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12 Harland Place – Stockton’s (not very well) Hidden Gem
From whichever direction one enters Stockton proper, 12 Harland Place cannot be avoided. Far be it from me to suggest this is a negative, quite the opposite. I had the pleasure of eating here in August. It is a convenient distance from Newcastle, where I, then,...
Recipe: Lamb of God
It has been a while since I published one of my recipes. Perhaps it is the realisation that I have neglected finishing my recipe book (Fabulous Food for the Famished Student). Perhaps because I have become addicted to peeled Italian plum tomato soup and cannot find an...
Oken Tearooms – Warwick’s Oldest Afternoon Tea
My grandmother made a spontaneous decision to come to Warwick with me after I drove to Yorkshire to celebrate my sister's 20th. I felt duty bound to take her to my favourite tearooms in Warwick town: Oken Tearooms. Built 500 years ago by Thomas Oken as his then home,...
Earnest Bar Newcastle – Serious Breakfast
It's the day after Mothering Sunday 2018. I have driven four hours to see my mother. Having rested the night, my stomach clamoured for breakfast. I call my sister, who lives 10 minutes away. "Go to Earnest and take me with you". I'm paraphrasing of course. So off we...
Birmingham Pen Museum: Gold in the Jewellery Quarter
Housed in an old pen factory in the heart of Birmigham's Jewellery Quarter, the Pen Museum is one of those rare places which fill me with glee. I am a pen collector. I have been collecting fountain pens since I was 14. My first was a bog standard Inoxcrom which my...
Sabai Sabai: Sky High Thai Leamington
Firstly, a caveat, Sabai Sabai is not particularly high. The restaurant can be found, humorously, 69 metres above sea level. But that is as high as it goes, there are no stairs (unless you want to go to the toilets downstairs). I was merely searching for an...