Fair weather foodie
Jul 10th 2008
I fear my resolve may be weakening. If you’d asked me a couple of weeks ago, I was all geared up to go to Summer in the Park this weekend at Platt Fields Park in Manchester. It appears to be a foodie paradise - essentially an opportunity to stuff your face all day courtesy of some of the best restaurants in Manchester, whilst also sampling tasty titbits from a producers market, watching demonstrations from some of the country’s best chefs, and as if that wasn’t enough, there’s also poetry, comedy and a whole music festival part too. (I have to admit to never having heard of most of the bands, but then I’m a foodie, not a muso!).
But, having stared out of the window all week at the rain as it poured, and the wind as it blew, I have to admit that standing in a muddy park with rain dripping off the end of my nose whilst trying to eat from a soggy plate is currently not up there in the ‘things I must do this weekend’ list. Oh dear. We’ve not bought tickets yet, but we’ll be watching the weather closely over the next couple of days - it might be a case of turning up on the day if the sun is shining. Watch this space.
Update - Saturday: We wimped out. It’s pouring!!
Jul 10th 2008
And you’ve got to worry what’s going to happen to pol old Frank Sidebottom’s papier mache head if it rains like this!