What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[TANGODANCER]

I thought you were a farnworth lad as well, tango? Illusions shattered!

Halliwell, Bolton born and bred, lived there till I was twenty, two years in Yorkshire, seven years back in Bolton, ( Halliwell and Elgin Street) 12 months in Daisy Hill, ten years in Westhoughton and thirty-five years in Farnworth where I still reside. Apart from the two years with the funny folk, never more than a bus ride from the heartland.

[Bruce Rioja]

I thought you were a farnworth lad as well, tango? Illusions shattered!

Halliwell, Bolton born and bred, lived there till I was twenty, two years in Yorkshire, seven years back in Bolton, ( Halliwell and Elgin Street) 12 months in Daisy Hill, ten years in Westhoughton and thirty-five years in Farnworth where I still reside. Apart from the two years with the funny folk, never more than a bus ride from the heartland.

Come on, Tango - this is no time for hard luck stories

[TANGODANCER]

I thought you were a farnworth lad as well, tango? Illusions shattered!

Halliwell, Bolton born and bred, lived there till I was twenty, two years in Yorkshire, seven years back in Bolton, ( Halliwell and Elgin Street) 12 months in Daisy Hill, ten years in Westhoughton and thirty-five years in Farnworth where I still reside. Apart from the two years with the funny folk, never more than a bus ride from the heartland.

Come on, Tango - this is no time for hard luck stories

[bobo the clown]

I thought you were a farnworth lad as well, tango? Illusions shattered!

Halliwell, Bolton born and bred, lived there till I was twenty, two years in Yorkshire, seven years back in Bolton, ( Halliwell and Elgin Street) 12 months in Daisy Hill, ten years in Westhoughton and thirty-five years in Farnworth where I still reside. Apart from the two years with the funny folk, never more than a bus ride from the heartland.

Come on, Tango - this is no time for hard luck stories

Cue Dan & the full review of these places.

[LeverEnd]

I thought you were a farnworth lad as well, tango? Illusions shattered!

Halliwell, Bolton born and bred, lived there till I was twenty, two years in Yorkshire, seven years back in Bolton, ( Halliwell and Elgin Street) 12 months in Daisy Hill, ten years in Westhoughton and thirty-five years in Farnworth where I still reside. Apart from the two years with the funny folk, never more than a bus ride from the heartland.

Come on, Tango - this is no time for hard luck stories

Cue Dan & the full review of these places.

Dan, I bet Tango regularly drives through Horwich looking wistfully and longingly out of the window. If only, if only....

[TANGODANCER]

Back on food; I did have a Spanish meal in Horwich a while back. Decent food and wine but a tad expensive for what it was. Always go the scenic route via Wingates and Blackrod mind.

[Bruce Rioja]

Next Wednesday. Cockadoodlemoo in Stockport. MEEEEEEEAT!!!!!!!

How's that for a carnivore's menu?!

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[thebish]

smoked dog??

[Burnden Paddock]

Next Wednesday. Cockadoodlemoo in Stockport. MEEEEEEEAT!!!!!!!

How's that for a carnivore's menu?!

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The 'Dirty Boy' looks immense. Let us know how the place is!

[Burnden Paddock]

Made Keyser's chicken jambalaya this evening. Much better with the additional stock in from the beginning. Went down a treat!

[boltonboris]

"dirty rice"

Oh do fvck off with your Hipster shit

[William the White]

Tonight, with visiting veggie friends, is curry night. My partner has made six different veggie curries, of varying degrees of sweet to sour, and mildly spiced, to 'try a half spoonful first and put an extra ice lump in your glass of water'.

To drink with the curry I'm opening a 2003 Rioja Gran Reserva some thoughtful person brought for the 60th birthday bash last Sunday... No idea who did that... But if you are reading this, thank you!

We're having popadoms and pickles from House of Raja as a starter. I think a chilled Albarino with that.

