Travels in search of quiet eating
On Boxing day, we thought to absolve ourselves of the previous day’s gluttony by taking a walk in the country side. Out in the grasslands and gentle hills of Surrey, things were rather happy and peaceful, especially from the number of dogs walking their owners…
Service. Service… Service!!! When sitting around an open kitchen, I had often heard this being hurled around with some abandonment. It would inevitably seem to herald an amusing experience. When this exclamation wasn’t acted upon quickly by the serving staff, it was flung around almost…
There is a major problem with expectation and hope. It brings along sometime weighty baggage and makes things harder to achieve. For example, just look across the pond at attempts to “make America great again”. I wish them all well but if it was me,…
There is sometimes reason to applaud bravado. Here I must clarify, I do not mean that rather irritating braggart that you might remember from school but rather something more mature and in the business world. Although the danger is that if things do not go…
When I was out and about on an evening night and in the city needing a bite to eat, at first I thought there would be a multitude of sins; sorry, foods, to enjoy. Unfortunately, it seemed like many places were choc a block full…