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A Weekend in Scarborough

December 1, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 9 Comments

This was a gifted stay and meal.

Sometimes a weekend away can be so much better than a week away. I find that to get away to somewhere new and blow away those cobwebs just for a few days leaves me feeling like I’ve been away longer than I have. A few weekends ago we headed up to Scarborough to stay at Ox Pasture Hall Hotel. I went to Yorkshire last year but didn’t get to that far so was looking forward to having a weekend in Scarborough; somewhere I’d never been before.

We left early on Saturday morning, drove up and stopped for lunch at the pub in Sancton. We didn’t want to fill up too much as we were having afternoon tea when we arrived at the hotel. The hotel itself is in a sort of oasis; you’re driving along wondering how on earth you can have a country house hotel almost in the town centre but then you go down another road and before you know it you’re in the deepest darkest Yorkshire countryside. read more

Filed Under: Restaurants, Travel Tagged With: Restaurants, Scarborough, Travel, Yorkshire

A Weekend in Windsor

November 7, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 7 Comments

This was a gifted stay and meal.

Even though I have lived in Berkshire for most of my life I have only been to Windsor once when I was much younger so I don’t remember it at all. I like to go to new places and towns and find out what they’re all about and when Mercure hotels got in touch to see if I would like to head off for a weekend in Windsor I was really looking forward to it. We were so lucky with the weather; a lovely sunny autumn weekend and I think I managed to see as much of it as possible in the time I was there. read more

Filed Under: Restaurants, Travel Tagged With: Restaurants, Travel, Windsor

Baravin at Aberystwyth

October 13, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 7 Comments

While I was in Wales recently we took a day trip to Aberystwyth; mainly so we could see the sea. I wasn’t sure whether it would be a big seaside town or a teeny little place perched on the coast. As it turns out it was quite a big town but with hardly any of the chain shops you might find in similar places; plenty of support for independent traders which was nice to see. It was a classic British seaside town with a mix of big houses (now mostly B&Bs) on the seafront, little back streets and plenty of chips! read more

Filed Under: Restaurants, Travel Tagged With: Aberystwyth, Restaurants, Travel, Wales

Wild Wales – A Hiking Adventure

September 28, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 7 Comments

I have been camping a few times with my family, with school and even once in my own back garden. For some reason unbeknown to me I had the grand idea to pack up a load of camping stuff and go hiking through wild Wales. I have never hiked anywhere before unless you count carrying the washing basket upstairs. If you’re considering hiking and camping then this is a tale for you.

I consider my other half and myself to be somewhat sensible people with reasonable general knowledge and survival skills. I mean, we’ve watched Ray Mears a few times and Wales has no poisonous spiders or bears to contend with; how hard can it be? read more

Filed Under: Foraging, Travel Tagged With: Travel, Wales

Tomatitos at Hay-on-Wye

September 21, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 4 Comments

Tomatitos restaurant Hay on Wye - All That I'm Eating

I had heard rumours that Hay-on-Wye is a book lover’s paradise. In case you weren’t aware I love books but could probably be accused of having a few too many. Hay-on-Wye was somewhere I’d always fancied going, just for a nose around mind you, to see what it was all about. We weren’t too far away when we were in Wales so went for the day. It’s a real classic English town, picturesque and with a huge array of antique emporiums and book shops. And Tomatitos at Hay-on-Wye is a really good tapas restaurant.
We wandered around the town for a little while looking for somewhere to have lunch and stumbled on a place called Tomatitos; a quick look at the menu told us it was tapas which is always a good thing as far as I’m concerned. I can try all sorts of different things; a bit of this, a bit of that and everyone can dig in. We sat outside, the sun was shining, the food was good and we could have (I’m not joking) easily been in Spain. read more

Filed Under: Restaurants, Travel Tagged With: Hay-On-Wye, Restaurants, Travel, Wales

A Trip to Wales

September 14, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 6 Comments

I hadn’t been to Wales before this week except when I was at school. I remember it being quite pretty and that I went gorge walking but that was about as much as I could remember. So off I went on Monday to a stay in a place near Builth Wells in Powys. I learnt a few things about Wales in the week I was there; namely that no matter which way you turn it always looks stunning. There’s only so many pictures you can take and upload! Every single person I met was so nice and so friendly it was quite a shock to the system to actually have people say ‘good morning’ to you. I managed to cram plenty in over the week as you’ll see. read more

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Travel, Wales

A Trip to Madrid

June 22, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 14 Comments

Last week I jetted off to Madrid in search of churros, tapas and sunshine. I managed to get three out of three so no complaints from me. Around a two hour flight from London it’s far enough to be ‘away’ but not too far stuck on a plane. Before I went I knew next to no Spanish other than what I had learnt from watching Fawlty Towers so you can imagine my delight when, on arrival at the hotel, the receptionist’s name was Manuel. We landed late afternoon, had a quick glass of vino tinto and then got some rest ready to explore the next day. read more

