Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

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  1. Review: Barang, Borough Market — 26 February 2026
  2. Review: The Three Oaks, Gerrard’s Cross — 24 February 2026
  3. Review: AngloThai, Marylebone — 24 February 2026
  4. Review: Beckford Bottle Shop, Bath — 24 February 2026
  5. Review: The Bell, Ramsbury — 24 February 2026

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Beetroot and black pudding salad (no bird)

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Lunch or supper, Quick meal, Recipes

17 November 2011

You won’t find any decomposing bird carcasses in this salad recipe. While you recover from that truly horrible thought, perhaps you can help me out. What exactly is the definition of a salad? The dictionary tells me that it is a cold dish that includes green leaves such as lettuce. This is clearly nonsense as …

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Foodie’s day out, Bath-style

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Events and Visits, Makers and Producers

13 November 2011

Whenever I visit Bath, and I do visit at least three or four times every year, Saturday morning is invariably given over to a jaunt down to Green Park Station for the weekly Farmer’s Market. Of course, it seems that every town in the land can now boast a Farmer’s Market, and a jolly good …

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Review: The Pony and Trap, Somerset

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Michelin, Pubs, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

10 November 2011

The Pony and Trap came as a bit of a surprise when we bundled in out of the rainy car park this evening. I’m used to Michelin-starred pubs being of a particular style. Still pubs, sure, but very much the kind of public house where the squire and the landlord might meet up for a …

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Selecting cheeses for a cheese board

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Makers and Producers

8 November 2011

Presumably a lot has been written about cheese. I wouldn’t know, I’ve never read anything on the subject, which is slightly surprising given how much I love the stuff. So this is my self-taught soliloquy on choosing cheeses for a cheese board. Surprising what you can learn from chatting to cheesemongers and sampling hundreds of …

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Review: The Crown at Whitebrook

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Michelin, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

5 November 2011

They were very nice at The Crown when we showed up for lunch unannounced, in my case in muddy jeans, a T-shirt and walking shoes. I might not have blamed the maitre d’ for taking a long look at me and then deciding that they were fully booked. It’s possible that my jacket redeemed me, …

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