Author Archives: cwildman
Colchester Oyster Fishery
Fantastic British Oysters & Seafood are alive and well, a few weeks ago we enjoyed a fantastic trip organised by Gordon Cartwright from Visionary Dining. The day involved a long drive, a good foodie chat followed on arrival with a … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, Food, Seafood
Tagged Colchester, crab, Fish and Seafood, Fishery, Lobster, native oyster, oyster, razor clam, rock oyster, scallops, seafood, Shellfish
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The Plough at Lupton and Small Plates!
On the way back from visiting relations over the border in The Lake District we called in to try the refurbished Plough at Lupton. The Plough is no longer the venue for Wild West quick draw competitions (although that was a … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Food, Reviews
Tagged beer, belly pork, figs, Hobgoblin, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lake District, Lupton, Plough Inn, Public house, pumpkin soup, Small Plates, tapas, yum cha
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Fancy a curry with 25% off?
Aagrah group of restaurants are offering 25% off food in January, 20% off in February and 15% in March, a perfect wallet saver for the new year. Just print off this voucher and take along to any Aagrah group restaurant. … Continue reading
Jamie’s Sausage Cassoulet
A simple supper adapted from Jamie Olivers 30 minute meals, kinda Sausage Cassoulet :- Ingredients:- 3 rashers of streaky bacon or a handful of bacon lardons 1lb or 500g pork sausages, good quality from your butcher or farmers market 120g … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Chorizo, Food & Recipe Books, Recipes, Sausages
Tagged bacon, bread, Bread crumbs, cassoulet, chorizo, Jamie Oliver, jamies, sausage
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Michelin Guide 2011 Stars & Bib Gourmand
There is a lot of hot air about the latest Michelin Guide 2011 on the web and in the press, including some quiet deletions, Andrew Pern’s fantastic Star at Harome with Michelin star or not, remains one of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Eating, Food, Food & Recipe Books, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged Bib Gourmand, cinzia bocchi, Clitheroe, country inn, freemasons, Gisburn, Harome, italian, maurizio bocchi, Michelin, Michelin Guide, pasta, pub, restaurant, Simon Smith, star inn, Wiswell
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Eggs Benedict – Feed a cold!
Not sure what I fancy to eat at the moment (still full of cold) but on a recent visit to Ilkley I was persuaded to stop off at the iconic Bettys Tea Room. Feeling a little peckish I was torn … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Eggs, Reviews, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged bettys, coffee, eggs benedict, Hollandaise sauce, ilkley, Muffins, Poached egg, room, tea, yorkshire ham
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Hot Toddy
Following up on Cold & Flu cures, remedies or just pep up drinks & foods, we felt the need to try a Hot Toddy last night, no particular recipe followed but it tasted great & did the trick, ours was … Continue reading
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