Fish confusion
A review of L'Insolite, Collioure, France (definitely not SE3) I have an announcement to make. It is official that seiche is in fact cuttlefish, not squid as most of Collioure will tell you. The...
They have pre-wrapped muffins. Hmmm. Moving on….
A a review of the Pavillion cafe in Greenwich. Park SE10 BBQ, jazz, beautiful park.... What could be better? That was why the very first free Friday I had in my diary between May and August was...
Thirty versions of tea implies GOOD things
A review of Peyton and Byrne, Greenwich SE10 Peyton and Bryne is one of those places you have to come back to. It's just got too much to choose from. You feel like a kid in a sweetie shop (do kids...
Hoping that I remained anonymous, A review of Jamie's Italian Deli
I admit, I slaughtered Jamie's Italian in my last review. Even Italian friends told me they thought about going there and changed their minds after my review. So it was with some trepidation that I...
The Betrayal of the Cafetiere
When my eyes were bedazzled by the glossy nespresso machine in the cooking shop where we were on holiday, I wasn't thinking of myself as being unfaithful. I was unaware I was betraying my humble...
The Upsides to Being Miss Marple
A Review of eating out at Montpelier's, Blackheath SE3 Nice coffee and traditional English cakes make for frequent visits to Montpelier's. And some of those traditional English cakes are exactly...
The ginger lamb was just wow. Wow!
A review of eating out at Sun Ya, Blackheath Standard Pre-planning and much debate is necessary when deciding what to order on an all you can eat menu. Which is tough when you are starving. We...
Location is the strong point, a review of Charlton Lido
Unfortunately whether I blog about the lido cafe, or I do not blog about the lido cafe, it seems that you all know about it anyway, and are filling the aisles with your towels. Of course when I...
Has anyone heard of Cypriot zivani? A review of Aqua, Blackheath
I'm always unhappy to read a menu where the choice is too obvious, but there was no such unfortunate experience at Aqua Mediterranean Bar and Grill. Even the main courses were exciting in all their...
He reads OTHER reviews. A review of Cau in Blackheath SE3
For all of Cau's stainless steel interior, (I never liked this sort of interior even in the 80s when it became so popular. I've given up trying to give it the benefit of the doubt; hindsight has...
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A Few More Of My Blog Posts
Chocolate
So are you reading more now that you have no travel time, or maybe even no work? or are you finding your brain is crystallising trying to absorb more information, look for more information while there is none to be had, whilst trying to resist stockpiling because you...
Gourmet Lewisham Restaurant now delivering!
This review was originally posted about the restaurant L’Oculto in the early days of inception. I am re-posting as an internet attack a couple of years ago destroyed it’s presence but they are ready and eager to keep their staff in jobs and keep in business whilst...
Working From Home – Exercise
I’m sure that you are getting all the same WFH advice that i am... My office‘s top tip was to tell me to schedule a workout everyday to counter any isolation associated with working from home. How’re you getting on with that? Weightlifting tinned beans by any chance?...
Strawberry disposal – A lesser issue in the worldwide Coronavirus crisis.
We were supposed to have a strawberry daiquiri party on Friday, which got canned as more and more friends got spooked by their offices closing for Coronavirus. My husband’s asthma only compounded our worries. Coronavirus was actually the second challenge in the...
The Intercontinental O2 review Greenwich
In some ways, The Intercontinental at the O2 should come on prescription. It’s got it all: healing powers, grumpy receptionists and pharmaceutically-priced options. Overall, I keep coming back. The intercontinental O2 spa The rigmarole goes something like this....
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