Tag: England

Blog Post Photo, Stacks of Cheeses
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Then There Was Cheese!

Have you ever had a thought that keeps popping up every now and again?  Well…in my case one of these is “daddy, where does cheese come from?” Or should I say “how did we come to have this wonderful stuff called cheese?” Every time I watch someone making cheese on a T.V. programme I just […]

Blog Post Photo, Tuscany, White Wine on Wooden Outdoor Table, Photo also used in What Wine?
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Sometimes There’s A Friend

Sometimes we all gripe about Facebook gremlins or having to un-friend someone for some reason or the other.  Where situations arise where we are left unfortunate and unwelcome comments demanding that we delete that individual from our friends list.  Sadly, this does take place. But we also have a platform at our fingertips that enables us to connect […]

Blog Post Photo, The Churchill Arms, Kensington High Street, London
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An English Pub Lunch?

We were visiting London for a week in 2010 and other than being at Heathrow on previous trips, it was my very first time in England. Me…the English history nut! So, what’s one of the first things we want to do on your first morning in London after leaving our rented apartment was to go […]

Blog Post Photo, Joe Cooking Bistecca, Tuscany, Italy, Yellow House
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To Meat Or Not To Meat?

Ever since Elizabeth Minchelli posted a photo on Facebook taken one night while having dinner at St. John restaurant in London, of what the table next to theirs had ordered; a whole roasted suckling pig and the comments the photo engendered, I wanted to respond. We are not vegetarians, although we eat a lot of […]

Blog Photo Post Free-Range Chicken, Borough Market
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Cock-A-Doodle-Do

Once upon a time there was a very happy cook, me! Nowadays, not so much. I blame the poultry police! I don’t think there are many who don’t love a really good roast chicken or turkey. Something that has been in the back of mind for a number of years re-emerged when were in England […]

Blog Post Photo, Bakery Window, London, England
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English Tarts Aka “A Bunch Of Tarts”

What’s in a name, well…According to the Oxford Dictionary a “tart” could be: 1.  A woman who is a bit, shall we say, very forthcoming with her favours. 2.  Make oneself look attractive with clothes or makeup, “tart oneself up”. 3.  Improve the appearance of “tart up”. 4.  Sharp or acid in taste. 5.  An […]

Blog Post Photo, The Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell, London, England
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Kudos Or Not, London, Part 2

If you happen to be in East London or Canterbury check out the Crown and Deeson’s.  We liked them both a lot.  They both serve well cooked English food, using local ingredients. One sunny morning, we headed to Smithfield and Clerkenwell, to have a wander and find a pub to have a nice lunch. The […]

Blog Photo Post, The Full English, No Beans London, England
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Kudos or Not, London, Part 1

We have never claimed to be restaurant critics! However, as the saying goes, we know what we like, so here are four restaurants/pubs that we would recommend if you are in London. We enjoyed two visits to the Harwood Arms. They‘re the only gastropub in London to have a Michelin star and are known for […]

Blog Post Photo, Eating Fish & Chips, London, England
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Fish ‘N Chips, London

When you go to the UK there are so many delicious and outstanding edibles to be sampled.  And we really want to sample as much as we can. But just because we’re food people, doesn’t mean that we can’t appreciate what might be considered old-school, but it has to be really well done. Consider the […]