Fish and Ships

It is rare to see potted shrimps on a restaurant menu but the sort of clubs I go to invariably have them on their menus. I mean the sort of clubs where one eats in the coffee room, although sometimes it’s the only room where coffee isn’t served.

My Faithful Friend

Vecchia Zimarra is an aria in Act IV of La bohème in which Colline (bass) sings farewell to his old coat. He is going to sell it to buy medicine for the dying Mimi.

Caviar for Breakfast

“Cyclopterus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyclopteridae, the lumpsuckers or lumpfish. Its only species is Cyclopterus lumpus, the lumpsucker or lumpfish. It is found in the North Atlantic and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.” (Wikipedia)

Birthday Cake Pops

There are lots of reasons for ordering recipe boxes to be delivered to cook at home.

A Miracle in Covent Garden

In January we needed to pick a lunch venue before a matinee of The Motive and the Cue at the Noël Coward Theatre on St Martin’s Lane.