What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[Bruce Rioja]

Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread. Next door neighbours brought me some back from their day trip.

that's top stuff that is!

Indeed. The smell in that tiny shop is hard to beat!!

I've even been known to post orders to grateful friends down south, who are unable to make the trek oop north.

If there's anything that's more moreish then I'd love to know what it is.

I'll just have a half a slice - three slices in

[thebish]

Am in Mevagissey - proper working fishing harbour. Each day we visit the little harbour shop where they sell a selection of fish caught that day off one of their boats.. So far - sardines, whiting and red mullet! Yum :0)

[Bruce Rioja]

Had late lunch at Prezzo in The Printworks. Not bad, not bad at all, especially for a chain. The pasta was superbly cooked to al dente and the house red is certainly decent though unremarkable. It's just that they need to understand how to use chilli oil rather than slices of red chilli, especially in delicate lobster and crab pasta dishes.

[KeyserSoze]

This morning I was taken out by a freelancer (probably the first time in history a freelancer has taken his editor out) for breakfast at The Delaunay - a restaurant/hotel thing in theatreland, near the savoy etc. This was the breakfast menu http://thedelaunay.assets.d3r.com/pdfs/ ... st-web.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Now, I'm not a foodie. But I can tell that the majority of that looks lovely. So for some reason I ordered the Viennese breakfast. I was there thinking "oh it'd be like a cheese board and some ham, etc". Instead it was the most dry, overpowering thing ever. Blergh, can still taste the salami now

This wasn't helped by everyone else having either a mountain of bacon on pancakes or eggs royale.

[CrazyHorse]

£16.50 for The English. Dear god.

[KeyserSoze]

I wasn't paying!

One of posh old-school hotels, isn't it. full of rich businessmen and richer tourists.

[Worthy4England]

That's about par or below par for hotels in London...

[bobo the clown]

That's about par or below par for hotels in London...

Yep ..... but two boiled eggs and soldiers. Must have been tempting just for the crack. (boom-boom)

[Bijou Bob]

Today....... I feel like this needs a big build up...... I discovered that Tunnock's make Teacakes......with dark chocolate. I think I've died and gone to heaven.

[Bruce Rioja]

Made another chili bean soup and whacked a load of spinach in it, healthy rascal that I am

Anyhow - nipped in Aldi and noticed that they're doing a 2010 Barolo for £9.99. Secured three.

[Lord Kangana]

Whilst I suspect that any Barolo at under a tenner is not going to be spectacular, I'd also advise that drinking Barolo young will just disappoint.

However, I've just checked the one note that exists on it and the drinker claims it looks and feels old already, so what do I know, fill yer boots!

[Bruce Rioja]

Whilst I suspect that any Barolo at under a tenner is not going to be spectacular, I'd also advise that drinking Barolo young will just disappoint.

However, I've just checked the one note that exists on it and the drinker claims it looks and feels old already, so what do I know, fill yer boots!

Oh well, there's only one way to find out. I'll decant one and let you know later.

[William the White]

Made another chili bean soup and whacked a load of spinach in it, healthy rascal that I am

Anyhow - nipped in Aldi and noticed that they're doing a 2010 Barolo for £9.99. Secured three.

Yesterday I picked up a German Pinot Noir from Aldi at £4.49.

It has to be undrinkable at that price, surely... But, hey-ho, Aldi constantly surprises with its wine...

[Bruce Rioja]

Oh - nipped down the fish market late on yesterday afternoon.

700g of Monkfish - £5.00

1.4 Kg smoked cod - £10.00

[General Mannerheim]

had an amazing Hot-Pot at the Pack Horse in Affetside last night, with fresh warm bread and red cabbage.. and a dollop of brown! few pints of Hydes Muscavado! bang on. just what i need the last night before another malnourished week at the coal face...

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

One pot pasta tonight. Really tasty, really easy, really quick and fairly healthy

[General Mannerheim]

that like them Dolmio pasta-vita things? i'll probably be having one of them n'all...

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Nah, it's a from scratch recipe. Everything goes in a pan, you boil it until the pasta is cooked and then eat it. None of the sugar and crap in the store bought sauces, but really tasty.

[William the White]

Monday night is my regular cooking night (wife at yoga).

So...

Just made some carrot, leek and coriander soup.

Nice.

Enough to last a few days.

Marinading some chicken thighs in piri piri and garlic at the moment and have some parboiled potatoes waiting to be roasted.

Banana cake possible. As is roquefort.

The amazing bargain Rueda Verdejo from Aldi is nicely chilled. (Was it LGM that reccoed that? Nice one!)

Monday night.

[Lord Kangana]

I'm having Tomme de Chevre with black truffle tonight.

Now to pick a suitable wine....