Its been a while during which various arrangements were made, but finally the basic details of FOOD SCIENCE DAY can be outlined. An idea patched together on the night of Rob Bolton’s leaving party, you could not stop some of our foodie friends […]

And we drank…
… in alphabetical order…

Lee GB Mild (tasting note [TN] == “num)
Wells Banana Bread Beer (TN = “tastes like banana antibiotics!!”)
York Bitter (“from the North East, TN = “refreshing&#822[…]

The reports of the demise of The Crown on New Oxford Street appear to have been premature. It was closed for refurbishment, not closed full stop. And this being a Sam Smith’s pub that refurbisment was restricted to a new slap of paint on the wa[…]

I’m surprised we haven’t written about the Great Nepalese on Eversholt Street before, I know I’ve been there with other publoggers previously, but the search says we didn’t tell you. I was hoping to find a previous review to […]

See, its not just me who is plagued by typos. This poor young chap (yob if you will) if now condemned to walk the streets drinking alcohol. The subtle difference between the word “with” and “without” makes or breaks this court[…]

My holiday in France had three aims: visiting Maman et Papa in their new home, going to look at lots of animals, and the traditional French holiday diversion of eating a ton of lovely nosh. My parents have moved to the Limousin, one of the less popul[…]

The weirdly-timed backlash against the forthcoming increased flexibility in pub opening times continues.
“Tory leader Michael Howard said the legislation should be shelved until binge drinking has been brought under control.”
As far as […]

Last night, whilst making an admittedly somewhat unseasonal tea of bangers and mash I seem, without thinking about it, to have made PERFECT MASH!* I am annoyed about this because I have NO IDEA how I did it and thus am unable to recreate it:
1. The […]

La Porchetta is shut. This has caused a massive upset to a FT writer, so much so that he almost lost his job over it (okay, it is more complex than that, but off the point.) The point is, why are they shut? A similar crisis occurred last year when ke[…]

At last we bring you Slim Pret. Its huge, but slim. All weve done is make a little box to suit a freshly made Pret sarnie. Enjoy one with a soup or a salad, or just on its own
I know some people might say things like – why mess with a classic f[…]