Isla, Durham
Well, it’s not Yorkshire (soon be a new category, alongside England…Ed) but it’s but a short train ride. Durham – beautiful cathedral city (nine arches) and incredibly well respected university. […]
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Hansom, Bedale, North Yorkshire
So, when a famous restaurant critic [No Not Marina O’Loughlin…no, not Jay Rayner…Ed] turns up at your door, having begged a lift from some local… …and the further north you […]
Fish & Forest, York
Flushed with the success of a review in the Guardian / Times / friend of a friend of a friend, we find ourselves in York again. There’s no end to […]
The Neptune, Hunstanton
A biggish birthday (they’re all big numbers now…ed) saw us lodge at The Neptune, Hunstanton, a Michelin starred restaurant with rooms much beloved by some dear friends. We’re here for […]
Le Langhe, York
York, a long, long time ago back in the middles ages, teaming with people before The Great Plague hit [you mean COVID…Ed] there were very few good restaurants. Yes we […]
Osteria Alivaru, Palermo
A bit of a hike to this one. For irresistible homemade pasta and the finest seafood. This place truly captures the true essence of Sicilian coastal flavours with the freshest […]
Aja Moli, Palermo
First proper day in Palermo. There are a lot of what we would describe as ‘projects’ here. Derelict, rotting property everywhere. There’s a very smart shop on Via Vittorio Emanuele […]
A Figlia d”o Marenaro, Napoli
Today was the National Archaeological Museum. Armed with our ‘Artecard 365 Lite’ (worked a treat) we started our long-delayed – eleven years! – exploration of Pompeii’s treasures. And my, well […]
Concettina ai Tre Santi, Napoli
First night in Napoli after a long (9 hour) train journey from Palermo. Yes, they really do put the whole train on the ferry between Sicily and the mainland. Not […]
The Cottage in the Wood, Braithwaite
A special occasion necessitated this return visit. Fiftieth wedding anniversary. Yes, we didn’t know the numbers went that high either. After a riotous postponed fortieth party, this time we went […]
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