LinksHmm, The Royal Bengal's menu advertises http://www.theroyalbengal.com but it's going nowhere at teh time of writing... http://www.barlorca.com doesn't work in this browser and didn't come up when I searched for them on the web... in MSIE it works and... TRAPPED!I had a JOYOUS afternoon yesterday... I was working from home, nipped out for some lunch, got into our communal hallway and realised I'd left my keys in the flat - both doors were locked needing a key to get out, so I was shut in the hallway until ou... Escondido Sandgate still closed, but free cocktails at Escondido DealDoes not look like they're in a hurry to reopen Escondido Sandgate, but they're trying to make a go of the Deal branch, there's an offer of a free cocktail with presentation of the advert in My Shepway free sheet.... Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev... What's a good cocktail?I have Chartreuse, Jack Daniels, gin, bacardi, Travarica, amaretto, and vodka. I don't drink spirits, but I'm thinking of emptying our drinks cabinet in case we move soon. We have accepted an offer on the flat, so it will surely be soon, these things... Bar Vasa opening a cocktail bar on the first floor?Those are the plans anyway, according to my spies who were there yesterday. That's what my spies were told anyhow. They did not witness any construction, or cocktails.BAR VASA - OPEN AS EVER, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENTHI GUYS,I THOUGHT I WOULD POST A MESSAGE JUST TO CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION REGARDING THE AMAZING VENUE THAT IS BAR VASA IN SANDGATE. BAR VASA IS MORE "OPEN" THAN EVER, SO DON'T BELEIVE ANY OF THE RUMOURS FLOATING AROUND SAYING THAT IT IS CLOSING OR BEIN... Cocktail NightSorry that should have been THOM NORTON! What? Cocktail Night? Thom Norton? What?ah it all makes sense, he is djing at cocktail night at the cheesegrater... don't worry it all went in!Lonely Planet compares Dover to BlackpoolJust read this article at lunch in The Independent (we get the papers delivered at work now), Lonely Planet's latest edition takes a special interest in pointing out the worst bits of Britain, if that and related articles are to be believed. Dover ge... The LibertinesXFM Xmas party, watched support act <strong>The Darkness</strong> then went mad on free cocktails, don't remember the headliners.David DevantGuessing this one must actually be the album launch do with the free cocktails and so on:... Cocktail NightCocktail night every Saturday at Quarterhouse Bar and Restaurant '2 for 1' on cocktails and doubles for the price of singles on selected spirits, available from 8pm- 9.30pm.Saturday 18th September, Live music from DJ Thom Thorton - 9pm till late!... Cocktail NightCocktail night every Saturday at Quarterhouse Bar and Restaurant '2 for 1' on cocktails and doubles for the price of singles on selected spirits, available from 8pm- 9.30pm.Saturday 18th September, Live music from DJ Thom Norton - 9pm till late!...