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24 Carat Bistro – Cool Caribbean, Jewellery Quarter
How now, what luck that I should be able to bully St Nick out of his routine Friday luncheon restaurant. Once he accepted that we simply could not go to Coffee Tales for yet another all day breakfast, the real fun began. Just two doors down from Coffee Tales is a true...
Podcast – The Power and The Glory, Reflective Review
Graham Greene is regarded as one of the finest writers in the 20th Century. His archetypal 'Catholic novel' made unfathomable contributions to the furthering of literature. This novel, suggested to me by Professor John McEldowney (who kindly assented to record an...
Instant Family – Heartwarming and Impactful
As you know, this blog is not primarily for film reviews. Hence I cannot compete with Empire or Film Daily in terms of depth, but I can give you my personal highlights. These may grant you an additional insight into the film, without informing you whatsoever about its...
Raphael’s – Chic Greek, Sutton Coldfield
Once you're all over the simple yet majestic rhyme in the headline, allow me to command your attention for a moment. Raphael's is another restaurant that I had the joy of attending some time ago but failed to blog about. For whatever vapid reason, I did not write...
The Favourite – Rampant Regal Filth
It’s 18th Century England. War rages with France. But there is a bigger battle royale unravelling in the court of the declining Queen Anne (Colman): a fight between her loyal counsel Sarah Churchill (Weisz) and new arrival Abigail (Stone), Sarah’s down-on-her-luck...
Podcast – Edible Review, Biscuit Edition
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. Carl Sandburg St Nick sent me a message decrying the unjust comparative esteem in which Malted Milk biscuits are held. The only way I could fathom to remedy such a heinous misperception was to review a...