Tag: lamb

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...

I've been accused in the past, as have many bloggers, of only eating freebies in chain restaurants and nothing else. Well, that's not true (along with so many of the other criticisms, snipes and claims made in the safe haven of social media) as...

I've heard the phrase "destination restaurant" a few times recently - it seems to be rather 'on trend' or whatever descriptor we're using for something that all the cool kids are aspiring to these days. From what I can glean, it means that your...

Winter's here, that's for sure, and it's time for some warming, calorie-laden meals. With things getting so busy in the run-up to Christmas (not helped when you disappear on holiday for a week lol), taking time to catch up with your nearest and...

A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to be invited to a brand new place in Rugby for a bit of a pre-opening treat. The Tuning Fork is a little cafe-cum-restaurant right in the middle of a brand new development just outside Rugby. In a slight...

Who doesn't get tempted by the prospect of dinner on a boat? As you probably noticed recently, Mr M and I headed down to Bristol with his sister and her other half for a weekend of meaty madness at Grillstock. Before the chaos ensued, we managed a...

We've all had that hotel restaurant dining experience. You know what I mean. Where the hotel restaurant is nothing more than a sorry afterthought, added just so the owners can put that tiny little box with a knife and fork on its listing on an...

I've said it before and I'll say it again, sometimes it's the good local places that are quietly getting on with their business that you forget about, then return to and remember just how darn good they are. Such is the case with Cafe Vin Cinq, an...

I’d be lying if I said John Torode was my all-time favourite chef (sorry if you happen to read this John). I mean, I find him and Gregg Wallace quite entertaining sometimes on Masterchef, although have always wondered why they yell at each other....

We all know I love a good curry and there are several posts on the blog about my curry adventures in Wolseley Bridge as well as Rugby, but it’s not often I venture into Birmingham for one. I know, sacrilege! In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever...