When it comes to food, you may have realised by now I'm a little obsessed. Within five minutes of waking I'm thinking of breakfast. An hour or two later and I'm making a coffee to stop me raiding the fridge. Skip to one hour later and my head is firmly in said fridge. Then phew, it's lunchtime! This cycle continues throughout the day, pretty much every day. I can barely go an … [Read more...]
The Big V – Value!
Over the course of last weekend, MrF and I, along with the kids, ended up eating out at two very different venues. The first: an upmarket gastropub in an Oxfordshire village, with waiters and waitresses in neat monochrome uniforms. The second: a humble little Turkish café on a busy road in the heart of Oxford. The food at the gastropub was expensive, under seasoned and under … [Read more...]
Food Hygiene Scores
None of us are perfect when we cook in our kitchens at home. We all lick a spoonful of some concoction and then dip it straight back in. Sometimes you use the meat chopping board to butter a quick slice of bread. Having pets in the kitchen, we’ve seen your Instagram pics of kitty on the draining board! Or picking up a piece of dropped food and putting it back (ten second rule!) … [Read more...]
How To Choose Wine
Words: Mr Mellors, Gamekeeper Turned Poacher (he used to make you drinks & carry your food, now he watches others do it and has kindly written this piece on how to choose wine) I see plenty of words written about the food these days but the drinks very often only get a cursory mention. Now, I know not everyone can be so well read and drunk so much as I but, come on, … [Read more...]
