Friday 29 August 2008
Working late....
Just finishing up before heading home to celebrate our wedding anniversary with Jane and slurping on a really good Argentinean Malbec from Nicolas Catena. It has excellent ripe, chunky, black and red fruits (mainly raspberry and blackcurrant) and dusky, oaky tannins. Very nice!
Friday 22 August 2008
Chinese in Jersey - The Mandarin Room
There are too many good (and great) restaurants in Jersey to mention in a single blog so Jane and I thought we would share our experiences (good or bad) with you as and when we eat out. Although I am sure many of you will have tried and tested most if not all of the 'eateries' yourselves.
Last night after spending a few hours (and quite a few pounds on all the rides) at the Gorey Fete with the boys and my parents we were looking for somewhere to eat on our way home (it's a long way from La Moye you know...).
Out of the blue I mentioned the Mandarin Room in Gloucester Street so we headed there. They were very busy but after ten minutes found us a table, we chose a bottle of wine and four 'Menu B's'. All I can say is that the food was excellent and plentiful and we all came away extolling the virtues of eating chinese in a restaurant instead of by take-away as the quality was so much better.
The service was professional and courteous and the bill didn't make me fall off my chair. An altogether great family evening out showing Jersey at its best!
Neil
PS The Massaya Classic Red from the Lebanon is great with Chinese food.
Last night after spending a few hours (and quite a few pounds on all the rides) at the Gorey Fete with the boys and my parents we were looking for somewhere to eat on our way home (it's a long way from La Moye you know...).
Out of the blue I mentioned the Mandarin Room in Gloucester Street so we headed there. They were very busy but after ten minutes found us a table, we chose a bottle of wine and four 'Menu B's'. All I can say is that the food was excellent and plentiful and we all came away extolling the virtues of eating chinese in a restaurant instead of by take-away as the quality was so much better.
The service was professional and courteous and the bill didn't make me fall off my chair. An altogether great family evening out showing Jersey at its best!
Neil
PS The Massaya Classic Red from the Lebanon is great with Chinese food.
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Hola from sunny Spain
We have been tasting (well drinking) some really cracking Spanish rosados over the past few evenings and will post our tasting notes as soon as we get a chance. We are also going to visit Bodegas Castano (Yecla), Bodegas Sierra Salinas (Alicante) and Bodegas Mustiguillo (Utiel-Requena) next Tuesday and will post these notes as well.
Hope you're enjoying the summer in Jersey, hear its been a little damp!
Hasta Lavista
Neil and Jane
We have been tasting (well drinking) some really cracking Spanish rosados over the past few evenings and will post our tasting notes as soon as we get a chance. We are also going to visit Bodegas Castano (Yecla), Bodegas Sierra Salinas (Alicante) and Bodegas Mustiguillo (Utiel-Requena) next Tuesday and will post these notes as well.
Hope you're enjoying the summer in Jersey, hear its been a little damp!
Hasta Lavista
Neil and Jane
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