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Another variation of surf and turf for you, sweetbreads and prawn. Also had deboned-oxtail and mash and blood sausage and peas. Very nice. It’s almost the end of 2023 so I will take this opportunity to wish everyone all the best for 2024 and all the gastronomical treats which come with it

This is the third Berlin Michelin star restaurant which has announced it will close at the end of this year. Cordo and Ernst being the others. It’s tough out there. “Sadly, another Michelin-starred restaurant bites the dust. Kinky fine dining venue theNOname started with the vision of 'no...

The Guardia/Observer always provides balance.

In today’s Observer Jay Rayner reports on a number of restaurants reverting from tasting menus to a la carte. Triple whammy of Brexit, post-COVID and cost-of-living plus changing tastes.

This Worthing venture sounds interesting “Who needs a professional dining room when you have your house? Aaron Dalton, who has cooked at Smoking Goat and Fera at Claridge’s, is running an occasional restaurant out of an extension to his semi-detached family home in Worthing, West Sussex...

After a nice night out I invited a girl back to my apartment. She said she was on her menstral cycle. I said no problem, I'll follow you on my Suzuki.

There’s was a nice tribute by Jay Rayner published yesterday. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/24/russell-norman-small-plates-changed-british-dining-for-ever

My oyster incident in Dublin was the worst. I was vomiting so violently I burst blood vessels around my eyes and ended up with two shiners. I do like them though, so I’m glad my weird period wasn’t permanent.

I have just read that Russell Norman has died, 57 years old. Way too young. I am a fan of his Polpo restaurants and I also had a very enjoyable time in Venice following his guide to bacari bars. RIP https://amp.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/13/venice-bar-snacks-cicheti-wine

I had a bad run of oysters in the 00s. 3 times in a row, in different countries as well i.e. no known link. I thought I'd developed an allergy. But after a year or so I tried again and have never looked back. This is all though. The oyster world tried, but failed! All this talk is making me...

The burger law is a bit odd and inconsistent within the UK i.e. why not an issue with steak tartare, and across countries as there is not an issue in say France or Germany.

Generally I'm not convinced by this argument. I have been to plenty of places where this is not true; natives can have bad taste as well.

I am not exactly sure what the food standards are in Germany but I have faith in them; I have been eating at this restuarant for over ten years and am not aware of any issues. Same with France and steak tartar and raw fish and shellfish. I understand you cannot serve a burger rare in the UK...

It's a medium rare burger, so yes.

A further follow up to my recent surf-and-turf posts: I went to my restaurant of the moment and had pork meat balls and smoked sprats last night. Doesn’t work as well as pork and sardines but still nice.

Absolutely.

….and a few pickle backs. One way to beat the 6-1 blues

Glorious burger action

Oooooooh yes!

Thank you. Here’s the menu…the dishes seem simple written down…the drinks don’t.