Sunday 19 May 2013

Doomed pie is in shock! wink Great ride this morning (if a little chilly), with the customary stop at Pie in the Sky.

Wednesday 20 February 2013

A treat from Northbridge, WA: Corica apple strudle. Takes two little Asian girls to hold it! wink Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Thursday 24 January 2013

Fish & chips & mushy peas... with champagne? Errrrm... OK wink tongue Very nice they were too! grin

Sunday 20 January 2013

Oh no... not another pub lunch! wink tongue This time it's Barton's Mill. And a snowy stroll by the river after. Nice! smile

Saturday 19 January 2013

The Sun Inn, Bentworth. Another fantastic choice by Mr W. So cosy (necessity in this weather!) & great food. Cheers!

Thursday 17 January 2013

Newman Arms for lunch. Great pies & beer. Great company from way back. They are shy types mind, hence the bokeh wink tongue

Wednesday 16 January 2013

Lunch at Royal China. Still some of the best Yum Cha in London. Someone's happy as first we'd had in a year! Yum! tongue

Tuesday 15 January 2013

Birthday drinks in London. And quick... take a picture of the traditional English spread before it's gone! wink

Saturday 12 January 2013

We don't usually partake in fine dining, but it's almost end of the trip & hotel restaurant had top reviews. Yum! tongue

Friday 11 January 2013

Lunch in St Emilion. The bar was crowded with people swirling, sniffing & slurping their wine. Serious business here!

Wednesday 9 January 2013

Another 4 course dinner of... well... I'm not sure what that second thing was, but it tasted good wink Yum tongue

Tuesday 8 January 2013

€14 dinner in a French country hotel: bottomless soup bowl, hot cheese & bacon salad, stew then desert. Bargain! tongue

Friday 4 January 2013

Small but perfectly formed. Evening treat from the local boulangerie.

Sunday 30 December 2012

Generous tray of tea, biscuits & hot chocolate on arrival at the B&B this evening. Giant cups of yuuuuum! tongue

Sunday 30 December 2012

Lunch in Sète. And a slightly unusual one at that... what with this being a fishing village & all!

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Lunch in St-Remy-de-Provence. Nice village but a grey day outside so random snaps where we found a little colour.

Saturday 8 December 2012

Back from riding, a 'light' post-ride 'snack' awaits. Yes, this is all for me! Nom, nom, nom... erm... sip, sip. tongue

Monday 19 November 2012

Just to prove we did go somewhere other than the beach. But oh dear: I've seen that look before. Best grab dinner! wink

Sunday 18 November 2012

Mid-afternoon snack across the road from Nice beach. Large pizza & beer for 7€. Bargain! Not so those wings. Oh well.

Friday 16 November 2012

Dinner in Sanremo. Almost the final one in Italy. Lots of prosciutto, barely cooked steak & little treat for dessert.

Thursday 8 November 2012

Lunch in Pontovenere. Just got our order in before the kitchen closed. This is Italy so it must be a late one! Lucky!

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Our final Roman dinner (oops, pics when it's almost done), which we'll take in Piazza Navona & watch the world go by.

Sunday 4 November 2012

Lunch somewhere around the Spanish Steps. Meat balls & veggies & wine & coffee & cake. Someone enjoyed it wink

Tuesday 30 October 2012

A little treat this evening: Schwarzwald Imker honey schnapps (from our travels in Germany) & chocolate bread. Yum tongue

Saturday 27 October 2012

Lunch at Casa del Prosciutto. Here's the entrée of... erm... prosciutto of course, plus some accompaniments tongue

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Macelleria Falorni, Greve in Chianti. On this site for almost 300 years! Best butchers shop I've ever been in!

Tuesday 23 October 2012

What a beautiful day. Perfect ride this arvo, then relax with little plate of cheese & 'saucisson' by the vines smile

Monday 22 October 2012

Few of the dishes on offer tonight. Dinner in 'The Cave' under our house with the other guests. Very nice it was too.

Monday 22 October 2012

Plenty of people were out on Sunday looking for these, & a couple today. Think we'll leave it to the experts though!

Friday 19 October 2012

Lunchtime in Lucca. Then after walking it off, time for a little mid-afternoon dessert smile

Thursday 18 October 2012

Home made fresh pasta as a late lunch... or is that early dinner? Yuuuuuum... nom, nom, nom tongue

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Another café stop in Florence. Another beer, another coffee & another tiramisu. Yum! tongue

Monday 15 October 2012

After a tough morning studying sculpture in the Bargello Museum - ahem! wink - lunch by Ponte Vecchio. Yum! tongue

Thursday 4 October 2012

Stumbled across this colourful market today. Don't know what that half sandwich like snack is, but looks goooood! tongue

Wednesday 26 September 2012

Kitchen closed on arrival at Costa Valle Imagna. Nooo! Luckily the host whipped up a small cheese/meat plate. Yum! tongue

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Canal-side dinner. Italian dishes look a bit Spartan, huh? It's that 1st/2nd course thing. Lucky they have desert! wink

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Taking a break. Oh look, a café. Oh look, tiramisu & coffee. Don't worry, I had a treat too but don't look as nice wink

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Breakfast in Venice. Course 1 of 4... or was that 5?... 6? Kindof lost count wink Not too shabby either way! tongue

Monday 24 September 2012

Lunch in Venice: couple slices of pizza in this quite little square. Tranquillity before hitting the tourist madness!

Sunday 23 September 2012

Another meat-ful dinner (this is just the entrée!). Prosciutto & peaches very nice. Interesting drinks trolley too smile

Saturday 22 September 2012

Dinner tonight. They like their meat here. When that's what you order, that's what you get! Leaves room for desert smile

Saturday 22 September 2012

Lunch in 'Legends Pub'. One wouldn't expect much, but... best value so far? €7 for rosemary lamb shanks & chips! tongue

Thursday 20 September 2012

Well, we don't go out for lunch often so might as well do it right wink Food with a view at Hotel Florence, Bellagio smile

Monday 17 September 2012

When in Italy... wink Simple but tasty lunch at home. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Sunday 16 September 2012

Home made chicken & vegetable soup. Yuuuum tongue

Saturday 15 September 2012

If noodles are hard to come by in Europe, what to do when finding a store that sells your favourite brand? wink Yum! tongue

Thursday 13 September 2012

Dinner at 'Al Filo!' in Bormio. Very nice setting in the 'cave'. Lots of food. Here's Pratiwi & her starter. Yum tongue

Wednesday 12 September 2012

Cafe at lunch has copies of 'Il Gelatiere': a magazine dedicated to ice cream. Someone approves! Only in Italy? wink

Monday 10 September 2012

Lunch overlooking Scuol. Kindof 'sculpture' here with pipes one can look through to identify mountain peaks. Cool smile

Saturday 8 September 2012

Dinner in Lavin. Wild deer (it's hunting season) & sausage skewers. And desert of course. Yum! tongue