The Kirkstyle Inn
So, what did the Romans ever do for us? Hadrian’s wall for one. A masterpiece of construction, not only in its day but even now. Completed in six years, our […]
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The Auckland Project Tapas Bar
We’ve never really been to Spain much, apart from Barcelona a couple of times, and Majorca (which doesn’t really count – beautiful though Sóller is). So, this September – before […]
Homestead Kitchen Goathland
It seems more and more London chefs are finding their home in the north, perhaps escaping from the madness (and cost) of southern/city prices, rents, rates, staffing shortage (hello Brexit […]
Murano – 50 Glorious Years [Month 1]
So, 2024 sees the remarkable, almost unheard of celebration of 50 Glorious Years of marriage of the deadly duo behind this blog. Married so long ago it was before we […]
Edinbane Lodge, Skye
Of course, we could have gone to the Three Chimneys (that old Skye favourite) or Loch Bay, the new Michelin Star in the north of the island. Or even Scorrybreac, […]
The Blue Lion, East Witton
Great, highly consistent food, excellent wine by the glass (175ml), carafe, or bottle. Really good white burgundy at about £12 a glass. Not cheap but stunning. “Sharing plates”…what on earth […]
Drunken Duck Inn, Barngates
Another revisit. This time to our old favourite, the Drunken Duck between Windermere and Coniston. Oh how we’ve missed you. After a typical glorious Yorkshire summer, over here in the […]
Lockdown Meals #3
It’s late November and the latest lockdown draws to a close, being replaced by a ‘Tier’ system which sees almost all of England in Tiers 2 and 3, and a […]
Lockdown Meals #1
It’s been a long, long, lonely winter, as the Beatles might have said, before heralding the sun…and spring and, hopefully, an end to the [necessary?] measures that have restricted all […]
Black Swan, Oldstead, North Yorkshire
Well we guess the Black Swan holds a number of records – Trip Advisor ‘Best Restaurant in the World’ and now No 4 in the same league table. Remarkable. BTW […]
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