Tag: Europe

What’s it like to eat at Farmyard Norwich on St Benedicts Street? | Restaurant Review check it out if you’re cool enough

What’s it like to eat at Farmyard Norwich on St Benedicts Street? | Restaurant Review check it out if you’re cool enough

The first thing you notice about one of St Benedicts Street’s latest restaurants, Farmyard Norwich, is the intimidation of the signage. This takes contemporary to a whole new level – lots of country green meets super pink – it sums up perfectly this very cool 

Italian pesto crusted Cod with Asparagus in Parma ham | Bacalao con pesto y espárragos en jamón de Parma | What is the national dish of Italy?

Italian pesto crusted Cod with Asparagus in Parma ham | Bacalao con pesto y espárragos en jamón de Parma | What is the national dish of Italy?

Pesto is as Italian as it comes, it’s lovely stirred through pasta, but we don’t eat that shit here. Spread it on a chunky cod fillet, you won’t miss the heavy carb. Serve it with another couple of classic Italian treats, Parma ham, wrapped around asparagus 

Quick and Easy Rocket and Parmesan Salad, takes 5 minutes |  Rucola e Parmigiano Insalata | Italian National Dish Favourite

Quick and Easy Rocket and Parmesan Salad, takes 5 minutes | Rucola e Parmigiano Insalata | Italian National Dish Favourite

This Rocket and Parmesan Salad is so easy you should be able to make it up yourself or just look at our picture and make it from that. Failing that, we’ve written it down for you – takes minutes. Ours is the quick version and 

What is it like to eat at Koj Cheltenham, in the Cotswolds? | Restaurant Review of Andrew Kojima’s Japanese Tapas place

What is it like to eat at Koj Cheltenham, in the Cotswolds? | Restaurant Review of Andrew Kojima’s Japanese Tapas place

Koj Cheltenham, popular Masterchef finalist Andrew Kojima’s new restaurant, is easy to miss, we’ll let you know if you should… Fronted with a large window, you’d be mistaken to think that it was another shop and mistaken you would be. It may be small, only about 

What is it like to eat at Hotel du Vin, Winchester? Actually, you won’t believe our Restaurant Review #beatboxwaiter – VIDEO

What is it like to eat at Hotel du Vin, Winchester? Actually, you won’t believe our Restaurant Review #beatboxwaiter – VIDEO

The Hotel du Vin Winchester is a well established favourite, I have been a number of times and this visit made it worthy of review. My co-eaters were 7 well oiled ‘guys’ on a stag and following a competitive Go Karting session we felt lunch 

Asparagus wrapped in Parma ham | espárragos en jamón de Parma | What is the national dish of Italy?

Asparagus wrapped in Parma ham | espárragos en jamón de Parma | What is the national dish of Italy?

Aspargus wrapped in Parma ham is clearly a side dish, one that you can put next to a lot of mains. It’s very easy, tastes good and even look fun. What’s not to like? It’s asparagus wrapped in bacon for fuck sake and anything wrapped in 

Spanish Cod with Chorizo, Tomato and Butter Beans | Bacalao con chorizo ​​en tomate y frijol de mantequilla | What is the national dish of Spain?

Spanish Cod with Chorizo, Tomato and Butter Beans | Bacalao con chorizo ​​en tomate y frijol de mantequilla | What is the national dish of Spain?

Fish, in this case Cod with Chorizo, is a big part of Spanish cuisine, you only need to read up on the exploits of Spanish fishing boats to know that, but in addition to that, a huge proportion of the fish caught in the North 

How do you make Swedish Meatballs in a Cream Sauce? | Köttbullar | What is the national dish of Sweden?

How do you make Swedish Meatballs in a Cream Sauce? | Köttbullar | What is the national dish of Sweden?

  Thanks to IKEA, Swedish Meatballs is probably the most likely National Dish to spring to mind. The local name for it, Köttbullar, quite literally translates as meatballs – and it really is that simple. How do you make Swedish Meatballs? The recipe here, köttbullar med gräddsås,