‘Be like Maradona – give up coke’[…]

Brand Republic brings news of 2006’s first big brand extension clash: both Coke and Pepsi are bringing out coffee-flavoured fizzy drinks at the start of next year.

Coke’s offering is Coca Cola Blak, as seen in this picture – but on[…]

Minor food experiment. One of my favourite risottos is mainly flavoured by lemon. Lemon, watercress and the usual handfuls of onion, garlic and parmesan. Also about a month ago I had a really nice black pudding with an orange sauce (it might have bee[…]

A dinner-free trip to the pub, last week, inevitably led to a trip to the nearest tasty poultry shop. Feeling boozy and ravenous, Marianna and I ordered the value meal of chixor, spicy wings, chips and drink. While fryers fried and boxes were stacked[…]

Cinema nachos: delight or horror? Wise men know that nothing enhances the blockbuster experience more than a lovely big tray of nachos with the side pocket brimming with sloppy cheese. Fuck nutrition, it’s all part of the filmic experiece. So i[…]

So we left the Golden Lion, in a fit of annoyance. And it was 10:30 and we thought, lets head home. However, after walking five paces we changed out mind. But where to drink in Kings Cross?
Maybe I am the only person with a soft spot for the Dun-A-R[…]

Oh, how right I was to curmudgeonly post regarding pub amateur month. In particular my bit on new bar staff. Last night I had my first call in ages to call for a manager and argue licencing law with her. Of course it did me no good, but let me name a[…]

As Tom Ewing puts it here, the reason he be lovin’ a particular Girls Aloud track. Well I am sorry Tom, but just like the madness of kicking one of MY BLOGS off of FreakyTrigger, there is no such thing as Binge Drink Britain. Where are the rive[…]

yes this is InBev’s attempt to do for bocks what they’ve already done for pils with yer garden Stella (i.e., pig and ear).
on the supermarket shelves this morning this beauty was suspiciously close to such other Publog macro faves as lege[…]

It is December, which can mean just one thing in the pubgoing world. PUB AMATEUR MONTH IS HERE. Yes, it is the time when Christmas cheer = poorly ordered beer, when Guinness is suddenly the last drink ordered and your waiting time will rocket. So her[…]