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Last night before the new regulations take place. My friends and I started a new Thursday night tradition of going to this mini wine tasting (3 pours and a mini cheeseboard for about $3 each!). The shop moved the tasting to Tuesday night and we enjoyed it one last time before new rules on Wednesday.
Mr Completely Bonkers Raccoon still alive and kicking, courtesy of Mrs PB's impressive skewer throwing, Mr Fox was relieved that after four hours and only a handful of near misses, she'd deciced she wouldn't need to practice again before they olympics!
It now safe (as safe as it can be for a fox in a land populated by a disproportionate number of bears!?) for him to come back - he wasn't in any particular hurry!
A secret consignment of cheese, recently awarded for services to fox-kind, needed enjoying. Anticipating that the experience would probably be altogether less stressful if performed alone, he found himself a quiet corner and a healthy helping of his best Port!
It's not always tough being a fox!
The evening before the conference began, a group of us met in Berkeley at The Cheeseboard to start our soirée. From left to right (standing): Ed Mannion, Mary Curtis Ratcliff, Shelley Mannion, Amalia Sabiescu; front row: Petra, Peter, Phyllis mannion, and Claudia. After this several of us adjourned to Indian Rock to watch the late day sun over the bowl of the Bay, and then to Peter & Curtis's house for pizza and salad dinner and to catch up on our mischief.
Ideation by Mélangerie Inc, created by Aliza Melley.
All Photography by Timothy Glenn Photographers: www.timothyglennphoto.com.
Acton (a little like my home town of Croydon) isnât really associated with good food and drink, and on these grounds is often ignored by foodies. Whether that is true or not (and Iâd contest making that kind of judgement about ANY area!), there is at least one interesting thing for the gastronomically inclined to be found in Acton (well, two - if you count an Ancient Roman themed Italian takeaway called Hadrian'sâ¦)
As you have probably guessed, that âthing' is Vindinista, and having been there for one too many glasses of wine with my good friend and fellow wine writer Tim, I would like to tell you about it.
Vindinista is essentially a wine bar. And a tiny one at that (âtiny bar, huge attitude). I donât know how many they sit, but it canât be more than 30. Nothing too unusual there, right? Itâs what they serve thatâs interesting. The motto at Vindinista is âwine liberationâ. They have a pretty eclectic selection of vino (lesser known producers, styles, regions & grapes) and they focus (in their own words) on âwines off the beaten pathâ. The list changes very regularly, and many of these lesser known wines are available by the glass too (joy!). Vindinista is owned by Paola Tich - a wine blogger of some note. We didnât get to meet her, instead spending time with a slightly Rockabilly Kiwi guy called Stacey.
Theyâre open Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm-late, and are walk in only. Theyâre also very popular with the locals - we saw plenty of clearly familiar faces come and go in the time we where there. They clearly have their regulars â there were small groups of friends gathering together, couples on boozy excursions and a French waiter from fancy French bar who was very keen to play us some French pop music.
How about the food? Itâs bar food, on a par with the kind of stuff youâd get in a good gastropub (Modern British, mainly?). We had possibly the best cheese toastie ever conceived by man (black truffle + some indescribable voodoo), but look out for pork and duck charcuterie boards, potted shrimps from Upton Smokery and more cheeseboards. Basically these guys really love cheese. They apparently run the odd supper club as well, though I canât tell you too much about that.
Vindinista opened in February 2015, and is an offshoot of the Park+Bridge wine store (âyour neighbourhood wine shopâ - even when your neighbourhood is 20 miles away...) just across the road. And the great news about THIS is that if you find a wine that you really enjoy at Vindinista, all you need to do is wander across the road and pick up a bottle...
Made the Cheeseboard Pizza recipe for the forst time last night. Couldn't get it as think as I would have liked, and I had a really hard time rolling/stretching it out.
snack n' chat with the lovely mr b www.flickr.com/photos/brook/ (must work out how to create those links... y'know the ones...)
So, we waited and the sun came out. It was worth it.
And we drove from Dover to the other side of Maidstone to visit here in the hope the clouds would clear and we could get some shots.
It was too early for a drink and so we headed to Lenham, as everwhere looks different in the sunshiiiiine. we wandered around, I snapped. And then we went into the Red Lion lunch; braised lamb shanks, roast potatoes, Yorkshire and veggies for Jools and roast ham ploughmans for me, with two pints of Timothy Taylor and cheeseboard to follow.
Now, the second of two Premier games on TV (I missed the Brum - Villa game due to being in the pub) and am now waiting for the second half of the Spurs v Man Utd game and then the NFL begins.
But the Steelers have already qualified for the Championship game after winning a bruising game against the Ravens last night. That I didn't go to bed until half one, and the kittens were bouncing on my chest at half six means I feel shattered, but happy.
And we are going to have home-made sausage rolls for dinner. It's been a great day and weekend.
And the weekend.
Though with less football than usual, or maybe a different kind, with club games being replaced with international, which mostly were available here via YouTube, other tubes available.
But there was some lower league stuff to watch, and I would lose 90 minutes of my life to watch Bristol Rovers v Crawley end in the dullest of 0-0 draws, with very little skill being on show for the cameras.
Before then, of course, was getting up, coffee, shopping, breakfast. And then a trip into Canterbury for a mug.
A mug.
A colleague's daughter dropped her treasured "Keep Calm" mug and asked if we could find a replacement.
Not online with one that would arrive before I left for DK early Monday morning. But I did seem to remember one of the them tourist trap shops opposite Christchurch Gate.
And as we have not been to the city in a while, we go.
Visitor numbers have returned to their pre-COVID numbers, and with Christmas market stalls just about everywhere, it was very crowded indeed.
We parked in a multi-storey so we could get the car washed, walked down to the city centre and found not quite what we wanted, but one in red, that came in a box which should protect it from the worst of baggage handlers.
We should have gone into the Cathedral Precinct, as they had a fair, the first to be held in the close in 200 years, but with the gate back shrouded in scaffolding, we wander off in search of breakfast.
We find it in a traditional greasy spoon, and have the works with toast and tea, all for a tenner each, and great service too.
Back to the car as time was upon the cleaning, and so we found the car all sparkly and clean, so that it would a magnet for incontinent birds all the way back to Dover, by which time it had several splats.
Sigh.
Sean and Ange were coming for dinner, and we were having the two racks of lamb we got last week. I defrosted them, seasoned, and I left them to soak in the seasoning.
Football in the afternoon.
And then cooking, making Moroccan spiced rice, boiled fresh corn and creamed spinach.
They arrived just before six, we share a glass of wine and I finish cooking, dish up and take the plates through.
More wine during and after, to go with the cheeseboard, before they leave at half ten. Jools had cleared up as Sean and I talked, so just had to get up them wooden steps to bed.
Another day in paradise.
Or Chez Jelltex.
And the plan had been to go to the gym, but Jools had another class down in town, did I want to be dropped off at the sports centre?
No.
Instead I stayed home, Drank my coffee and then had a shower, shave and put on a fresh set of clothes, then came down for breakfast and to ignore Scully's demands for food as the insulin takes effect.
I am off to the vet's with her on Friday and I will find out again about feeding her outside meal times when she also gets her insulin jabs.
But for the time being, her plaintive meows for kitty kibbles must go without response.
The weather did improve from previous days, and got better as the day went on. I did chase an Orange Tip or two around the garden, but it was already too warm for them to settle much, so it was a fruitless task.
There was no more internetting to do, so I sat with Scully on the patio, watching the birds and insects in the garden, the breeze caused the clouds of Ox-eye daisies to sway and look most relaxing.
Jools decided that as we hadn't gone to the gym in the morning, we could go for a walk in the afternoon.
We had lunch, then she set about getting me to commit to a time to go out, as I really didn't fancy it.
We did venture out at half two, and walked along the street to the track, then over the fields.
The nagging doubt I had manifested itself with pins and needles in my feet, and a sore back.
I pressed on to over the field, double the distance I did last time, then we turned for home.
Just as well we did as Jools's foot began to get really sore, so no shame in calling it a day early.
So, back home for a couple of hours before we were to go out.
Again.
Yes, out to the old pub again.
With Sean and Ange, as after our last meal at the Crown in Finglesham, because after our meal there in March and the dreadful service we received, we submitted a complaint and we were given free meals.
Free is our favourite price.
So, across the fields from Ringwould, the sat nav took us through former mining villages out to near to Finglesham, from the top of the down we could see the land falling away and the sea from Ramsgate all the way to Deal, the warming gloaming light making it really quite spectacular.
And the good news is the service was wonderful, greeted at the door by the manager, the drinks order taken at the bar, and our meal request dealt with very quickly, and with regular revisits to ensure that all was god with the food and experience.
