Call me shallow, call me easily bought, but if someone said: “Come to Walsall for a curry”, I’d probably politely decline. Not because I’ve got anything against Walsall, just because it’s on the far side of Brum from where I live, and I...
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I like to think that Eat with Ellen is quite diverse when it comes to the reviews I include. You just need to take a look at the Where I've Eaten page to see I've written about places from across the country, and further afield. But despite my best...
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Sitting on a snow-covered mountain, mulled wine in hand, sun shining, music playing, I thought: "I've just got to blog about this". You might remember back at the start of the year I said I planned to post a bit more about our travels and...
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Should a cafe or restaurant be able to ban children? What? What's going on? No yummy food? If you've followed this blog for a while, you'll know that it's not all meals and recipes, but the occasional bit of serious chat, from sustainability to...
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I know, I know. My last Beefeater trip didn't leave me wonderfully impressed, so why would I do it again? Glutton for punishment? Just a glutton? I'm not sure, but when I was asked if I wanted to try the chain's newest creation, a slightly higher...
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Since I wrote this post, Amantia has sadly closed. When the waiting staff drag a nearby table over to join it to yours, you know you're in for a feast. Such was the situation we found ourselves in on our visit to Amantia in Birmingham. I've been...
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