Down East Dulwich way, everyone’s talking about the Sea Cow, part of the ongoing gentri-restaurantification of Lordship Lane. The Sea Cow is a chip shop with attached eating area. But it’s a decidedly posh version of a chippy: at the fron[…]

What is happening to my mouth?
How can drinking a combination of Jack Daniels and coke and vodka and orange make the foam turn purple in your mouth when you brush your teeth the next day? I didn’t even touch Kat’s weird drink with Dr Pepp[…]

Is Big Beautiful? Sometimes. I was wondering the other night as I attempted to get all the way through another pizza from La Porchetta.* The question I would like to pose here is how do you feel when you leave leftovers on your plate in a restaurant.[…]

Condiments I Have Known # 1: Pickapeppa Sauce. A fairly recent discovery this, as there’s only one place in Brighton where you can buy the stuff. It’s imported from Shooter’s Hill in Jamaica and is made from tomatoes, onions, sugar,[…]

Last night I ate a Springbok. Not a South African egg chaser of course, rather the South African antelope which burst across the veldt with uncanny speed and grace (but not so much speed and grace that they don’t get caught I guess). What was s[…]

The reference to Thai Sweet Chilli got me thinking about my favourite ever instant noodle dood. I’ve always been a fan of the Pot Noodle; it conjures up memories of playing text-adventure games in my early teenage years when I’d eat about[…]

SENSATIONS WATCH: Always first to sell out round our way = Thai Sweet Chilli.[…]

There’s a point at which I can’t believe this is ever going to work. Two tins of what can only be described as brown sludge have been in the oven for the exact time specified in the recipe. I can’t see them actually bubbling and spi[…]

I drank far too much in the Horse and Groom last Wednesday, and when I went to bed the room was gently spinning around me. I noticed that it was spinning anticlockwise, and I wondered if I could make it go the other way; for a while I thought I could[…]

HELP I AM A PONCE
Tonights s.h.o.p.p.i.n.g ( in order of scannage).
1. Carton of TROPICANA (no bits) – the time has come where economy juice makes my mouth wince. It is a TRAITOR!
2. Fresh basil
3. Fresh mint (mmmmmmmm-INTAY!)
4. Organic parmia[…]