Green’s, Duke Street St James, London
January and the sun has finally returned – well, in London at least. Leaving Yorkshire this morning the air was as cold and damp as it has been all winter. […]
Category Archives: England
House at the National Theatre, London
In the little town where we live in North Yorkshire there are lots – dozens, hundreds [don’t exaggerate…ed] of places you can have coffee. Shops, supermarkets, garden centres, farmer’s stores, pie […]
Covent Garden Hotel, London
Most of the time we try to stay in interesting places – hotels, apartments, villas, chalets, even the odd B&B – but sometimes you just have to stay in nice […]
Annabel’s, Mayfair, London
Apparently around 2008 there was a bit of a world financial crisis [apparently also known as the Global Financial Crisis]. Banks failed, people lost money and confidence in the ability […]
Duck Soup, London
When we “discovered” 10 Greek Street it was a minor revelation. Good food at very affordable prices, walking in from the street without booking – that works if you get […]
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London
It’s a strange feeling, walking around London on the day that the House of Commons votes on whether to send our planes and bomb Syria. There’s almost an expectant air […]
Roots, East Rounton, North Yorkshire
Farm shops seem to be expanding everywhere, the promise of local, ethically sourced produce that supports the farming community clearly a magnet. The very best use existing buildings sensitively, or […]
Holbeck Ghyll, Lake District
As the winter sets in we frequently join friends for a birthday or anniversary celebration – the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales [hurrah!] or London – and, almost without fail the […]
The Fuzzy Duck, Armscote
Well, first of all let’s be clear. As far as we can see Jay Rayner hasn’t been to the Fuzzy Duck before us – not that we can find. However, […]
Rooftop Restaurant, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon
The famous cathedral in Stratford – aka The Royal Shakespeare Company’s recently extended and reconfigured building – sits majestically at the side of the River Avon. It doesn’t quite have […]
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