Food & Drink
See you back at The Ranch – or not
I don’t often rejoice in a demise, but the closure of The Ranch on Whiteladies Road in Bristol, gave me a little frisson of schadenfreude. The axe is entirely mine to grind, so let me just paint the picture for why I so despised this blameless Clifton drinking establishment. The Fine Line, which once inhabited the unit at 59-61 Whiteladies …
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Holy Saturday
DAY 16 Yes Australia, it’s not Easter Saturday just yet… (not that we always get this right in the UK but at least there are enough anal people around to make sure pillars of broadcasting and publishing like the BBC and Radio Times at least call it “holiday” Saturday). Anyway. Not doing anything holy today it has to be said. …
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Last day of Great Southern tour
Just been killing time today — beach visit, wine purchases, reading — on my last day before heading back to Perth for Good Friday holiness. Hmm, it’s Maundy Thursday; doesn’t feel like it. The beach I saw today was as picturesque as the one the other day, but this one had WAVES and a few surfers too. Watching them go, …
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How a Flash intro could cost you a sale
You often hear talk of the detrimental effects of having a Flash intro site, but here’s a real world example.
M&S sandwiches…
… are rubbish. I had one today and it tasted vile: the bread had the flavour that food has when it’s been in tuperware all day; and the mayo tasted more like vinegar. More of an endurance than a lunch. And I only went there because the new Caffe Gusto (pictured here!) near me was shut.
