At least in England

[n5gooner]

Then tell us were you are eating in the UK?

for lunch on a Friday, most pubs round this way, although the Star near the South Coast is v.good. For an evening meal, the Ivy near covent Garden is very nice.

[The Lone Gunman]

I would also suggest that many residents of the sceptred Isle have fallen for the propaganda that their own home grown food is rubbish.

It has been said so many times that people actualy believe it.

What people fail to recognise is that there is and always has been a grand tradition in food all over GB.

If you havent tried it then you are doing yourself a disservice and untill you have you should not be commenting on English food, should you!

BTW whoever pointed at the lager drinking masses sort of makes my point.
The variety and quality of English Ale is superb.

[n5gooner]

BTW whoever pointed at the lager drinking masses sort of makes my point.
The variety and quality of English Ale is superb.

Ale, perfect, where and when, some of the Ale houses round hear are not to bad....

[Phoenix]

BTW whoever pointed at the lager drinking masses sort of makes my point.
The variety and quality of English Ale is superb.

Hear Hear old man!

[Lucifer Box]

Bacalhau is great to eat at other people's houses or portuguese restaurants.
It stinks when in dry cured form, takes ages to prepare for cooking, and the good recipies can be quite involved.

At home we do cook mediterranean style most of the time. My english wife has taken to it and cooks italian and portuguese, although her english stuff is excellent.

No, it won't be the diet that will kill me, although I should drink less wine

I have to agree with you there, Pinto. Bacalhau is one thing best left to restaurants. There is a similar delicacy I used to like in Norway, lutefisk - much the same but it stinks even more than bacalhau before you cook it (it's left to cure for two years).

[The Lone Gunman]

Ah but then you didnt visit the Ultimate Hallucination and possibly made the mistake of eating in Central Brussels .

Schaarbeek is the place to go , I happen to live close to Gard Noord and eveyday I pass those Femmes De Joie which I think you have in mind.

Of course I wouldnt dream of visiting those sultry wenches, well I cant on a Fiver a day now, can I ?

But what about you LG, your strike me as a man of the world , did you ever pop in , and if so .... whats it like ?

Only ever passed them by Mon Amie. They look a lot better from 50 feet than they do from 5.

You are right, I never got to explore the outskirts of Brussels.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Only ever passed them by Mon Amie. They look a lot better from 50 feet than they do from 5.

You are right, I never got to explore the outskirts of Brussels.

For some reason, the Femmes De Joie on the afternoon shift are the most attractive , unsure as to why ...oh damn ...

Alfred !!!

Yes Mother ?

Stop this dirty talk and get back to your office job at once

Yes Mother.

[Joe Black]

For some reason, the Femmes De Joie on the afternoon shift are the most attractive , unsure as to why ...oh damn ...

B*gger, the only ones I've seen so far are the ones working either early in the morning or late at night...

You don't have any pictures Alf?...you know...to show what I'm missing...


Edit: In case you do get a pay rise above that fiver a day, before you spend your extra dosh you might like to check who's flavour of the month

[Francko]

Give me Stilton and strong

Oh btw, I have been forbidden to use stilton for my gnocchi since Chef Franco prepared his missus Gnocchi with Gorgonzola instead of Stilton.

Franco in "Italy can be a lot of bad things but don't mention the food"

[Lucifer Box]

Anyone tried lavabread?

I tried to exfoliate with it. It seemed pretty good at that.