Archive for March, 2011

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A chorizo roll

You can tell how good it is by the length of the queue. Most Saturday lunch times at my dear Borough markets you’ll have to part with at least 10 minutes to get your hands on one. Milling around it you’ll find all sorts with big cameras, fanny packs and wide eyes. There’s a sound […]

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The end of the line

I can see the finish line. It’s been a tough few years. We’ve subjected our bodies to all manner of punishment. We’ve trekked vast distances and wreaked a fair bit of damage to the bottom line of our mortgage. But someone had to do it.  (Actually, no one had to do it. And it didn’t […]

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St Petroc’s Bistro

Padstow feels like the town that Rick built. From his fish and chip shop, to his patisserie, to his gift shop, to his shiny flagship Seafood Restaurant that overlooks the bobbing boats in the harbour…   The presence of Mr Rick Stein is keenly felt in this small village on the Cornish coast. We’ve come […]

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Hix Soho

It’s pretty darn hard to beat the pleasure of a four hour lunch. Once they were the domain of advertising executives and frock wearing ladies sporting lipstick a curious shade of coral. To me they are now a sure sign that it is Saturday. On Sundays there are shirts to wash and phone contracts to […]