When your dad drops you an email asking you whether you and your husband would like to go to a ten-course vegetarian supper club at The Walled Gardens, there is really only one answer. And that answer is: yes. Absolutely, yes please, we'll book the tickets, you send us the money, yes please, thank you, … Continue reading A Review of the Walled Gardens Supper Club (or turning up at a stranger’s house and eating all their food…)
Month: October 2018
Apocalypse-Averting Veggie Bolognese

We all know it. We've known it for years of course, but it was difficult to ignore the news last week about the impact that meat-eating is having on the environment. The advice is that we should reduce the amount of red meat that we eat to once a week, lest we find ourselves hurtling … Continue reading Apocalypse-Averting Veggie Bolognese
Cape to Cuba Opening Weekend: A review
We are lucky enough to live in a little part of the world that seems to have new and exciting eateries and drinkeries springing up all over the show. The newest addition to the Prestwich scene is African-Cuban fusion cocktail bar Cape to Cuba. Convinced this was going to become a stalwart of Bury New … Continue reading Cape to Cuba Opening Weekend: A review
For Mum: Feed a Crowd Might-be-Vegan, is-definitely-Veggie Chilli

I've had this recipe knocking about for years. Its a slightly pimped up version of Jack Monroe's Mumma Jack's Chilli. (And if you haven't come across Jack, firstly - where have you been? And secondly, go and check them out at http://www.cookingonabootstrap.com) A couple of years ago my (almost) entire family, or as we like … Continue reading For Mum: Feed a Crowd Might-be-Vegan, is-definitely-Veggie Chilli