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Manteca

Manteca

Manteca – I am by nature a taciturn man.  So I find loud noises annoying, the burp of cars irritating and the barking of small dogs at times surprising.  I generally look to go to restaurants where this isn’t a problem.  But this was not 

New Forest

New Forest

With such clarifications out of the way (stay home everyone, it is for your own good), I thought to write the below to brighten up your (and my) day. By way of another disclaimer, regardless of the cover photo for this post, this is not 

Circolo Popolare

Circolo Popolare

I get suspicious when particularly affordable places dress themselves up.  Maybe it just a reaction to the rather showy politics of our day but I can’t help but be wary. With a dining room like this, thoughts of opulence and showmanship easily spring to mind. 

Social Eating House

Social Eating House

I know I often like to talk about empire building (where’s mine?) but often had to resort to viewing (or trying) someone else’s. Welcome to the social chain.  There is Pollen Street Social, Little Social, Social Wine and Tapas, City Social, Social Eating House and 

Portland

Portland

When I was a kid, I quickly learnt that storming off in a tantrum rarely seemed to help me.  Screaming, shouting and trying to embarrass the parents would get me precisely nowhere.  In fact, it would be counterproductive as I would then be subject to