Lobster, lobster and yet more lobster…In Maine one cannot escape it’s claw-like grip. It’s in gift shops and cafes, on t-shirts and sweaters. So you can guess the main(e) course at the White Barn Inn. Yes it was the signature dish served with… Read More ›
Fortescue and I were seated by the window of the elegant bar of L’Espalier in Boston, cocktails in hand. Close by, the cheese trolley was being ogled by Fortescue with a voracity that made the glare of medusa look like a smile. If Grommet were here the ensuing struggle would… Read More ›
Two distinguished looking gentlemen tumbled into the trendy ABC Kitchen clutching their petite, faux-leopardskin umbrellas. No one took a blind bit of notice, this was New York after all. Drenched from head to toe by the ravages of a New York downpour… Read More ›
One’s avid readers will know that your dear Doctor has not been enamoured of America’s restaurants. One’s previous blog on the subject was well received well by most although there were a few dissenters one understands. Lest one did not… Read More ›
We are indeed fortunate to have made it through another year on this tiny sphere. Although our existences may be fleeting and small, one’s personal gastronomic experiences can sometimes be out of this world. Hurrah! And so, dear friends, a… Read More ›
As one’s followers may have surmised, your Doctor has a established a small English outpost in Fort Lauderdale in the United States to which he returns regularly. The sun and the sea are a great attraction. As such a new Fort Lauderdale page has been added with recommendations… Read More ›
Gadzooks no!! for those of one’s devotees that think the dear Doctor has popped off the mortal coil, one can be assured that he is still alive and very much… eating. One’s absence is accounted for by an extended sojourn in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One may offend… Read More ›
Le Cirque had languished on the Doctor’s wish list for too long and so when one’s American chums Baddenoch and Cranleigh suggested a luncheon there, one duly accepted with alacrity. Obfuscated by a modern, yet impressive glass building one entered expectantly. The modern and eye bashing bar is the first thing one sees before… Read More ›
The colonial land of America. Land of the free and also possessing a large number of cows. (About 98 million). Your doctor has been travelling and would like to share with you his view on American food. Apologies to one’s… Read More ›
Can one imagine a perfect summer’s day, by an idyllic boating lake with a warm breeze providing the backdrop to a delicious luncheon? That is the Boathouse restaurant in Central Park, New York. On this day, it was a piece… Read More ›
