The journey from Alfriston to Southease. Alfriston is an adorable village with ice cream and tea shops and Much Ado Books. Then we walked through fields and fields of sheep. And finally arrived in Rodmell, the longtime home of Virginia Woolf, and also the Abergavenny pub which had the best nachos made with English Mature Cheddar.
Category: Travel Eats
South Downs Way Day One
What an incredible journey with very few opportunities to access internet. I shall start from the beginning where we departed Eastbourne. After that last happy shot of KP by a cottage garden in Litlington, we got several hours lost until we remembered we bought a compass in London, which saved the day (night, really, by the […]
South Downs Way Trail
After a power breakfast of croissants and coffee, we have got our packs on for a one hundred mile adventure along the South Downs Way. Today, to Eastbourne!
Solstice at the Globe
Tonight we celebrated the summer solstice by attending the midnight show of Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare’s renown Globe Theater, which was the best I have ever seen, and an all-female cast, and wouldn’t you know they also had rather fine pastries? We munched as happy Groundlings.
Fish and Chips at The Anchor on the Thames
The Narrative Medicine Conference started off well today and I very much enjoyed the presentation by David Small on his memoir Stitches–a graphic memoir of voicelessness among other things. KP and I enjoyed a dinner of fish and chips on the Thames at a restaurant built in 1615. Then we did some walking around–the London […]
Safeway Bagels and the Liebster Award
Safeway Bagels and the Liebster Award While travelling on the West Coast, there is no better bread to be found than in a Safeway bakery. It is entirely unlike any other “grocery store” bread–I have no idea what their secret is, perhaps I’ll have to make some calls and see if I can tour Safeway’s […]
Quinoa Salad and Marathon #21
Mom invented this killer salad and has graciously allowed me to share it with the world. She deserves credit not only for being a phenomenal cook but also for agreeing to babysit my sourdough starter for the next two weeks while KP and I are in England. My future bread depends on her! Quinoa Salad […]
Ponzi Vineyard in Oregon
For Father’s Day, we took Dad to the best pinot noir winery in Oregon–Ponzi–where they have bocce courts in the vineyards! Here is my dad looking svelt.
St. Honorare’s Portland Oregon
Enjoyed lattes and pastries at the boulangerie of St. Honorare in Portland, Oregon this afternoon with Mom and KP. After going through the France section of The Village Baker, I was gleefully familiar with everything on the shelf.
Tillamook Ice Creamery in Tillamook, Oregon
My favorite cheese in the world is Tillamook. Better than anything I’ve tasted in Wisconsin. Today on the drive to Portland from the coast KP and I stopped at the Tillamook Ice Creamery, a field trip I haven’t done since I was a grade school student. This place is the best because of the free cheese […]