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Where I’ve Been Eating

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I’m roaming around Shrewsbury searching for the perfect breakfast! Proper caffs, not cafes! Churchill’s Cafe in Shrewsbury is incredible value and just about ticks all the right boxes for a proper old school breakfast close to the centre of town!

The Royal Oak, Whatcote - A Michelin Star Restaurant Built Around a Community

The Royal Oak, Whatcote - a great example of where Michelin Starred dining can incorporate the entire local community!

Novello Lounge, Telford

My first visit to any of these ‘lounges’………heard amazing things about the coffee, let’s find out what this Telford branch has to offer!

Love Letters

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My Mum’s 1970’s ‘British’ Sweet Curry

This is comfort, this is happiness. A nostalgic flavour of my childhood that means the world to me. It would be on the shortlist for my death row meal. My love for this dish is eternal. It’s my Mum’s British 70s style Curry!

My Great Shrewsbury Chinese Restaurant Adventure

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Wok King, Sundorne Ave

Long Live The Wok King? Or Is It Time For A Sundorne Bastille Day?

Lee Sing, Monkmoor Road

How Does Lee Sing or the New Lee Sing Hold Up Compared To The Rest……..

Wakaka (formerly Hong Kong City), Town Centre

Somewhere in the middle of town I have always ignored. Not sure why, just a massive prejudice for some reason, I have just always thought it looked rubbish. Anyway, check out what I think of Wakaka…….the next stop on my Chinese Adventure

Seasonal & Surplus

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Seasonal & Surplus - 5 Exciting Ways To Use Swede!

This months Seasonal & Surplus is Swede!

Kitchen Hacks

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Seasonal & Surplus - 5 Exciting Ways To Use Swede!

This months Seasonal & Surplus is Swede!

Christmas Dinner - Top Tips & Prep Lists - Chef Style

Christmas Dinner can be a really daunting task - here is my faultless prep list, chef style, to get you in front and organised for the big day!

Green Tomatoes - 5 Exciting Ways To Use Them

5 ideas on how to use up those delicious Green Tomatoes!

Kitchen Insights

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The Hotel Continental Breakfast! How Circumstance Beats Flavour!

How circumstance is the greatest ingredient of all! Explained through the means of a Continental Breakfast!

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Churchill’s Cafe, Shrewsbury

I’m roaming around Shrewsbury searching for the perfect breakfast! Proper caffs, not cafes! Churchill’s Cafe in Shrewsbury is incredible value and just about ticks all the right boxes for a proper old school breakfast close to the centre of town!

The Hotel Continental Breakfast! How Circumstance Beats Flavour!

How circumstance is the greatest ingredient of all! Explained through the means of a Continental Breakfast!