Tag: Cheese

Wine and cheese. Does it get better than that? The Farm just outside Stratford is hosting what they describe as the "ultimate collaboration" and I'm inclined to agree. A night of food pairing, wine tasting and fondue with Neal's Yard Dairy and The...

Credit where credit's due - it's no mean feat to tempt people to a restaurant in a retirement village. One way is to be a bit clever about it, maybe by skirting over exactly where it is and focusing on the food, the decor and its "quintessential...

If you've been reading this blog for some years, you might remember the first time Jamie and I discovered the Sharpham Vineyard near Totnes in Devon. We had stopped by on the way back from Salcombe and were blown away by its gorgeous setting,...

In case you hadn't noticed, we went to delicious Devon recently with our pals for the latest camping adventure. Three days of mooching about Salcombe, chilling on the beach, walking the dogs and, of course, trying some yummy food. Salcombe is full...

I'm really disorganised when it comes to Christmas. No matter how early I try to start, the presents still aren't all bought until Christmas Eve. Cards are inevitably left in my handbag from where I didn't get the addresses until it was too late....

I hate being late. More than that, I hate being late for food. What I really really really hate is being late for my birthday lunch at a two Michelin star restaurant. No prizes for guessing how our lunch at Restaurant Nathan Outlaw...

Mr Manning isn't one to sit still - not even on holiday. So after a few days of sunning ourselves he's usually started the search for places to go and things to do. Lucky for me, this includes eateries! Even more lucky for me, he hasn't let me...

My pizza-loving boss has long been waxing lyrical about Pizza Pilgrims, so on a recent work trip to London, I decided it was high time to check out their pizzas for myself. After all, if they were the inspiration for his own rather good pizzas...

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...

So, after the last work Bake Off didn't go too terribly for me, I decided that I should keep working on my baking skills and join in the next one. The theme of the charity event this time  - muffins. Now, as we know I'm no baking expert, and...