We all had burgers with bacon and cheese, then Sean and I shared a cheeseboard while Jools and Ange shared rhubarb and custard profiteroles.
The manager hadn't realised we had come for the free meal, accepted the e mail as proof, and all we had to pay for was drinks.
A top night all round.
TIME: 30 mins - 1 hour
SERVES: 6-8
Ingredients
40g butter
3 medium brown onions, finely sliced
2 extra-large free-range eggs
1 cup double cream
sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
1 cup mature cheddar, coarsely grated
22cm savoury shortcrust pastry shell, pre-cooked
Method
Preheat oven to 180ºC
Melt the butter in a large, heavy-based pan and cook the onions slowly, for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until soft and caramelised. Set aside to cool.
Beat the eggs, cream and some seasoning together in a medium bowl. Add half the cheese and stir through.
Spread the onion mixture evenly across the base of the pastry shell. Pour in the egg mixture and sprinkle over the remaining cheese.
Bake at 180ºC for 20-25 minutes, or until set and golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Cut the tart into wedges.
www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/cheddar-and-onion-tart-201506...
250g cheese - I used a third each Stilton, Brie and cheddar
Acton (a little like my home town of Croydon) isnât really associated with good food and drink, and on these grounds is often ignored by foodies. Whether that is true or not (and Iâd contest making that kind of judgement about ANY area!), there is at least one interesting thing for the gastronomically inclined to be found in Acton (well, two - if you count an Ancient Roman themed Italian takeaway called Hadrian'sâ¦)
As you have probably guessed, that âthing' is Vindinista, and having been there for one too many glasses of wine with my good friend and fellow wine writer Tim, I would like to tell you about it.
Vindinista is essentially a wine bar. And a tiny one at that (âtiny bar, huge attitude). I donât know how many they sit, but it canât be more than 30. Nothing too unusual there, right? Itâs what they serve thatâs interesting. The motto at Vindinista is âwine liberationâ. They have a pretty eclectic selection of vino (lesser known producers, styles, regions & grapes) and they focus (in their own words) on âwines off the beaten pathâ. The list changes very regularly, and many of these lesser known wines are available by the glass too (joy!). Vindinista is owned by Paola Tich - a wine blogger of some note. We didnât get to meet her, instead spending time with a slightly Rockabilly Kiwi guy called Stacey.
Theyâre open Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm-late, and are walk in only. Theyâre also very popular with the locals - we saw plenty of clearly familiar faces come and go in the time we where there. They clearly have their regulars â there were small groups of friends gathering together, couples on boozy excursions and a French waiter from fancy French bar who was very keen to play us some French pop music.
How about the food? Itâs bar food, on a par with the kind of stuff youâd get in a good gastropub (Modern British, mainly?). We had possibly the best cheese toastie ever conceived by man (black truffle + some indescribable voodoo), but look out for pork and duck charcuterie boards, potted shrimps from Upton Smokery and more cheeseboards. Basically these guys really love cheese. They apparently run the odd supper club as well, though I canât tell you too much about that.
Vindinista opened in February 2015, and is an offshoot of the Park+Bridge wine store (âyour neighbourhood wine shopâ - even when your neighbourhood is 20 miles away...) just across the road. And the great news about THIS is that if you find a wine that you really enjoy at Vindinista, all you need to do is wander across the road and pick up a bottle...
Apologies for the late upload but today has been oh so busy! A little nibble of cheese before my dinner, tonight!
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A special way to share Christmas Eve by the fire, a charcuterie and cheese board:
Clockwise from top left: marinated mushrooms, Soppressata, pomegranate seeds, fresh blueberries, pistachio nuts, banana chips, brie, pretzel chips, mozzarella balls, crackers, cheddar, honey, Salami, stilton with mango and crystalized ginger, toasted baguette, mustard, caramelized onions, cashews, chorizo, fresh cherries, goat cheese, Prosciutto, mixed olives, and fig preserves.
Back outside the Inns of the Court, along Strand and on to Charing Cross Road to find a tube station take us back to St Pancras. I have another thought, see if there is one leaving from Charing Cross.
There is, and so we take the slow train back home, me, full of disappoinment about the Temple, and just wanting to get home having spent another £70 on trying to get into that bloody church.
To make matters worse, Norwich fail to show up at Everton and although lose just 2-0, the failure to compete just makes my mood darker. Of well, it's just a game.
Once home we decide to eat out, and so we go down into the bay for fish and chips at the Coastguard. We almost have the place to ourselves, such are things in a holiday area out of season. But the fish is fresh and cooked to a turn. We share a cheeseboard to finish, and I risk gout with a large glass of red wine.
