Fishing for a compliment

This photo I took in December last year gets a mention in the BBC’s Good Food blog (2nd para). In the article, the author talks about an expensive new restaurant that sells battered cod for stg£12. Chips are extra.
Have a read of the article. I’m too modest to suggest a link [...]

Deane there, Done that

Well, despite my scepticism yesterday, (& with a hat-tip to cyberscribe), we did just walk in and get a table for lunch at Deanes Brasserie in Belfast. Mind you, it was just after noon and the first question they asked was the name of the reservation. Despite the hour, we were warned we’d [...]

Bean there, deane that

What happens to your body if you drink a coke right now?
It’s Official: Vegetarians Are Smarter (PETA)
Vegetarianism: the choice of the ‘more intelligent’ child (London Independent)
It’s official - vegetarians really are smarter. But it is not because of what they eat. Bright children are more likely to reject meat and opt to become vegetarians when [...]

P artist

Recently, I posted about a tcal article about the written on the city website. Written on the City is ‘a collaborative art initiative to collect and share graffiti from around the world‘. The tcal author, Danger, bemoaned the fact that there were no photo’s from Dublin. Well, I submitted one and, guess [...]

Karma in Chester

Damn the Irish weather, damn easyjet and damn pilots with multi-syllabic first names. I’ve been in Chester for the past few days. I flew in and out of Belfast International because my original plan was to overnight in Belfast and visit some friends before I flew out. I had to cancel my [...]

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