Picture from the Mole and Chicken web site (merci!) Anyhow, back to the review of the Mole and Chicken. No it is not called thus because they serve mole & chicken pie. However this gastropub in Easington, Bucks offers some quite tasty fare in attractive… Read More ›
Eating out in the UK
21+9+4.5 = Heaven
You’re on course 15, only 6 desserts to go” said the waitress with a cheery smile. Yikes! One had already been dining for three hours and one hadn’t even got to dessert. All six of them awaited us! One had ventured to L’enclume. The restaurant resides in… Read More ›
The lure of the kilt!
The siren call of the Lake District and Scotland could not be ignored. Just two days back from the “Tour de France” and with one’s gastronomic tastebuds sated by the delights of French cuisine then we were off again! . So into the… Read More ›
France – la conclusion!
Now, where were we? Ah yes…Bordeaux. From here one pointed the sharabang north to the highly attractive seaport of La Rochelle in the Bay of Biscay. Arriving in glorious sunshine we sought out Le Bar Andre, a fishy eatery that has been here since 1947. A man… Read More ›
Tour de France – Part deux
The Tour de France continued throughout September. Four weeks of girth enhancing gourmandary and unlike the real Tour de France…. no drugs!! Apologies to one’s loyal followers, the excursion took it’s toll and has severely hampered one’s posts. However, one visited many interesting eateries which should interest one’s… Read More ›
La Belle France
One has wended one’s way from blighty to the sunny paradise of St. Tropez on the Cote d’Azur where one is the guest of one’s chums Maximillian Vadeboncoeur and Philippe La Rochefoucauld. With Fortescue in tow, one’s trek southwards meandered… Read More ›
Down by the Riverside
A large dose of culture is always a boon to one’s libido even though the old grey matter might be somewhat more pickled these days. So, in cahoots with Fortescue one abandoned the big smoke of olde London towne and ventured to Houghton Hall to see the… Read More ›
No Bully’s – 6/10 – ££
Yes one has been remiss…again!! Here is one’s review of a quaint restaurant in Wales. Bully’s is tucked away in a back street in Cardiff . The menu sounded scrumptious and reviews were effusive. Your dear Doctor and his SIX companions… Read More ›
Every painted plate? – 8/10
Art lovers!! Shiori‘s chef, Takashi Takagi is an artist! Six courses of the tasting menu and each one a masterpiece framed on a beautiful plate. For £65 per head one commences with a tofu square in a dainty bowl, followed by a clear soup containing green leaves coated with a most… Read More ›
Who are the protagonists?
One has found that one’s chums have varying tastes. As such some eateries are more in favour with say Sir Cosmo or Fortescue than with the Inscrutable one or Guiffart. One has therefore have compiled a brief synopsis of their tastes which is found on… Read More ›