being a Midlander, you get used to some people assuming that we can't possibly expect to find...

It might seem like Mr Manning and I spend our lives eating out, but sometimes we enjoy a good old dinner party. We don't get the chance to have them that often, because of the sheer levels of preparation they involve, but we managed to rustle up...