William Drabble – Gourmand menu at 7 Park place ,London.
Lunching in London – The Menu Gourmande at William Drabble , st James Hotel and club I had to get the `Google street maps` fired up on my mobile to find 7 Park place ,as it`s tucked away pretty well in...
View ArticleCumbrian Hidden Treasures.
When driving through the Cumbrian lake District there`s normally somewhere to eat at every turn.It might be a corner chippy, a village pie shop , a cosy country pub or a fine dining Michelin starred...
View ArticleThe Langdale hotel , Cumbria, another undiscovered secret hideaway.
In all of my years living in the English Lakes i found it really strange that i`d never actually been to the Langdale valley before. I`d been to places nearby but never ventured the 10 minutes from...
View ArticleOak Bank Hotel, Grasmere – Darren delivers the goods.
With the recent departure of Head Chef John Cook from The Oak Bank hotel in Grasmere the position has now been refilled by a very exciting new youngster in town. Darren Comish has recently moved into...
View ArticleRogan & Co in Cartmel – Chef Kevin Tickle cooks a Spring Lunch.
I`ve been back and forward to Cartmel for over ten years to eat at Simon Rogans Lenclume restaurant. Strangely...
View ArticleRogan & Co – Summer Tasting menu introduced.
This was my second trip to Rogan & Co in the village of Cartmel , Cumbria. Chef Kevin Tickle has now settled into place and after much staff discussion a new Tasting menu has been introduced. This...
View ArticleRogan & Company – Late Summer Tasting menu.
A last minute request to work the weekend ended up spoiling my well made plans so a quick message down to Cartmel and i was smiling again. I managed to get booked in for a last minute Friday lunch slot...
View ArticleForest Side , The Lake Districts multi million pound hotel opens.
My first experience at Forest side was a year ago. I popped in on my way past to see chef Kev Tickle. I was expecting a sample of freshly baked Bread with his latest Cheese discovery. Instead i walked...
View ArticleForest side – All systems GO.
This was my second visit to dine at The Forest side in Grasmere. This time I had just married my sweetheart a day earlier and so we decided to make it into something special and booked in for an...
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