Gorby Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I don't know if your plans are to stop in the areas you are visiting. Do you need ideas where to eat in the evening? If so, when you are in Coventry/Baginton, Frank Whittle's school in Leamington is now a posh restaurant. The service isn't great and there isn't a car park for the restaurant customers (there's plenty of on road parking near) but the food is usually good. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187063-d6627662-Reviews-Whittle_s_at_Binswood-Leamington_Spa_Warwickshire_England.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 I enjoy the trucker food of all nations. Croque madams, pad thai, pierogis, fish and chips...mine is not a discerning palate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 55 minutes ago, Procopius said: ...mine is not a discerning palate. Well if what the rest of the world says about British cooking is true, you are coming to the right place Cheers, Stew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Procopius said: I enjoy the trucker food of all nations. Croque madams, pad thai, pierogis, fish and chips...mine is not a discerning palate. I thought you may be interested to see where Frank went to school – spoiler alert: It wasn't exactly an inner city comprehensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Gorby said: I thought you may be interested to see where Frank went to school – spoiler alert: It wasn't exactly an inner city comprehensive. Some day I'll understand the difference between all the different types of precollegiate British schools. After reading David Kynaston, I was more confused than when I started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 28 minutes ago, Procopius said: Some day I'll understand the difference between all the different types of precollegiate British schools. After reading David Kynaston, I was more confused than when I started. Things have changed a bit since the peiod he wrote about !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Cookie is on his way over. The adventure begins. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 17 hours ago, Stew Dapple said: Well if what the rest of the world says about British cooking is true, you are coming to the right place Cheers, Stew Have you sampled much US food? The stuff they appear to regard as “cheese”, for instance? Even the most egregious of British food is positively Cordon Bleu in comparison. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Have you sampled much US food? None whatsoever Crisp, and I'm not knocking British cuisine myself, as it made me - for better or worse - what I am today. Clearly we have come a long way from the old days of tripe and dripping, but I still think it's fair to say that the rest of the world views British food with a distinctly jaundiced eye Cheers, Stew 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said: ...the rest of the world views British food with a distinctly jaundiced eye It's envy Stew, pure envy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) True, but most of them appear to think that we still have regular “pea soupers” in London and all talk like some 1940s film. Besides, most of the disdain comes from France. I love France and much its food, but it’s also the country that produced andouillete - a food that we’re told is supposed to smell of sh*t... Edited November 1, 2019 by Ex-FAAWAFU 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 33 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said: we have come a long way from the old days of tripe and dripping, There's nowt wrong wi' drippin'. If we (as a society, or culture, or whatever we here in The West are) would start cooking with it again, we'd all be healthier. (That's a fact, BTW. Seed oils are poisonous and are making us all very ill.) I'll pass on tripe, thanks. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Chippy chips are best when cooked in beef dripping - fact. Trevor Flat-Cap 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 The best chips I have ever eaten came from a chippy run by a Chinese family. They triple-fried. Deep golden brown, lovely crispy outer, soft inside, nothing like the usual limp and pale things most chippies serve. My mouth is watering just thinking about it… 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 51 minutes ago, Heather Kay said: The best chips I have ever eaten came from a chippy run by a Chinese family. They triple-fried. Deep golden brown, lovely crispy outer, soft inside, nothing like the usual limp and pale things most chippies serve. My mouth is watering just thinking about it… Damn you! Now I might have to frequent Coleman's tonight (or possibly even this lunchtime) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Hot toast and dripping !! Now you've got me going........wonder if we've still got some dripping left over from last Christmas.......... [Of course it's been in the freezer......might need some next Crimbo....if I leave any....} 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 11:41 PM, CedB said: Monday 4th Shuttleworth Collection Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th a.m. Hannants, Norfolk and Suffolk, City of Norwich Aviation and 'B-24 leg' Drat! Missed you by one day. I'm off to Norfolk with a van full of beer tomorrow (4th). Ah well. If you do see a curtain sided van on your travels with Small Beer written on the sides, it could be me. Also, breaking news, it doesn't look like I'll make it to Telford. Again. Shucks, darn and possibly, dag nab it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 9:22 AM, Heather Kay said: The best chips I have ever eaten came from a chippy run by a Chinese family. They triple-fried. Deep golden brown, lovely crispy outer, soft inside, nothing like the usual limp and pale things most chippies serve. My mouth is watering just thinking about it… Oh you are sooooooo right about those chips ....................😁 Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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