I’ve had a friend staying for the past few weeks from the US. Originally for a few days, but extended due to the ‘ash crisis’. To mark him finally making it home to the US (only to come back again next week) we decided to cook a roast the night before he left: That’s 2 […]

A good place for cakes found in Cambridge. Yes, we all know that Cambridge is a culinary desert. Mmh, no desert implies some nice place, let’s call it a wasteground. However, I’ve finally found a good place for cakes. Of course it’s a chain (that’s standard for anything involving food in Cambridge), but it is […]

Some people over from our various offices this week as well as friend also staying with me. I’ve had 2 curry’s this week (both terrible, but hey it’s Cambridge) and the BBQ season is in full swing having cleaned it last Friday and then using it fairly heavily. I think I need to go and […]

Yesterday we had a day out in London for a friend who’s getting married in the next few weeks. London is such a great place for a day out. Plenty of pubs to choose from and pretty good service. Most stag weekends involve the ‘stag’ being humiliated, so I got in early, making him eat […]

That’s 2 nights on the trot eating badly. Last night was Pizza from the local kebab shop. I feel now like I’m becoming a regular- and that really isn’t a good thing ! Sometimes you just need some pick-me-up comfort food. I must admit I did feel better after it. Tonight was worse. I’m traveling […]

Monday was Burns night. A tradition where various Scottish foods (and of course Whisky) is consumed in honour of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Personally I’ve never read any of his stuff myself, although I’m sure we had some readings at school but forgotten all about it. Burns night is interesting as it’s one of […]

My favourite Chinese food – slices of thin beef cooked in chilli oil with extra chilli’s added to ensure maximum flavour. I could eat bowls and bowls of this – though the next day I always have a sore stomach ! In HK ended up eating masses of food like this, as well as some […]

.. consumed over the weekend. Met up for breakfast at Automat in Mayfair. 10:30AM perusing the menu and I noted ‘Brisket sandwich with fries’ – of course anything else on the menu after that point didn’t seem at all appealing. Yes, 10:30AM and having a full lunch. I liked Automat, American style diner. Upon first […]

Dinner at Peking last night, twice this week (although once takeaway so doesn’t really count). As I walked in to the restaurant, I spotted a couple of young Cambridgeoids (my new name for Cambridge people I find irritating)- full dictionary definition to follow in a later post. In this case, it was the young couple, […]

I’ve previously described Cambridge as a culinary desert in the past and last weekend confirmed just how bad places really can be… Carluccio’sLast Friday decided to have some pre-dinner snacks since eating later in the day. Against better judgement passed Carluccio’s, it didn’t look at all busy, so decided to grab a table. I’ve never […]