I had dinner in Sails Brasserie at St Aubin’s Harbour on the Channel Island of Jersey in May 2010, accompanied by Jackie Gully of Jersey.com. The Brasserie is on the first floor of The Boat House overlooking the harbour. We selected from the £25 three course set menu (some dishes do carry a supplement) although [...]
The Waterfront Brasserie at the Radisson Blu hotel in St Helier on the Channel Island of Jersey is in a wonderful location at Elizabeth Marina with views over to Elizabeth Castle. I dined at the brasserie, on a complimentary basis, selecting from the three course set menu, which cost £19 for two courses and £22 [...]
I was a guest at Salvo’s Italian restaurant in Leeds for lunch with Darren Cronian of My Life in Leeds and Rachel McAlley, Salvo’s PR consultant, in April 2010. The restaurant is in the Headingley district of Leeds, a couple of miles north of the city centre. Salvo’s was recently named as the best Italian [...]
Darren Cronian of MyLifeinLeeds and I were invited to a press Spring Menu preview dinner at the City Inn Leeds on 21 April 2010 . The City Cafe restaurant overlooks the canal basin at Granary Wharf. Now as I’m no gourmet and find it almost impossible to describe flavours in words, I thought you’d prefer [...]
I had lunch at Rogano in Glasgow in April 2010. The restaurant is in Exchange Square, just off Buchanan Street, close to Gallery of Modern Art. With its Art Deco style interior dating from the 1930s, the Rogano is Glasgow’s oldest surviving restaurant. Rogano exterior I did attempt to take some photos of the ocean [...]
Like so many buildings in Istanbul, the walls are lined with portraits, photographs, reminders of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. And the national football team of course. But it was not the photography on the walls that drew me to umut ocakbaşı. It was that very seldom am I presented with ten sharp skewers dangling meat for [...]
Croatia continues to top the list of most favoured Europe destinations. And if you too are planning to visit to these shores, one of my most recommended Europe travel tips is to make time for at least one meal at a Konoba. The Konoba is a traditional Croatian tavern. It comes with rustic features like [...]
I just sent a good friend off packing for a long weekend trip to Amsterdam and gave her some of my Europe travels tips, a list of my favourite restaurants in the city. I thought it was a bit selfish not to share them, so here are a few really special places you should check [...]
We had dinner at Limehouse Restaurant York in February 2010. The restaurant is in Goodramgate a couple of minutes walk from York Minster. There are two seating areas, one at the front where we sat and another at the rear. Interior of Limehouse Restaurant York We selected from the Set Price Evening Menu which costs [...]
I had the 8 euro lunch at the baubar in Placa Catedral in Girona to fortify myself before my walk around the city walls in December 2009. It’s a very interesting location on the ground floor of the Girona School of Architecture with a display panel about local buildings. Architectural information board at baubar, Girona [...]
