The Pig on the beach in Studland Dorset, is just one of a group of outstanding culinary hotels here in the South of England. They generally refer to themselves as a “restaurant with rooms” as the culinary experience comes before everything else. That being said the accommodation is more then outstanding. From cosy shepherds huts to […]
London; A Day in The Big Smoke
A pair of country mice recently packed up their Vuitton’s and headed to the big smoke for a day’s shopping. London was officially calling and we fancied ourselves as Town mice for a day.Why ever not. We arrived at the train station, with what seemed like the entire population of the town, but despite the […]
Catch Of The Day – Shell Bay Fish Restaurant
A few weeks ago we gathered the tribe and headed off the island for a fish supper, well a luncheon to be more precise. It was a birthday celebration so we treated ourselves to a short tip across the water to a lovely local fish restaurant. when I say short I mean 4 minutes. In […]
Lets Do Brunch; The Butter Cross bakery Dorset
Sometimes there’s little more to do on a grey and gloomy summer weekend in Britain, then to eat your way through it. The summer has been somewhat unkind to us all this year, so what better way to brighten things up then with some super duper eggs at brunch! Sunny side up anyone? We hot […]
Yacht Week; All aboard, It’s a boat Party!
Ok ok, so I totally titled this Yacht week for click bait! But… keep reading, there is a boat involved in this post. I promise. So as I couldn’t run away to all the fun in the sun that is ‘Yacht Week’, I was pining for a sun, sea and maritime fix. Lucky for me I received […]
Balearic Adventure: The Free Upgrade
Everyone everywhere, no matter how old or young, rich or poor, whatever their walk of life, everyone wants to hear those magical words… Free Upgrade! So, several days into our Mallorca adventure we heard these magic words and were told that we were the chosen ones! We were being upgraded. To a rather tasty suite […]
The Beach Club Revolution
There’s only one thing nicer then the beach and that’s a beach club at the beach. The Beach club seems to be having a bit of a renaissance. It’s no longer reserved for private members, available only to the who’s who of the jet-set and providing you have 2 recommendations from existing members blah blah […]
Oh Boy! It’s a Baby Shower
My little sister is cooking a little boy inside that belly of hers. And so to mark such a wonderful occassion, friends and family were gathered on a rather cold and blustery Sunday afternoon in June, to celebrate such a beautiful wonder. I wanted to give my sister a gift that was homemade. However I […]
Palma De Mallorca
After a day of sun, sand and swimming we decided a little dose of culture was in order. A trip to the beautiful capital of Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca was the order of the day. We had a breakfast in the hotel restaurant, which was a much larger affair compared with The Level restaurant the previous […]
A Trifle fancy; Cheats Trifle
So here’s little sweet treat to get your pulses racing. My cheats trifle. Or, as it is more affectionately known amongst my family, “A heart attack in a bowl”. So called because of all the delicious but slightly devilish ingredients which not only massage your sweet tooth, but do a pretty good job at furring […]