• Moroccan lamb lasagne
    Cooking,  Food

    Weekday cooking with flavour – is Gousto the answer?

    Source of Luxury Rating: 8/10 I’m a foodie. I love combining ingredients and the excitement of what you get at the end. I find cooking enjoyable and I don’t even hate the shopping part of it. If it can be delivered too, then you’re onto a winner. Riverford, Hello Fresh and Abel & Cole are a few of the food subscription companies that are all striving to provide the perfect balance of convenience, quality and taste in a growing market. These have never really appealed to me through – I don’t want a bunch of random ingredients delivering to me just because they’re in season. I want to eat seasonal…

  • Food,  Restaurants

    Restaurants with a 10/10 feel good factor

    Here’s a collection of UK restaurants and eateries that I’m pleased to award the 10/10 feel good factor to. Keep an eye on this list as it’s constantly growing as I discover new places that make the grade. 10/10 doesn’t have to be expensive and you’ll find a range of different price options. Paris House, Woburn ££££  Harry’s Shack, 118 Strand Road, Portstewart ££-£££ Dolce Vita, The Village, 19 – 23 Kings Street, Reading ££-£££ The Fat Duck, High Street, Bray, Berkshire, SL6 2AQ ££££ The Star Inn, Langborne Road, Whitby ££-£££ Sindu, The Compleat Angler, Marlow Bridge, Marlow ££££ Cross Keys, Woolstone, Milton Keynes ££-£££

  • Food,  Restaurants

    Paris House, Woburn

    Source of Luxury Rating: 9/10 A fantastic combination of British and Asian flavours. Worth every one of the three AA rosettes. The food quality was fantastic and the staff went out of their way to ensure we had a perfect meal to celebrate our special occasion. I’ve been wanting to try Paris House at Woburn for a while now but needed a suitably special occasion. So hat’s off to Jonathan for organising a surprise meal there for our 2nd wedding anniversary. Having walked the grounds of Woburn Estate a few times in the past I was already in love with the old Tudor building of Paris House. The restaurant has…