Clare is wishing she had not found this article1 about food hygiene standards locally... I had decided to stop eating at a certain Chinese takeway locally as I saw they had scored three out of five, but LAWKS-A-LAWDY look at how many places1 get zero stars or one star! Lots of places we have been to and like, including Cheriton Balti, Thailand Tom and Terracotta! There's more to it than just "count the number of bugs", it's a complex process including managerial competence and venue layout and things apparently. I will do more digging and post more details when I have some time.
Good to hear that my top favourite (that I never find time to visit any more) Chambers scores the max five out of five! I used to think that everyone basically got five stars until I saw a three out of five in someone's window but now I know the truth...
I'm going to integrate those ratings and logos with The Folkestone Gerald as it looks quite easy to do, but until I get round to that Why not search for your favourites here2...
This is my website The Folkestone Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when I first moved here in approximately 2004. I'd been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that but I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. This site was updated more frequently with a calendar of events + voting for favourite places + things, and I know it was a handy reference for others who were moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only to Hythe) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is now becoming the exciting place we always thought it was just about to. I am not Gerald by the way, the name comes from a pretend newspaper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local paper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do contact me if you have something to contribute, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.