The Shining
Another quickie! The silver bottoms of my lovely old salt and pepper mill had corroded. I put them...
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Category: Quotes, Quirky and Quick
Boiling Over
Just a quick hint. When boiling rice (or pasta) don’t put a lid on as it will boil over and...
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A Walk down memory lane — well the strand actually
Prices in shillings and pence!!
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Speaking of Ordering the Wrong Wine
I am reminded of a time many years ago in my first restaurant in the UK when a young ‘air force’...
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Piston Broke — Just the tonic
The M6 in the UK, was closed recently after a lorry carrying 32,000 litres of gin was involved in...
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Sell by Dates — Again!
Regular readers will know my feelings about sell by dates. I have had a can of Salmon in my...
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The Dorchester Hotel appoints it’s youngest Head Chef ever.
Tom Booton, 26, has been appointed head chef of the Grill at the iconic Dorchester Hotel, becoming...
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Bath’s Royal Mineral Water Hospital is to become a luxury hotel.
I never knew that mineral waters ever needed hospital treatment!
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That’s What I Call Out-of-Date!
I have been known to bash on about ‘sell by dates’ and ‘best by dates’ or ‘consume before dates’!...
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Relax We Post
I think I’ve seen it all now in this modern world of 24 hour social media. IBIS the Swiss hotel...
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Toque — or not
From the early days, wearing a chef’s hat (Toque) was de rigeur. Nowadays it’s hard to...
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