Mrs Woman

The full list is at Rest Mag's website, it's the top story

I will dunk anything (except things with dried fruit in, yeuck), but faves are the whole range of Fox's Crunch Creams, especially the Golden ones. I must also confess to quite enjoying dipping my Kit Kat fingers into my tea - is this wrong???

Probably not as 'high end' but what about Merchants at the Lace Market Hotel? Other than that my memory fails me!

Matthew Fort (of t'Guardian) went somewhere outside Notts city centre - hold on a mo... ah yes, La Toque in Beeston any good for you? How about Hart's? (www.hartsnottingham.co.uk) I'm from Nottinghamshire but haven't lived or eaten there for many a year. I have heard Sat Bains and Hotel des Clos is up for sale though.

How about Choice in Castlefields (www.choicemcr.co.uk)? It's not bang in the city centre, so may be easier to get on the road to the scum, sorry Man U's ground

A similar topic was also discussed in the now frozen Symposium

at Steve - I'll let my boyfriend know what he should pack then We've managed to secure a gite a few minutes walk from Montignac, which I hear is not too far from Sarlat. So if anyone has any receommendations for this specicifc area, I would be most appreciative.

I have also eaten at Juniper but had nowhere near the feast Thom had, although mine was for free Again, can't really remember much except a fantastically cooked chicken breast surrounded by blobs of unidentified yet tasty sauces, a great piece of sea bass, and an individual lemon tart. My original thread is here.

erm Lafcadio, I would love to help you but I have nothing to do with this! I just reprinte the list from a newsletter I receive from the restaurant. But if you still want to give me complimenray dinners, then I'm there

Reprinted from email newsletter I received today FYI: RELEASE DATES AND ADVANCE ORDERS. The American version of the book, re-titled The Whole Beast will be available in bookshops in the U.S. from 1st April 2004 with a British release later in the year under it's original title. However you can pre-order the American version on Amazon.com now. Visit the book section of the site and click on the link to take you directly to the book's page on the Amazon site. As yet we don't have a firm date for the U.K. issue, which will be an almost exact re-print of the original version but with new photographs by the original photographer Jason Lowe. As soon as there is a date and a pre-order page on Amazon we will post links from the books page. AMERICAN EVENTS. During April 2004 Fergus Henderson and our Head Chef Edwin Lewis will be visiting the U.S. in preperation for the books' U.S. release and during the visit will undertake a variety of events, including book signings and demonstrations that readers are more than welcome to attend. Listed below are some of the public appearances confirmed so far, as more are arranged we will post them up on the site. Sadly at this time we don't have much more information regarding the events, and so we would suggest contacting the venues below to find out more. 08/04/04 DALLAS - FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF ART 12/04/04 SAN FRANSICO - CHEZ PANISSE 13/04/04 LOS ANGELES - CIUDAD RESTAURANT 14/04/04 LOS ANGELES - GETTY CENTRE MUSEUM 15/04/04 CHICAGO - CHARLIE TROTTERS TO GO 16/04/04 CHICAGO - ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 20/04/04 NEW YORK - SPOTTED PIG RESTAURANT

Square Meal says that new chef at Montes is Donato Russo, formerly of Grissini

hello Myself and boyfriend are popping over the Channel to France this summer. We intend to fly to Bordeaux on Weds or Thur, pick up a rental car and drive to La Rochelle where we intend to stay in a hotel until Sat am. We would then like to spend a week in a cottage or gite in the Dordogne for a week. If anyone has any recs for hotels and restaurants for La Rochelle, and anything to say at all about the Dordogne - we haven't booked anything yet - it would be much appreciated if you should share them with me. My boyfriend is not a great one for formal restaurants abroad - he doesn't feel he should wear a tie on his holidays! Are all French Michelins this formal? Thanks!

This story was also reported by the Sunday Telegraph itse;f last weekend. And a letter to the paper here defending Shepherd's

Story on home page news list. Would link direct but it chops off top bit

Erm, there's no star for Petrus on the press release from the Michelin website, there is a star for the Savoy Grill though. Unless you mean it retains its old one from the former site? At the bottom of this page is a pdf to download: Michelin But here is the list anyhoo: From 2 to 3 Stars: Fat Duck From 1 to 2 stars: Hibiscus 1 star Ballachulish House, Ballachulish, Scotland Black Pig, Rock, Cornwall Five North St, Winchcombe, Glos. JSW, Petersfield, Hants McClements, Twickenham, London Menu & Grill at The Connaught, Mayfair, London Ockenden Manor, Cuckfield, West Sussex The Greyhound, Stockbridge, Hants The Longridge Restaurant, Longridge, Lancs The Oriel, Gilford, N. Ireland The Savoy Grill, Strand, London The Trouble House, Tetbury, Glos. The West House, Bidddenden, Kent Tom Aikens, Chelsea, London

It explains some of the history here I like to think it was us Northerners who thought it up first!

Just got this in a newsletter: Otto Dining Lounge NYE: restaurant £100, greeting cocktail, 5 course dinner lounge £65, greeting cocktail, canapés and meze platters late entry £25, entrance 10.30pm onwards open 7pm till 3am, dj's, dancing and more nye03 restaurant menu Canapes on arrival Starters Wild Mushroom ravioli with a cep cream - or - Pan fried Scallops with a vegetable relish Main course Roast Halibut with potato mousseline and grilled tiger prawns - or - Roast Venison with button onions, bacon and a wild mushroom port sauce Dessert Trio of Chocolate Lime sorbet Cheese Platter

Last issue of Restaurant said the owners had no intentions of selling it even though they've been there 20 years and knew Koffman was interested. They're putting in a new rotisserie as well apparently

I've never even thought of it like that before - you must have a different kind of mind to me Suzanne Pant means valley I think, god knows what the gawn bit is!

Reading this makes me so hungry! There are lots of great cheeses I still haven't tried but hope to change this when we holiday in France next year. So, for now, fave 3 in no particular order Parmesan: eat so much Italian food, it has to be on here! Goat's cheese, especially Pant-Ys-Gawn from Wales Wigmore - my current favourite. English, ewes milk, Brie-like but much creamier (better description here)

Her name is Christine Manfield, more info here. She was in The Times with some recipes at the weekend too.

Reading through the Sunday paper's noticed this. Not sure how cheap the frog's legs are though...

Your web trawl must have missed this then - Birmingham Plus - a very good and indendent guide to all things foodie in Brum and the West Mids

Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Thank you for that valid contribution Fat Guy

Le Bouchon Bordelais used to do them www.lebouchon.co.uk but their website now says otherwise