It was that kind of day.
The Jerry cheese board was designed by Sebastian Bergne after watching too many cartoons! A handsome chunk of beech with a sense of humor.
By Sebastian Bergne
We've been celebrating 'birthday week' with our friend Linda.
Yesterday's adventure began with lunch at The Cheeseboard, then purchasing cheese for dinner. After, we went to the Takara Sake factory for a sake tasting and tour of their sake museum.
The evening ended with a meal of 8 cheeses with various crackers, breads and condiments, topped off with a Dustin special margarita.
TIME: 30 mins - 1 hour
SERVES: 6-8
Ingredients
40g butter
3 medium brown onions, finely sliced
2 extra-large free-range eggs
1 cup double cream
sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
1 cup mature cheddar, coarsely grated
22cm savoury shortcrust pastry shell, pre-cooked
Method
Preheat oven to 180ºC
Melt the butter in a large, heavy-based pan and cook the onions slowly, for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until soft and caramelised. Set aside to cool.
Beat the eggs, cream and some seasoning together in a medium bowl. Add half the cheese and stir through.
Spread the onion mixture evenly across the base of the pastry shell. Pour in the egg mixture and sprinkle over the remaining cheese.
Bake at 180ºC for 20-25 minutes, or until set and golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Cut the tart into wedges.
www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/cheddar-and-onion-tart-201506...
250g cheese - I used a third each Stilton, Brie and cheddar
Acton (a little like my home town of Croydon) isnât really associated with good food and drink, and on these grounds is often ignored by foodies. Whether that is true or not (and Iâd contest making that kind of judgement about ANY area!), there is at least one interesting thing for the gastronomically inclined to be found in Acton (well, two - if you count an Ancient Roman themed Italian takeaway called Hadrian'sâ¦)
As you have probably guessed, that âthing' is Vindinista, and having been there for one too many glasses of wine with my good friend and fellow wine writer Tim, I would like to tell you about it.
Vindinista is essentially a wine bar. And a tiny one at that (âtiny bar, huge attitude). I donât know how many they sit, but it canât be more than 30. Nothing too unusual there, right? Itâs what they serve thatâs interesting. The motto at Vindinista is âwine liberationâ. They have a pretty eclectic selection of vino (lesser known producers, styles, regions & grapes) and they focus (in their own words) on âwines off the beaten pathâ. The list changes very regularly, and many of these lesser known wines are available by the glass too (joy!). Vindinista is owned by Paola Tich - a wine blogger of some note. We didnât get to meet her, instead spending time with a slightly Rockabilly Kiwi guy called Stacey.
Theyâre open Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm-late, and are walk in only. Theyâre also very popular with the locals - we saw plenty of clearly familiar faces come and go in the time we where there. They clearly have their regulars â there were small groups of friends gathering together, couples on boozy excursions and a French waiter from fancy French bar who was very keen to play us some French pop music.
How about the food? Itâs bar food, on a par with the kind of stuff youâd get in a good gastropub (Modern British, mainly?). We had possibly the best cheese toastie ever conceived by man (black truffle + some indescribable voodoo), but look out for pork and duck charcuterie boards, potted shrimps from Upton Smokery and more cheeseboards. Basically these guys really love cheese. They apparently run the odd supper club as well, though I canât tell you too much about that.
Vindinista opened in February 2015, and is an offshoot of the Park+Bridge wine store (âyour neighbourhood wine shopâ - even when your neighbourhood is 20 miles away...) just across the road. And the great news about THIS is that if you find a wine that you really enjoy at Vindinista, all you need to do is wander across the road and pick up a bottle...
04.10.2009 // Day 220
You are like a flower, you rise and rise
To the sun. You do not look back,
At where you came from.
I wanna be like that.
That, that, that.
-- Martha Wainwright, "These Flowers".
After doing most of my reading for the second week (gulp!) and the miniature essays that had been requested (double gulp!) I went out for a meal with Nell-a-bee (and Den, Ma, Moira, Janet, Dadd and Moira's friend!) to celebrate her birthday.
I shared a cheeseboard with Ma and it was extremely scrumptious. Nomnom.
Cheeses and crackers from Glen's Garden Market (DC).
P.A. Bowen (MD) Prince George's Blue and Dreamy Creamy Farmhouse with Whole Grain Crackers from Rip Rap Baking (PA)