david_carnell

Another good read - I doff my hat. But you missed the comedy at the Catford Constitutional on the first monday of every month. Well worth a visit.

Are their burgers minced and made on-site? Or are they pre-made in some ruddy factory in Devon and shipped around the country frozen? I've got a feeling I know which.

C'mon *bob* 'fess up - which pop songs have you "borrowed" from when on a deadline?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pineapple should only be used in two contexts, and > neither of them involve eating the damn things. > > Louisa. Hoopla with a length of black pudding?

Stop reading then.

You get juice certainly. And I like it when some runs down my hands whilst eating. But a good burger bun should be able to soak up the juice and not dissolve into a soggy mess.

Can you find a link to peer-reviewed studies on this? Seriously - this is MMR all over again. Stop it.

http://www.theledbury.com/Food/Dinner.aspx Aside from perhaps the ceviche of scallops you'd be fine with the rest.

Can you eat them? I'm thinking an air rifle at dawn and parakeet pie?

That's not a great deal to avoid - most menus would surely only have one or two of those at most - perhaps aside from traditional French places like Le Gavroche. What sort of cuisine are you looking for? For great views Duck and Waffle at the top of the Heron Tower is fun. The food is silly and entertaining in a good way. Corrigans in Mayfair routinely gets rave reviews. Ditto the Ledbury. If you phone ahead, nearly all will be able to cater for you if you're having the set menus or tasting menus. Locanda Locatelli for classic Italian. How about St Johns in Smithfield for a different approach to upmarket dining?

What's off the menu? Liver? Raw shellfish? Alcohol? Unpasteurised dairy?

Just some info for anyone considering homeopathy for themselves or their children. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/11/homeopathy-not-effective-for-treating-any-condition-australian-report-finds "Homeopathy is not effective for treating any health condition, Australia?s top body for medical research has concluded, after undertaking an extensive review of existing studies."

If I ate at GBK I would too. It's a putty of meat masquerading as a burger whilst hiding under a multitude of ingredients that belong nowhere near burgers! Pineapple FFS?!

Joanna's in Crystal Palace

And this place does "just a chicken" for 85Euros! http://johnrieber.com/2013/04/20/chez-lami-louis-love-this-125-paris-chicken-garlic-potato-cake-rocks-too/

How did you enjoy cooking if you don't enjoy eating?

Was one of them square? They go for a lot of money.

I think you have to head to Japan for the most absurdly expensive restaurants. There are set menus north of ?1k and the wagyu beef things always goes to bonkers prices.

I've read a book about Bocuse. He's a pompous twit. But his cooking revolutionised the world. No exaggeration. That chicken is expensive to begin with. It's a Bresse. They retail at about 30Euros so double it for restaurant prices. You get the whole thing. It's then stuffed with truffles. That's probably another 100Euros. Then it's put inside a pigs bladder which is filled with wine, port and brandy. Another 100Euros of ingredients. It's disgusting and obscene to pay that much but I'm told the smell when it's brought to the table and the bladder is cut open to reveal the chicken makes God weep with joy. http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/14/ba/57/bresse-chicken-cooked.jpg

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > david_carnell Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The Actress refused to serve me a medium-rare > > burger the other night. > > I don't think they are allowed to serve burgers > med-rare for health/safety reasons. At least that > was the case a few years ago somewhere else. > Burgers were always cooked well-done regardless. I've never believed this. It just seems a simple get-out for restaurants who are risk-averse. How do some places get away with it and others claim they can't? Seems like the usual H&S scaremongering without any facts to back it up.

I know I know....but I'd had pizza a couple of days before, was en famile so wasn't trekking to town for a burger. I thought things might have trickled down and improved. No such luck.

The Actress refused to serve me a medium-rare burger the other night. Tells you all you need to know about the quality of their meat and confidence in freshness.

Not really. That's the USA - home of pointless litigation. I'll happily take my chances with steak tartare, oysters, sashimi etc.

Thats about ?20. It's just off Times Sq I think - and one of NYC's signature restaurants. And shrimp aren't shrimp - they'll be langoustine/gambas/mahoosivemotherfuckers so not a horrendous price. If you want to play that game may I present restaurant Paul Bocuse: http://www.bocuse.fr/upload/File/auberge/carte-menu-paul-bocuse/201409-Carte-Menus-uk.pdf That's a chicken for 225Euros! Why bother when Iceland do two for a fiver, eh? Eh?! EH?!

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/results.asp?county=wiltshire&motorhomes=on&fires=on That's for Wiltshire. The search engine works by country or postcode but you'll get there with some tinkering. But there are a few good looking ones there.