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Pasta and sauce confusion

Got some pasta and sauce to microwave for lunch, really had nothing else left. Instructions say:1 Place 400ml of cold water and the contents of the packet into a non metallic bowl and stir2 Cover and microwave on full power for 5 1/2 minutes3 Halfway...

RE: Bella Pizza

I am astounded at the above comment. We are regular diers at Bella Pizza & Pasta and we have never ever recieved poor service. The waiting staff are extremely attentive, the food is superb, and the general atmosphere is one of happy diners. I woul...

I was looking for a job, and then I found a job

No posts for a few days, I had something to say but wanted to wait until I got an official confirmation and things. Yes I'm back in the land of the permanently employed, just arranged some final details today and I start at Holiday Extras on Monday! ...

Lunch review

Free lunch at work today was sausage and mash, looked like Quorn sausages and most likely dairy infused potato, so I skipped out for a slightly disappointing lunch. It looked promising, veggie sausage sandwich from The Organic Sandwich Co, but it was...

One night in Paris*

So we hit Paris at the weekend, and we'd only been there a matter of minutes before Paris hit me. Friday, very early morning Eurostar, but nice, as it was from Ashford, which is just up the road from us. So no need to head into London, or even to get...

Earl Brownes set menu

Not a review, but something I've done before... we're off to Earl Brownes in Hythe for a post wedding feast next month, and as we're such a huge crowd they've asked us to pick in advance from a set menu. So, here is that set menu, to give you an impr...
Rated 0.57/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Nicola's Portofino menu

We're booking a HUGE table at Nicola's Portofino soon, so they've offered us a special set menu to make sure we all get fed at the same time... I don't usually post menus up here, as I don't have them, but I thought I would with this one, seeing as I...
Rated 2.71/10 on Folkestone Gerald

In defence of

Hmmm... maybe you got them on a bad night. It can be quiet, and that combined with the fact that the chef likes high romantic classical music playing in his kitchen can make it a slightly surreal experience for those used to Ravi Shankar and loud con...
Rated 1.07/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Food & Smoking in Italy

I am afraid those tourists who only find Pasta or Pizza in Italy are walking into the easy establishments,their version of Mcdonalds (although they have Big Macs too). Italians only eat Pasta as a first course and there are so many other dishes of gr...

you wanna avoid italy then

gidayjust returned from our xmas vacation in europewhic involved a stay in italy, and a long search for any quisine other than pasta and bloddy pizza which we tired of after 2 daysgawd knows how the locals manage to consume all those carbs and stay...

Memepool

Fifty grand's worth of comic here, all scanned in, thanks to www.memepool.com for that link, something interesting and random every day, check them out...Had some Good Cooking for lunch, real back of the cupboard stuff, pasta and a jar of sauce I've ...

Timothy's Wine Bar

Folkestone is in danger of becoming a culinary wasteland. Sure, it has the usual collection of OKish Chinese, Indian and Pasta / Pizza joints. But, with the exception of the cosy Kapetan Michales, you have to go to Sandgate or Hythe to get a half-d...

Rated 6.28/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Chris Morris

Eating pasta an talking about films to the dude that wrote Father Ted