Tag Archives: food

Coronavirus Diary 2 – Goodbyes but no good grub

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Yesterday I went out to see a friend. My new house is a total dump. An absolute pig-sty as we say in the U.K. No cleaning/bathing facilities, no toilet, damp in the floors electric wires everywhere and a near 200 … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, CoronavirusUK, food, Friends, Hoarding, Panic Buying, Self Quarantine, Social Isolation, supermarkets | 4 Comments

The secret green huts of London

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

They are an icon of London; not as famous as those famous red symbols such a telephone boxes, post boxes, double decker buses or soldiers on guard and they are certainly less common than the iconic London black taxis but … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel | Tagged Black Taxi, Bloomsbury, food, London, London Taxi | 2 Comments

The Ice Cream Index of Happiness

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It turns out it really is the simple things in life that do the most to uplift you’re feelings, at least if you’re British and it’s summer time. Chocolate and donating to charity give British people the most happiness per … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Popular Culture | Tagged food, Happiness, Happy, Ice Cream Index of Happiness, Summer, Surveys, Things that makes us happy | 9 Comments

A video of the re-opened Borough Market

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Borough Market has long been one of my favourite parts of London and so aside from the more obvious issues following the recent attack there and the adjoining London Bridge, I have been waiting to get back inside both for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Borough Market, food, London, London Bridge, Markets, Neals Yard, Southwark, Terrorism, Travel, Video | 4 Comments

Ye Olde Fighting Cock – The Oldest Pub in Britain?

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

This time last week I was giving a lovely guided tour to a charming couple to the old Roman city of St Albans which as it happens is just 5 miles from my house and an hour out of central … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged County of Hertfordshire, food, history, Pubs, St Albans, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks | 6 Comments

One ha’penny, two ha’penny, hot cross buns!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Hot Cross Buns are one of those delicious treats that you can have at Easter. Until just a few years ago, they could only be found within a week or two of Easter but these days hundreds of millions are … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged Easter, food, Happy Easter, Hot Cross Buns, tradition | 5 Comments

Olio – The Food Recycling App #zerofoodwaste

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Every now and then the internet actually comes up with something undeniably good and helpful, maybe something that would actually be impossible before the 1990’s rather than just being another channel for selling you junk that you don’t need. I … Continue reading →