Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

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Review: The Stagg, Titley

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Michelin, Pubs, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

13 October 2013

Given that we’re going to be leaving the Welsh Marches soon, it felt like time to return to that most historic and significant of pubs, The Stagg at Titley. You’ll know it of course. You don’t? Call yourself a foodie? The Stagg is of course the very first pub in the entire world to have …

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Review: Asha’s, Birmingham

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Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

1 October 2013

There seem to be two approaches to “contemporary Indian cuisine”. The first approach is to take a step back, look at all the amazing ingredients and techniques found across the sub-continent, and then create a menu of modern dishes riffing on the classics in new and interesting ways. The second approach is to take all …

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Causa with smoked duck breast

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Lunch or supper, Recipes

25 September 2013

Causa is cold mashed potato. Mmm… appealing! That must be why there are hardly any recipes on the internet for causa. Well, I’m here to add to that paltry tally. The whole point about causa, and why I like it, is that it should be cold mashed potato with stuff. In this case I happen …

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Review: Adam’s, Birmingham

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Fine dining, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

8 September 2013

If chef Adam Stokes’ favourite flavour of crisps isn’t salt and vinegar I’m quite prepared to eat my hat. Oh, I most definitely enjoyed my nine course tasting menu at Adam’s new venture in Birmingham, but those with a high blood pressure might want to steer clear. Tucked very unobtrusively away in the centre of …

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Review: The Bennetts End, near Ludlow

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Pubs, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

24 August 2013

Sometimes you get a better view from a hill than a mountain. You’re probably expecting something philosophical now, but I meant it literally. Take the Clee Hills, for instance. Driving up over towering Clee Hill you are greeted by one of the vastest views in England. Stretched out before you are four different counties, and …

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