The Hare, Scawton, North Yorkshire
The Hare has been on the list for a while now. In fact, it’s nearly five years since Paul and Liz took over a failing pub and we still hadn’t […]
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The Kitchin, Leith
Let’s get this right out of the way at the beginning, without any preamble; dinner at The Kitchin was absolutely perfect. No question. One of the very best. So, 11/10 […]
Black Swan, Oldstead, North Yorkshire
We’re watching the 2016 Great British Menu on BBC2. No, it’s not in the same league as Bake Off, but it does showcase some great cooking from around the British […]
Albergo Gardesana, Torri del Banaco, Lake Garda
It took us over eleven hours to drive the 350 miles from Stuttgart to get here. OK, it was a Saturday in August but tales of super fast Autobahns were […]
La Cour de Lise, Willgotheim
It’s the 2016 Rio Olympics and Team GB is in second place as the games near their end. Yes, that’s right second place, behInd the US but just ahead of […]
Le Cochon Aveugle, York
There’s something strange about restaurants with a reputation. We’ve noticed it at many, many places – those with 1, 2 or 3 Michelin stars, or a particularly beautiful location perhaps. […]
Ca’n Pintxo, Soller, Mallorca
In Yorkshire – at the Angel at Hetton – they have “Yapas”. We know, you can go too far and we’ve been less than enthusiastic about other contortions of the […]
Ca’n BoQueta, Soller, Mallorca
We’re filling in time whilst watching the rain pour down the outside of the buildings, filling up the ditches and rivers and making every activity thoroughly unpleasant. Wainwright’s view on […]
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 […]
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