Cottages4you, The UK’s largest self-catering holiday specialist, has joined forces with some of the UK’s favourite gastro pubs and restaurants to create a collection of simple recipes to inspire holidaymakers enjoying a self-catering stay. They… Continue reading
OK, I’ll be up front from the start, Japanese food is not really our forte. The hot variety – yes. Sushi and sashimi – no. We like ramen, love a Katsu curry, I enjoyed… Continue reading
We’ve been missing a big plate of BBQ meat and the joy that messy fingers and a full belly of smokey food brings, so when Saff’s GP mistook her for a vegetarian and… Continue reading
Thank you, fashion world for bringing this trend to us. I bet no fashionista ever predicted we’d be wearing fast food. We like a balanced diet so have included a touch of fruit… Continue reading
Staying the night in the Shangri-la at the Shard – the UK’s first elevated hotel was only ever going to be incredible. The Shard is one of our favourite buildings, despite my doubts… Continue reading
It’s not very often that you get ten days of glorious weather in the UK. When you have gambled your only family holiday on the notoriously wet and windy west Wales coast, 27*C… Continue reading
We don’t just love food, we have a huge passion for interior shopping too, the high street and web are awash with gorgeous products. Click to buy! 1) Here’s a fact for you,… Continue reading
The Patty Meltdown may well have been the third Byron Burger Club night but more importantly it was a night of firsts for my 12-year-old son, Oliver. Not only was it his first… Continue reading
Looks like the whole shipping container thing is taking off, first Pizza 1889 and now with a little help from Hooperberg, Meantime have created BeerBox – a pop-up bar at The O2 in… Continue reading
Tapas is not the first thing that springs to mind when it comes to ready meals. Spanish food is bursting with flavour, for us, it hits a spot that other regions of cooking… Continue reading
WIN ONE OF FIVE SETS OF LIMITED EDITION COLMAN’S MUSTARD JARS This year, celebrate the 200th anniversary of one of Britain’s best loved brands, Colman’s, with its three limited edition mustard jars. The… Continue reading
‘What’s for dinner mum?’ I’d shout down the stairs at 1.47pm on a Sunday after an epic teenage sleepathon. ‘Only chicken’ she’d reply. ‘Now get out of bed you lazy git!’. And she… Continue reading
Sometimes, but not often enough, we try something and think ‘why has this not been done before?’ like when we discovered the Potato Dog (a hotdog encased in fluffy potato) or most recently… Continue reading
1) The school holidays should be about fun, although in reality it’s about whingeing, moaning and arguments. It doesn’t get more fun than this novelty condiment gun, simply fill one of the two… Continue reading
So what’s important to you when you visit a restaurant? A) Does it have to be all shiny and new with the enamel dishes fresh out of bubble wrap? B) Does it have… Continue reading
** THIS RESTAURANT HAS NOW CLOSED BUT YOU CAN STILL FIND THEM AT MARGATE** The GB Pizza Co has been on our radar for a while, the original branch in Margate sounded like… Continue reading
We’ve teamed up with Zomato to offer one of you lucky people a £75 voucher for Ink in Bethnal Green. All you have to do is head over to our Twitter page and… Continue reading
When I first got a job on London’s Southbank back in the mists of time, there weren’t many local culinary delights to shout about. Sure there were a few OK pub lunches to be… Continue reading
We’ve been so preoccupied with our blog of late that our poor little house has been neglected, and you should see the state of the garden. Sure our home is tidy(ish) and clean… Continue reading
This wasn’t our usual Sunday. My alarm went off at the ungodly hour of 7am, we then spent eight manic hours frantically prepping our bathroom for the imminent arrival of our plumber. The reason… Continue reading