[bobo the clown]

Tonight, with visiting veggie friends, is curry night. My partner has made six different veggie curries, of varying degrees of sweet to sour, and mildly spiced, to 'try a half spoonful first and put an extra ice lump in your glass of water'.

To drink with the curry I'm opening a 2003 Rioja Gran Reserva some thoughtful person brought for the 60th birthday bash last Sunday... No idea who did that... But if you are reading this, thank you!

We're having popadoms and pickles from House of Raja as a starter. I think a chilled Albarino with that.

Aaah. The chilled Albarino. It never lets you down.

A 2014 Cobra is often worth a go too.

[Prufrock]

Well, I'm not drinking again for a while. Just got back from three days at a mate's in the Kentish countryside. Spend two days without phone signal, and sporadic internet, drinking in country pubs and doing crosswords. It was ace, though I'm pretty sure my viscera are now viscous, and I may have forgotten my seven-times-table.

[thebish]

goulash tonight - with the smoked paprika! yum!


edit: it was, indeed, ace - and BONUS - being as it is mostly cabbage, carrots and courgettes with 'erbs and spices (apart from the large drizzle of soured cream I added on serving) - it is very, very, low-calorie - I must have had at least two portions and it barely dented my calorie allowance!

[William the White]

Tonight was a return to the remains of last Friday's six veggie curries. Fab. Poss even better.

Ended with us combining the miniature remains of each into one bowl and having a couple of spoons of six-dish curry... This may become a new favourite... It really was good!

(Was a red Rioja again. Nigh on perfect).

[Bruce Rioja]

Next Wednesday. Cockadoodlemoo in Stockport. MEEEEEEEAT!!!!!!!

How's that for a carnivore's menu?!

http://www.cockadoodlemoo.com/pdf/Cocka ... ooMenu.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Went - a very enjoyable and convivial atmosphere with perfectly attentive and (not over) friendly staff. Very good steak / ribs / burgers etc. I had the 'Three Pigs' comprising a very meaty smoked sausage (or smoked dog if you're a bish-esque hipster dude) with pulled pork, bacon and onions ( I asked for them to hold the cheese, Ok, I said "without cheese please"). Came with a nice coleslaw in a light dressing. To the doubtless chagrin of Boris I had the 'Dirty Rice' which is just cagun vegetable rice with corriander. Couldn't finish it all.

Girlie had the same but she had sweet potato fries. I nicked a couple. Oh Emm Gee. Wherever you see these things on a menu - order them. Absolutely fantastic.

I had a pint of diet coke and girlie had a bucket of chocolate milkshake.

Just under £30. Sorted.

If you're down Hazel Grove way and up for a meaty nosebag - get in there.

[Hoboh]

Tonight was a return to the remains of last Friday's six veggie curries. Fab. Poss even better.

Ended with us combining the miniature remains of each into one bowl and having a couple of spoons of six-dish curry... This may become a new favourite... It really was good!

(Was a red Rioja again. Nigh on perfect).

Never cook and eat a curry the same day, they are far better left till the following day or a couple of days later, they mature.

[bobo the clown]

Tonight was a return to the remains of last Friday's six veggie curries. Fab. Poss even better.

Ended with us combining the miniature remains of each into one bowl and having a couple of spoons of six-dish curry... This may become a new favourite... It really was good!

(Was a red Rioja again. Nigh on perfect).

Never cook and eat a curry the same day, they are far better left till the following day or a couple of days later, they mature.

Would that affect the chilled Albarino ???

[Hoboh]

Tonight was a return to the remains of last Friday's six veggie curries. Fab. Poss even better.

Ended with us combining the miniature remains of each into one bowl and having a couple of spoons of six-dish curry... This may become a new favourite... It really was good!

(Was a red Rioja again. Nigh on perfect).

Never cook and eat a curry the same day, they are far better left till the following day or a couple of days later, they mature.

Would that affect the chilled Albarino ???

It might be frozen by then