I went to a family wedding yesterday. The setting – a small country house-cum-hotel, was sumptuous, the Bride looked fabulous and the Groom – well, I’m old fashioned enough to think that taking consciously taking responsibility in life is a positive trait for a man to display. So the Groom, looked, well, more manly. The actual [...]
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Today I was forwarded an email from an old friend to whom I was once very close. It’s been over fifteen years since we last met, but it made me [...]
When I passed a Google Street View car while cycling through Nottingham a few months ago, I thought: “Hmm. I wonder if I’ll show up on Street View?” Well, Google Maps launched their Street View in the UK today, and it appears the answer is “Yes”. Now, I wasn’t having an affair or buying drugs [...]
…because at the end of the meal, someone I took to be part of the front of house management came over and said: ”Would you like to visit the kitchen?” I’ve seen a few kitchens, but this is the first time anyone has invited me into a Michelin-starred kitchen right in the middle of service. I [...]