Rabbit! Jo, Janet, Ann and I drove into town to pay a return visit to the rather splendid ‘The Exotic Dining ‘ Indian restaurant. Courtesy of J and J, we discovered this unsung hero of Indian fusion cuisine about two years ago – and we were blown away. The menu is extremely varied, offering standard …
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Keep Mum and Curry On!
If you are ever in the vicinity of Westerham in Kent and fancy a curry in very posh surroundings, look no further than the imaginatively titled ShamPan 4, cunningly located in what used to be the rather mediocre Spinning Wheel restaurant. We took Mum there tonight (thinking it was still the ‘old’ Spinning Wheel’). From …
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A Dent in Derngate!
I haven’t been to the Derngate Theatre since November, last year, so it was good to make the return journey for a couple of reasons: First up, they were showing a performance of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Live and second, it starred my good friend, Susan Sheridan, who played the part of the …
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Vines Dine – Fine!
Ann had been working in Sheffield for most of the week, so we decided to celebrate the end of her manic week and take the short walk to The Vines. Yes, I know, us WALKING!, hard to believe, but it’s true! Well, that was the plan, until Ann got caught in a really bad traffic-jam …
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The Burger and the Politician
Those of a superstitious nature might have felt that today’s lunch was never meant to happen! I’d agreed to meet up with Alison W in Peterborough for our normal twice-yearly get together. We’d met back in February at The Granary and although the lunch there was ‘OK’ we decided that this time we’d try somewhere …
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Sally gets an iPad Mini
I took the train to London today to meet up with Sally B. She’s treated herself to a shiny new iPad Mini – so that was a perfect excuse for me to immerse myself in a fruit-based OS (part of my ‘five-a-day’), catch up with all Sally’s news, and use up my last Pizza Express …
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Oxford/Silver Party
We started the day by driving over to Oxford to meet up with Nicki C. We did the smart thing and took the Park-and-Ride, both arriving there at about the same time. Oxford was fab. The weather turned out to be better than forecast – hot! and we had a great meal in the roof-top …
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Heard the one about an Italian and the Mexican?
David and I slipped into ‘pensioner-mode’ and then into Kettering Prezzo’s for a voucher-sponsored lunch. After a quick look through the menu, we both opted for the Calzone – the ‘lovechild’ of a pizza and a Cornish Pasty! Despite its doubtful heritage, we both opted for the Carne Picante variant, consisting of chicken, meatballs, chillies …
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The (Bank Holiday) Weekend Starts Here…
FridayDenis joined us in the afternoon. He’s staying until Sunday. He’d had a good trip down and was already at ours when I got back from Trish and John’s after sorting out a few bits & pieces with Trish’s phone and tablet. Ann was working from home and after a(nother) frantic week at work, we …
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Return to Kushboo
We haven’t been to Kushboo since what feels like ages! (it was actually December 2008), but it was the perfect venue for my regular three-monthly meet-up with Mags and Ian. Ann was also back in good time and was able to join us! For a Monday, it was already quite busy when we got …
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One Little Indian!
For the locals around here, they already know that Burton Latimer village is well served for eateries. More specifically, Indian restaurants – there are already two fairly prominent ones within walking distance of each other in the high street, and it doesn’t seem possible for them to squeeze in any more! So, we were quite …
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When Vouchers Go Bad!
David and I dropped into town to use some Tesco vouchers at Prezzo’s . We had the set meal and the food (and service) was fab! But when it came to voucher time, we discovered that the vouchers weren’t valid for a ‘set meal’. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Han’s On!
