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I love ramen. One of my life’s side-quests is to find the perfect bowl. This is my attempt at tracking and ranking the places I’ve had it. Bristol, unless otherwise indicated. The Gold Collection Kanada Ya (London, Central St Giles) Be still, my beating heart. A place I used to go for coffee back in…
An old friend from Australia’s produced this smirkworthy tome – a collation of blogposts from his adventures crossing India in an autorickshaw (tuk tuk) as part of a rally race. It’s fun to see the cultural experience unfold in front of naive eyes, and made for a quite enjoyable read.
Gladwell doing his Gladwell thing – this time about how underdogs win, and the complexity of assumption which leads you to think that they won’t. Captivating stuff (albeit with some elements that have you thinking “reeeeeeeeallly?” afterwards) and worth a read. My challenge is that now having listened to his podcast a lot I can’t…
Get Back – the Beatles documentary. WHAT a riveting 8 hours of film! There are some people for whom this would be the worst thing you could make them sit through. However I thought I’d outline why for me it was the diametric opposite. First & foremost, ever since I learned that there was a…
I think it was a combination of Chris Hoban and Annabel Meikle’s comments on Facebook that kicked this idea into reality – I’ve long suspected that the obscurity and specificity of crisp flavours was a bit of a sham, and that in fact there are only a few basic flavour compounds in use… so this…
St David’s Hall has all the aesthetic appeal of a 1980s municipal swimming complex (“complex late brutalism”, according to Building Design magazine), but it’s where I found myself on the evening of April 29th. In a rare display of relevance, I’d been lazily paging through my Facebook feed in the back yard following a particularly…
Right, so this is going to sound like an advert. But it ain’t. I can honestly put my hand on heart and say that Hello Fresh has landed a huge boon right in our kitchen. For those not in the know – Hello Fresh is a subscription meal service, where you pay a set fee…
York – Hotels & Holidays – Hotels If you’re tired of over-elaborate hotel rooms and service offerings then you’ll absolutely adore the York Central Micklegate Travelodge. It’s also ideal if you’re keen on visiting the Reflex 80’s bar, which is conveniently located right across the road. You certainly wouldn’t stay here under any other circumstances….
London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Spanish So, from what we can gather, this place is located on the site of a former burrito joint – and its new incarnation is… a Spanish place, which does burritos! (I’m reviewing this place purely on the strength of its burritos, by the way – couldn’t…
London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Italian & Pizza The plan was to meet at the pub next door, then pop over to Ciao Bella for a low-key bite. And what an experience! There’s seldom a vibe that can be matched by a bustling cheery Italian restaurant – this place was absolutely heaving,…