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FERA – At Claridges , London.
It was a cold December Saturday night in London and my first ever trip to Claridges for dinner. I was accompanied by a couple of my foodie friends ( David from the Critical couple blog and Kevin...
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THE LONDON RITZ – A very special Sunday lunch to finish off 2014.
The final restaurant of my pre Xmas foodie trip to London and my official festive wind down was well underway and the last blog post of 2014. I always save the best to last and after an amazing year...
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Lake Road Kitchen – 125 day old Beef.
Since my first visit to Lake road kitchen in Ambleside a couple of months ago there`s been a very special piece of Beef hanging in the fridge with my name all over it. I was so tempted to return...
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A quick foodie fix in Bangkok…“Again”.
I have already blogged about these two Bangkok restaurants before so this time i`ll cut out the chit chat and just present some up to date photos of the current food that they`re doing here. The...
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Mr Coopers House and Garden, Manchester.
I reckon I must be the last of the Northern `foodies` to try Mr Coopers house and Garden restaurant. Some greedy Gannets like number one food blogger Hungry Hoss have dined here on multiple occasions...
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The Inn at Ravenglass , Seafood heaven.
In the tiny village of Ravenglass on the West coast of Cumbria , Spring is finally in the air. The Winter months haven`t been too bad this year but there`s been many days when the fishing boats can`t...
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Issaya Siamese Club Bangkok , Stunning Thai food in a beautiful restaurant.
Issaya Siamese club , currently sits at number 39 on the list of `Best restaurants in Asia 2015`. I`ve been to Bangkok many times and this was my first visit to Issaya.Suitably impressed i`ll...
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Quique Dacosta – 3 stars in Denia , Spain..
Quique Dacosta , one of a very special breed of premier chefs from the category of “ There`s Chefs…..and then there`s Chefs”. I was extremely blessed to spend the weekend with Quique and his teams at...
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The Red Denia Prawn….Best in the World ?
Quietly sipping on my Apple Gin & Tonic and feeling like a beached Whale after 31 courses , my thoughts of sleeping on the bed for a few hours were totally quashed by the waving arms of Chef Quique...
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The Witchery by the castle – Edinburgh , Scotland.
The Witchery is situated in an ideal location and sits directly beside the Castle at the top of Edinburghs Royal mile. The hotel and restaurant are immaculate and have managed to keep their unspoiled...
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Castle Terrace – Edinburghs finest.
Finally, I manage to return to Edinburghs finest restaurant ,Castle Terrace to eat the superb cuisine of the amazing chef Dominic Jack. It`s been a while since my previous visit so I was pretty...
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Martin Wishart at Loch Lomond.
A quick road trip over from our overnight stay in Edinburgh to Loch Lomond for lunch at `Martin Wishart at Cameron house`. Head chef Graeme Cheevers has been running the restaurant kitchen here for...
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Susi Diaz, “La Finca” Restaurant , Alicante , Spain
3 generations of cooking skills have been passed down to Michelin starred Chef Susi Díaz , owner and chef of La Finca Restaurant in Elx, near Alicante. Susi has been running the restaurant for 30...
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Miller Howe , A country house in Windermere.
My first visit to Miller Howe was way back about 30 years ago when “Celebrity chefs” were just emerging into the public eye. Housewives favourite John Tovey was the chef and owner of Miller Howe at the...
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Sharrow Bay hotel – The Diamond years menu.
Here we go for a little trip back in time to the Golden years of the Sharrow Bay country house hotel on the banks of Ullswater.I can actually hold my hand up and tell you …. I bought the t-shirt , I...
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Osha , Bangkok….One to watch.
I stumbled across Osha totally by accident whilst browsing through a Bangkok lifestyle magazine in my hotel lobby. Three photos of the impressive looking food they were cooking there was enough for me...
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Wat Damnak , Siem Reap , No1 in Cambodia.
My main reason for visiting Siem Reap was the same as most of the tourists in the region, the stunning 9th century temples of Angkor Wat.The whole area was a mass of historical and archaeological...
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The Samling set their bar at top level.
When something happens in Cumbria it really doesn`t take long to get around the houses. Recently though it`s taken just that wee bit longer than usual due to half the roads and bridges being out of...
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” Eat Me ” in BANGKOK …No thanks.
Apparently this is one of the best restaurants in the whole of Asia. Infact I`ll go as far to say that in last weeks food awards , “Eat Me in Bangkok ” ( No sniggering at the back please ) was awarded...
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Gaggan , Bangkok – Number 1 in Asia.
WOW , So Gaggan pulls it off once again. An Indian restaurant sat surrounded by thousands and thousands of Thai food outlets in the huge city of Bangkok. Of course that`s just the small picture. On a...
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