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But Nota Bene Dear Reader: this blog is NOT limited to my recipe and restaurant ramblings alone! I shall also take it upon myself to decribe my various other encounters and experiences in this wonderful world we all share. Expect recommendations of excellent service received, for example, and lively discussions on a variety of exhilerating sublects like as Fashion, Art, Education, Religion and Fitness my word. Not forgetting my regular Favourite Albums of the Month / Year feature. Are you ready? Then enter Freunde, Étranger, Stranger…
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Album of the Month: Dead or Alive – Youthquake (1985)
Deny it as we may, the great works of Stock, Aitken and Waterman have been a part of my generation's lives since before we were born. Producing such megastars as Mel & Kim; Kylie Minogue; Jason Donovan and this month's glorious AOTM group: Dead or Alive. This was...
Vinyl Destination – Coventry’s Finest Record Shop
Vinyl Destination is situated in the heart of Coventry Market (Stall 93). I was so impressed by the pun in it's nomenclature that I knew I had to buy something from them. Ian runs the joint. What he doesn't know about music isn't worth knowing. Over the last few...
Stoke Bakery – Sterling Sandwiches in West Coventry
When I started this blog, I looked to find and laud these rare gems you find. The kind of places that make you whisper "wow" under your breath. Stoke Bakery is one such place. Secluded in West Coventry, far away from civilisation, my favourite of the two Stoke...
Podcast: Heaven’s Inherent Contradictions
Fasten your seat belts. The Knights of the Oblong Table have teamed up with the President and Vice President of Warwick Christian Union: Nathan and Doug; as well as Bhaskar (Big B/The Beast from the East) with one question in mind. Can the denizens of Heaven have...
Le Storie – Splendid Study Spot in San Paolo
One's Erasmus year rarely includes a lot of studying. There comes a time where one must focus. Sometimes (all the time), the stale air in the library and the three floors of internal suffering and panic don't make for helpful revision. So I sought out a place with a...
Pizzeria Loffredo Roma – un Paradiso Terrestre
Something dawned on me when I was Rome recently. There are two periods in my life: before Loffredo and after. Loffredo's Pizzeria, run by Gennaro and Gina, is the garden of Eden. Their Boscaiola (sausage meat; provola afumicata) is the forbidden fruit. It opens your...