Filed Under: Restaurants, Travel Tagged With: Madrid, Restaurants, Travel

A Trip to Cambridge

January 2, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 14 Comments

I really rather like Cambridge. I’ve been up a few times now and I think it has to be one of my favourite cities. You’re never quite sure what is going to face you round every corner; some wonderful architecture, a cobbled street, a garden or a glimpse of the river. I think part of Cambridge’s charm is that so much has been discovered there and is still being discovered today. Behind every window you pass someone could be uncovering the answer to a question that has puzzled everyone for years. read more

Filed Under: Restaurants, Travel Tagged With: Cambridge, Restaurants, Travel

Sharp’s Brewery Tour

November 14, 2013 By All That I'm Eating 8 Comments

sharps brewery beers
You may already know that I went to Bruges earlier this year and for the first time realised that beer is actually rather nice. My affection for beer only really extended to the Belgian kind at first. Not that easy to get hold of the more unusual brands I started venturing into beers unknown. A local pub of ours sells Doombar, which is brewed in Cornwall by Sharp’s Brewery, and I thought this was finally a British beer that I liked. Then I discovered (thanks to a Belgian-ish beer bar in London) that Sharp’s made Belgian style beer in Cornwall. We were planning a trip down to Cornwall anyway so after tasting one of the Connoisseurs beers I asked them if they wouldn’t mind giving us a tour, thinking it would be like some of the other tourist orientated factories. It turns out they don’t actually do tours so it was very kind of them to take the time and effort to show us round. As it happened we were shown around by Stewart Howe who is the head brewer and he has won many awards and accolades for his beers. It was fascinating. We were able to taste some of the different malts; from the pale and reminiscent of maltesers to the very dark Guinness-esque ones. They were surprisingly chewy and I wouldn’t have minded a handful to snack on! Next we were running our hands through some of the different hops that are used; British, European and American, I was so surprised how different they smelt and the fruitiness of them too. We got to see inside one of the tanks in action; it was covered in a thick layer of yeasty bubbles and had a great aroma. Sharp’s make such a range of beers and in all sorts of different bottles and barrels and if there’s anything Stuart doesn’t know about beer it’s not worth knowing.

After we had seen the whole process we were able to try some of the bottled beers; 11 in total we tried on our visit. It was similar to wine tasting with the water swishing out in between each one. The photo shows the beers we tried from our favourite (on the left) to the ones less for us (on the right). The range of colour and flavour between them was remarkable; from light and citrusy to deep and honeyed. For someone who used to think all beer tasted the same this was eye opening.
The best bit was when they brought out the chocolate. The two bars of chocolate have been created specially to pair with the Honey Spice beer (white chocolate with lemon meringue) and the Quadrupel (70% dark chocolate). Beer and chocolate I tried in Bruges but it was beer that had the chocolate (or flavour) in it. This was different, not least because the chocolate had other flavours, but because you could make it as strong or faint in chocolate flavour as you liked by nibbling.
One of the more intriguing beers was one called Land Shrimp. I kid you not when I tell you that it was made with woodlice, hence the name. It was quite a bitter beer I thought but I couldn’t tell you if that was down to the woodlice or not. Apparently you can add almost anything to beer! read more

Filed Under: Beer, Drinks, Events, Events & Interviews, Travel Tagged With: Beer, Cornwall, Rock, Travel

A Trip to Cornwall

November 10, 2013 By All That I'm Eating 11 Comments

Cornwall
It’s a few hours in the car for us to get down to Cornwall. My other half’s grandmother lives there so it’s always nice to go down to see her and smell the sea air. On this particular adventure we arrived to the smell of fresh baking in the house and discovered that we were to be treated to a Cornish feast. The first evening comprised saffron buns (bready, a glorious orange and with saffron and dried fruit), figgy hobbin (sultanas wrapped in pastry coated in sugar) and sausage rolls. We were informed that the sausage rolls were a test bake to check that the pastry would be good enough for the incredible and massive pasties that we had the next day. What a welcome.

I like all the names of places you see as you drive around Cornwall. My particular favourite is the ‘Atlantic Highway’ as it conjures up such optimistic visions of an incredible road surrounded by sea but in reality it’s just like any other bit of tarmac. Still, good to say you’ve been on it. The views (as you can see) are good from wherever you are; blue skies (we were quite lucky), sea and green fields. As we were only down for a few days we tried to cram as much in as possible. We started with a trip to the Wadebridge Wine Shop which sells some amazing wines from all over the world, beers, ciders and spirits; they have two Cornish gins available there too. read more

Filed Under: Books & Reviews, Restaurants, Reviews, Travel Tagged With: Cornwall, Restaurants, review, Travel

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