It’s been a long time since we last posted here. Working for ourselves has left us with very little spare time, and my ongoing jaw problems have made it difficult to enjoy so… Continue reading
When The Wine List – a wine course startup – asked us if we’d like to educate ourselves in the comfort of our own home, it seemed like a pretty good way to… Continue reading
We pick the best DIY recipe kits available nationwide! Click the links to buy. 1) The Patty & Bun x HG Walter burger kit has been a particular lockdown highlight for us, we’d… Continue reading
We pick our favourite alcohol-free and low ABV drinks, plus you can WIN a bottle of Caleño and a 12 pack Mike’s Hard Seltzer! 1) The clever people at Bacardi have created two… Continue reading
We know what you’re thinking – why oh why do we always buy turkey every year for Christmas dinner? It’s always so stressful trying not to serve up dry, cardboardy meat. Right? Wrong!… Continue reading
Don’t worry, we haven’t rebranded or anything – we just wanted to shed some light on a few things. You may have noticed that our posts haven’t been as frequent as they used… Continue reading
Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park is undoubtably one of our favourite foodie festivals. Firstly, the locations are great – especially the ridiculously picturesque Higginson Park, Marlow. The food offerings are all top… Continue reading
I knew I was going to write about Ciao Bella before we even got there. My hairdresser, Tony has been banging on about it over the years I’ve been going to see him… Continue reading
We love a party, any excuse, we’ve even been to an actual piss-up in a brewery and if it involves burgers, cocktails and DJ sets – well that’s a bit of a no brainer.… Continue reading
I didn’t know much about Martinis, let alone the World’s Best Martini Challenge. Although I did know Dorothy Parker’s famous quote. “I like to have a Martini, two at the very most. After three… Continue reading
Noun. pastaio m (plural pastai, feminine pastaia) pasta maker. pasta seller. worker at a pasta factory. Now you know what it means, let us try to explain just how good this new(ish) fresh… Continue reading
I’m going to keep this post very short (well short for me!) because I want you to have plenty of time to order one of these brilliant boozy Drinks by the Dram advent calendars and… Continue reading
It was way back in May 2012 – a whopping 6.5 years ago, that Saff and I first visited the original, and in our opinion the best, Big Easy on the King’s Road.… Continue reading
Fresh pasta and sauces through your letterbox? Yep, it’s a thing – a very good thing at that and we have Pasta Evangelists to thank for it. Sure, some pasta sauces are quick… Continue reading
Don’t you just love it when an impromptu little lunch turns out to be one of your month’s foodie highlights? That’s exactly what happened to us when we stumbled across (actually more like… Continue reading
This August, Min Jiang are celebrating their 10th anniversary in the best possible way – a four-course set menu (£60) that showcases their brilliance with 10 new dishes. We fell in love with… Continue reading
Anyone who knows me knows that I love a kitchen gadget. We have cupboards and drawers full – everything from a mini deep-fat fryer to Star Wars pancake moulds. And don’t even get… Continue reading
It takes four things for a restaurant to nail it for us. 1. Great food. 2. Great service. 3. Great decor. 4. Great value. Pretty simple, right? Yet many places fail to succeed… Continue reading
I’d not seen my Dad a lot recently. He’s been busy with his new job and I’ve just started doing some volunteer work for my Duke of Edinburgh award. So when Dad said… Continue reading
It’s actually quite embarrassing to admit that in the 8 ¾ years of running our blog that we’ve never been to the London seafood institution that is J Sheekey. Well in all honesty,… Continue reading