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Big Kokka – Sublime Nikkei in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter
I did not believe it possible for alimentation to bring a man to tears. Big Kokka proved me wrong. Whilst savouring the butterfish marinated in miso with pickled Nikkei, I shed a tear. I was not aware, in my meagre experience, that anything so seemingly banal could...
Podcast: The Importance of Intention
St Bernard of Clairvaux wrote circa 1150 "L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés ou désirs". From this we have derived a more modern expression, widely used: "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" But is it the thought that counts? How important is intention?...
Procaffeinate – Extraordinary Cafe & Bar Leamington Spa
Allow me to set the scene. It is a Tuesday morning. I am seated at my desk writing a ghastly piece of coursework. My hands are in pain from working all weekend. I say to myself, as I have many times before, that I need a superb hand cream or I will lose them. Like a...
Mida’s Mediterranean Coffee House & Restaurant, Stratford-Upon-Avon
***UPDATE*** I booked a table for two at Mida's in on a Saturday night in June 2019. When I arrived, I found Mida to be closing down, chairs already piled high and staff leaving. When I asked him what was going on he told me his chef (his wife - he'd forgotten that...
Album of the Month: January 2018
That's the Way of the World was released in 1975 and is Earth, Wind & Fire's sixth studio album. It's my firm belief that the world's greatest music was created between 1974 and 1989. Earth, Wind & Fire's name originated using their founder, Maurice White's,...
Chewy Chocolate Amaretto Cookies
Of all the dishes in this vast tome of cooking delights, this is the one which has made me the man I am today. Jesting aside, this is a phenomenal hearty little treat, so full of calories that if you have more than five in the space of one hour, you need to be...