We don’t normally do spontaneous (unless it’s in the diary!), but Ralph was on his way south and it made sense of him to stay over tonight. And with Ann planning to visit her Dad in hospital in Dorchester tomorrow, we brought forward our regular monthly meal with David and Val from Saturday to …
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Strada’s – Meal with Ian and Mags
Ann as working from home today, so that meant I could borrow the car! I drove over to Stratford to meet up with Ian and Mags for our three-monthly eatathon and to catch-up with each others’ news. I met Ian at his place and we walked (yes, I know, a rare experience for me! – …
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Miracle on Oxford Street/Britain HASN’T Got Talent
We travelled into London today to see our fave Opera: The Magic Flute. We would have normally travelled from Kettering but engineering work meant that there was no way of getting back tonight due to a lack of trains. And so, a new railway station has now been added to my recently visited list: Huntingdon. …
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Gift Man meets Voucher Woman
It’s official: I AM turning into a Pensioner as I find myself becoming attracted to money-off deals for food! It was off to London today to meet Sally B for our regular ‘catch-up and for me to handover the last of my management books. We met at King’s Cross and then took the short walk …
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The Fox and the fish
We don’t eat out spontaneously (unless it’s in the diary!), but tonight was an exception. I picked Ann up from Peterborough Station and we headed for The Fox Inn at Thorpe Waterville. We must have driven past it hundreds of times – and it always looked busy – but (Ann) had only managed to eat …
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Rothwell 2 Turkey 0
I don’t go to Rothwell that often – it’s only normally to eat with friends. Strange then, that somehow I managed to eat there twice in the same day! My first trip was with David at lunchtime. Now that we’re ‘gentlemen of leisure’, we decided to do lunch at The Old Bakehouse. The food and …
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Easter Sunday – Mum’s
Together with Lee, we drove down to Mum’s to take her out for Lunch. It was a return to the now familiar Toby Carvery at Bromley Common, where we’d taken her a few months back. Being Easter Sunday, and the fact that they don’t take bookings, meant we had to time it just right if …
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Family Meal – The George, Buckden
In spite of the rain, sleet and snow, we picked up Lee and headed for The George at Buckden for a family lunch (minus Bev and Mum!). It was great to get everyone together, and The George is an ideal halfway-house for all of us. It was very busy but food was great and so …
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Hair, Cats and Arms
It was another one of those Saturdays, where there was lots going on (in a good way!). First stop for me was Parkway Hair Salon – and increasingly, the visits, just like my hair are much shorter these days! I got home around 10.15 where Ann took the car and dropped the cats off at …
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Lunch with Alison W
I drove over to Peterborough today to catch-up with Alison W for lunch. We headed for The Granary and I was pretty impressed with myself, navigating around the menu and not compromising my Lent List. We caught up with others’ news and generally put the world-to-right – it was then that I noticed that my …
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Mother’s Day comes Early!
With Mum’s health on a slow decline and with us not being able to see her on the official Mother’s Day, we visited her today. On the way there, we dropped in to Neil and Debbie, caught up with all their news, saw the boys and left Neil with couple of knackered PCs. Then it …
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4 Ate, Bar 4 – The Vines
We joined Janet and Jo and took a walk (yes, I walked!) to the recently opened Vines Restaurant and Bar, down the hill at the Grade II listed Barton Hall. The building itself had been unloved for many years but we’d heard that it had now been converted into a classy Restaurant and Bar with …
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Quattro to Prezzo
As I’m now sans-car, Ian and Mags drove over to ours for our three-monthly catch-up. Our destination was Prezzo in Kettering, the town’s newest restaurant sited (spookily) in the recently developed restaurant quarter. Ann was able to join us after a bat-out-of-hell drive back from Sheffield. In convoy, we headed into town and parked in …
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Food – Fit for a Queen
We drove up to Belton today to meet up with Ralph and Karen – The Queen’s Head was our destination, as it’s about half-way between theirs and ours – the food’s pretty good too! We’d been advised by the restaurant to get there in good time as there was a large party arriving just before …
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Leicester – A Ring, A Pig and a Cutlery Set!
It’s Saturday, and nothing that a DoDO likes more after a hard week’s washing, ironing, car valeting and IT Support than a quiet sit-down with the papers. Forget that then! – it was off to Leicester for a mega-shop – and when I say ‘mega’, Ann’s leading the charge today, so it’ll be a biggy! …
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Lunch at the Wheatsheaf
Ralph and Karen dropped in and together with Lee, we headed for The Wheatsheaf at Titchmarsh for Sunday lunch. You can’t go wrong there – the service is always excellent and the food is well above average! Yummy!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Prezzo – Kettering
From an eating-out point of view, Prezzo opening in Kettering is one of the best things to happen to the town for ages. It’s unlike us, but we’d been pretty slow off the mark checking this place out, but we put that right tonight! We met Jo and Janet there and we were surprised to …
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Bev’s here
FRIDAY Bev joined us for the weekend. It was nibbles and wine on Friday night in preparation for her marathon shopping expedition with Lee, Jane and Ann on Saturday – I’m acting as just the taxi service! 🙂 SATURDAY Up with the lark and down to the station for 7.30am (!!!) as the girls headed …
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