We arrived back today from our honeymoon and whilst we've been away, I have diligently been keeping a note of what we ate and where. But I'm afraid you will have to 'hold that thought' as there are many piles of washing and ironing and overflowing email inboxes to ...

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Well, my brain cells are slowly coming back online following my totally fabulous hen night last Saturday.  If any of my hens are reading this, I truly had a wonderful day/evening, thank you so much.   As this is a blog about food, I won't dwell too long on the 'Showgirls' part ...

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We ventured into 'gastropub' territory on the weekend, after two completely unrelated people recommended the Plough & Flail in Mobberley.  The occasion was an 'early tea' (6.30) with a friend for a catch-up and a chinwag. I've never been before and first impressions from the decor and general 'buzz' were good.  ...

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Having overloaded at the food tasting for the wedding (and having only digestive biscuits and cheese for tea as a consequence - gasp!), what did I do the next day?  Ate loads!

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I should clarify. There is such a thing as a free lunch - if you're doing the food tasting for your wedding! My mum and I had the pleasure last week of tasting two options for each course in order to decide on the final menu for the ...

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I'm always glad to oblige the statisticians and trend watchers.  Recent reports show that we're now eating out more, and favouring Asian food over any other, and without planning it, we have visited two restaurants this weekend which seem to have covered most of this geographical area, with varying degrees ...

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Obviously my quandry (see previous entry) lasted all of 5 minutes because last night we indulged in a very good curry at the Coriander in Chorlton. We have previously had takeaways from there, all of which were excellent and their customer service is brilliant. On one occasion, our ...

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I get married in 3 months (panic panic panic) - do I continue to enjoy to the full all the fabulous (and not so fabulous) food that is out there, or do I keep a mental picture of my wedding dress in my head and start picking the 'low fat', ...

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After two months of sitting quietly in a box in a "cool, dark place", we finally opened a jar of H's red tomato chutney, the first results of his new hobby of pickling. I have to tell you, we are both deeply impressed.  It easily matches anything you could buy from ...

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As a contrast to the 'chain' experience we had recently at Piccolino's, last night we went to Rhubarb, on Burton Road in Didsbury for a triple-late-birthday celebration (or should that be a late-triple-birthday celebration?).  It was an interesting contrast and one that showed that when it's done well, a small independent ...

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