2016-03-19 18:53
I'm surprised that I haven't posted a recipe for Tiramisu before - used to make it regularly back in the 90s when times were simple. This is the best, most authentic recipe I hav… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Having witnessed the proliferation of planters crawling up the side of their building, like hats calcifying on Mother Shipton's Cave, and more recently the construction of their Santa's Grot… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Happy New Year! Apologies for the lack of activity these last few months, but hopefully normal service is now resumed. To keep the blog continuously active I probably need anothe… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Petersfield's been on our minds quite a bit recently for various reasons, but yesterday's lunch at the Black Sheep had nothing to do with those purposes and all to do with meeting my mate Ni… Read More
2015-12-28 22:50
NhOn 27 August 2012 we flew into Girona, missing the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, on our way to meet Portsmouth friends in L’Escala, Costa Brava – 150km north east… Read More
2015-12-04 14:50
It always amazes me that some of the best tasting home-made food is cobbled together from leftovers and store cupboard essentials. On Tuesday I found myself eating for one, as Mrs CdP… Read More
2015-11-19 17:32
The phone rings. "Hey Bill, fancy a Nespresso and guy stuff with George on Lake Como?" No thanks! "How about a burger and coke with the Domestic Goddess herself?" Sorry, no can d… Read More
2015-10-27 18:59
We spent a glorious weekend in Paris last month. Late September is one of the many perfect times to experience this city, and we were blessed with warm sunny weather for the few days we were… Read More
2015-10-16 18:21
So, you're off for a curry in Southsea and you want to go a bit up-market? Then it's the usual suspects for you my friend - Jaipur, Aubergine, or Coriander on Albert Road. Perhap… Read More
2015-10-16 16:52
Friends of ours have been talking about Gin & Olive for a while now, but as I rarely drink gin and don't really like olives it wasn't high on the list. See, a name is all it takes to dra… Read More
2015-10-16 16:52
Summer nights at El NicoWe love Spain - the country, the wine, the people, tapas/pinchos and Nicholson's in Albert Road - so in August we finally tipped up at El Nico, their sister re… Read More
2015-10-16 16:52
Friends of ours have been talking about Gin & Olive for a while now, but as I rarely drink gin and don't really like olives it wasn't high on the list. See, a name is all it takes to dra… Read More
2015-09-26 11:10
I'm the biggest grump in town when it comes to new cafes opening, because I think we have more than enough. I'm also convinced that instead of Soma our Brave New World is being control… Read More
2015-06-10 13:18
Sunday morning and Casa de Castro's changed its opening times for the summer - ie they're closed on Sunday and Monday! This is a mild disaster because IMO Quentin and Silvana run the best Fr… Read More
2015-06-08 11:05
Where's within easy bicycle reach on a Friday night? Someplace betwixt and between home and the Champagne Bar at Southsea Castle, where Mrs CdP was celebrating someone's birthday?Stars… Read More
2015-06-03 13:02
We've just celebrated my Dad's 80th birthday - which was Jan 14 - with a belated long weekend on the Isle of Wight.I see the IoW every day as I drive to work, go to the shops, take the kids… Read More
2015-04-09 10:18
Call it lazy, call it staying local, but we wandered up the Albert Road once again last Saturday night to eat. Kids and friend in tow we tramped up that boulevard of dreams and opened… Read More
2015-03-23 19:57
Rushed back from Polka Theatre in Wimbledon last Saturday evening ('Error 404' an amazing delve into some big questions for kids, written and performed by the excellent Daniel Bye - go see!)… Read More
2015-03-16 17:14
Celebration meals should never disappoint, and you'd need to be a braver man than me to take the big risks. Our 20th wedding anniversary is just around the corner, so it was a toss-up… Read More
2015-02-02 15:49
These days Chinese food often plays second fiddle to the newer trends - Thai, Korean, Japanese - but after a re-aquaintance with classic Chinese dishes and the joy of chopsticks you'll wonde… Read More
2015-01-30 12:05
My Dad was 80 this month so I decided to take him for lunch at Simpsons in the Strand, a place he'd frequented a few times in the past when in London. I hadn't told him where we were g… Read More
2015-01-12 12:26
Golden Curry's not an obvious choice in a road that boasts Aubergine, Coriander, Jaipur and a dozen other varyingly decent curry houses, but it so happened that someone posted a flyer throug… Read More
2014-12-21 22:19
In the spirit of blogging as it should be, here's a fast-paced run through of the ordinary, the eldricht and the outright unimaginable places I've visited in the last week (or so)I have most… Read More
2014-12-21 21:56
Dear Constant Reader, it's not every day we 'commission' guest reviews for CdP, but when it comes to reaching the parts your scribe simply cannot, then we send intrepid reporters with stout… Read More
2014-11-11 12:08
This is a quick write-up, so you can read about the origins of Coffee #1 here, and I'll give you the headlines that they started up 12 years ago in Cardiff, have been spreading throughout th… Read More
2014-10-27 17:16
Good grief, has it really been so long since I blogged? The year's just run away from me, what with, well...you know...all that.But it's the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and… Read More
2014-08-22 14:48
It's easy to imagine that Southsea was a do-nothing backwater until the recent halcyon days of 'Love Southsea', the Victorious Festival, cafe culture and hip young gunslingers, but I was cha… Read More
2014-07-18 16:04
I don't like the name 'Shabby Chic'. In fact I don't like alliteration or assonance very much at all. Is there, in the history of the language, a phrase more hateful than 'Yummy… Read More
2014-07-06 22:21
My best mate Nige arrived from Brisbane last week and we had a rare opportunity to catch up over steak and wine at ours on Saturday night. We don't find too many meet-up opportunities… Read More
2014-05-19 18:42
On a beautiful spring Saturday evening I took a walk with my friend Jan (Jan...the Man...sounds like Yan) along the seafront looking for food. We had an hour before our band Pleasantvi… Read More
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