Mixed Grill and Assorted Boats at St Katherines Dock

Looking at assorted boats at St Katherines Dock. From the Royal Wedding Barge, yachts and cruisers to the old London Barges. What one would I have? More importantly what shall I eat? Sitting on the 2nd floor of the Dickens Inn in the middle of the dock starving. If you cannot decide on what meat how about trying the mixed grill. Lovely.

No longer starving

Pot of Tea and a Ploughmans Lunch

What a lovely Sunday afternoon. A Pot of Tea and a Ploughmans Lunch at Doddington Place Gardens.

On what we serve

Reading the Daily Express today. Thank you Jennifer Selway for making me laugh and highlighting how stupid we are when it comes to eating. Good food is all about the taste right? OK I guess it must look good but what does it matter what you serve it on.

MasterChef Judge William Sitwell has been very vocal in his opinion. Its got to be a round plate every time. He is so right. How many times have you been to a restaurant and have had your food served on a chunk of wood that that just been found on some shoreline? 

How do they clean it afterwards? Perhaps they just burn it. 

Then again I suppose I would prefer eating off a piece of driftwood to eating off a fast food restaurants table that has just been wiped over with a dirty cloth after first being sprayed with bleach! 

Secret Santa Curry

"Lets get each other secret Santa presents" ....... Do you hear that at work? Groan. Its not that I don't mind giving and I certainly like receiving but you can have enough join the dot books and desk top calenders. Don't get me wrong here at Hate Cuisine we never say no to chocolate nipples but the chocolate never tastes that nice.

But this year I drew a curry spice kit. Useful and potentially edible. Well I gave it a go and here are the results.

Not bad, Killed the hunger pains on a Wednesday night. Now for afters. Where are those chocolate nipples?

Star Jaws

My inner geek was happy today with this personalised Star Wars birthday cake from my sister in law.