gutfud - the food, es ist gut

Any dining spot that adds something unique to the area gets my vote, and Mac’s British style fish and chips fits that.
And by British, I mean specifically with a Scottish flair.
The chips are as close to British chips as ever I’ve tasted. Thick-cut, soft inside, and about 30% of them soggy outside as well. Really, […]

Fish and chips were a fast and moderately cheap meal option during my poor student days. We even worked out a system of cruising by the chippie in Kew near closing time, when they would sometimes add another fillet into the takeaway packet for free. We’d walk over to the park, sit on the […]

For spending nearly four years at Kew, I rarely ate at the Orangery, not with the student wages.
Coming back for a holiday is different, because now I’m a tourist. We met up with some old friends who’re still working at the Gardens and Greg treated us to coffees. I got a cappuccino.

Somewhere along the line […]

Going on the recommendation of Phil and some of his breakfast club friends, we checked out Princi in Soho for its pastries.
Actually, we had a list of places to check out and if we found ourselves in the neighborhood, we’d stop in. Very opportunistic.
We were still satisfied with the fabulous lunch we’d had earlier, but […]

It’s been a year now where my travels have become wonderful culinary adventures (first being New York). Yet, I don’t make specific plans for noted places, or do a heavy amount of research beforehand. I put my trust in people and their recommendations once I get there.  Great opportunities fall into my lap, or maybe […]

If Shakespeare were around today, he would be protesting - eloquently - to the council at all these commercial businesses overrunning the quiet residential neighborhood his home was once in. Then again, these businesses wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for him. So nevermind, I guess.
The childhood home of William Shakespeare is now […]

We’d an hour and something to kill before catching the train back to London. A cream tea was on the cards, but surely that wouldn’t take 90 minutes. Liquid refreshment by way of a real ale was sought from a pub with character, preferably also with free wifi. Mac recommended the Old Thatch Tavern.
Ted […]

Our B&B in Stratford was a cute little place called the Curtain Call. Although I dropped the luggage off there en-route to the wedding reception, and then we limped up to the room somewhere in the middle of the night, I didn’t get much of a look at the place until the following […]

After a lovely wedding ceremony in Inkberrow, the crew drove on about 20 miles to Stratford, home of William Shakespeare, for the wedding reception.

After reception cocktails, which went quickly in the heatwave most of England was experiencing, there were two rounds of meals, and the first was a proper sit-down banquet. We were served […]

It seems there are two pubs in all of Inkberrow. They are right next to each other, and involve a Bull. Well, now you know what happened to the head of the Old Bull when he got shipped off to the glue factory. Kidding!
The Bull’s Head is the newer of the pubs, and offers accommodation. […]