Ted travels to Forest Holidays in the Forest of Dean part 3

Welcome back to the last part of my travel review to Forest Holidays in the Forest of Dean. In part 1, I gave a little tour of the wonderful, romantic cabin at Forest Holidays and in part 2, I shared some sights close to the holiday site

In this last part, dad and I wanted to share some information about the dinners that we ate. Dad likes his fine dining and researches food options as an important part of his holiday planning

A couple of closer Michelin starred places were unfortunately closed the weekend that we visited. So, dad looked at the nearby Welsh foodie town of Abergavenny, which was about half an hour’s drive away Continue reading

Ted travels to Forest Holidays in the Forest of Dean part 2

Welcome back to my review of Forest Holidays in the Forest of Dean. In part 1, I covered the wonderful romantic cabin at Forest Holidays

In today’s posting, I shall share the fun activities and restaurants that dad, ‘future mum’ and I found around the Forest of Dean. The Forest of Dean lies right on the border between England and Wales with easy access to the Cotswolds to the east and the Brecon Beacons to the west Continue reading

Dad’s review of Ma’ Plucker, Soho, London

Dad is a sucker for fried chicken. Whisper it softly but he likes KFC. He claims it’s because he’s Malaysian and to be fair to him, in Malaysia, going out for KFC is an occasion without the stigma of being seen as merely junk fast food

So, when dad’s good friend Andrew asked  whether he wanted to try a new chicken place in Soho, Ma’ Plucker, there was only ever likely to be one answer. Find out what dad thought of the chicken at Ma’ Plucker here 

 
  

Dad’s review of The Palomar restaurant, Piccadilly, London

Dad first discovered the joys of restaurant reviewing when he started writing for Yelp. Having found it an invaluable resource for finding good places to eat while on holiday in the USA, he started writing to contribute back to the community and he has made many good foodie friends all over the world through the website

He and some of his friends have started a foodie blog, www.boozybunch.com though being teetotal himself, you can guess that he didn’t choose the name! Their motto is that if they can eat it and drink it, it’s fair game! So far in the first few weeks, they’ve reviewed restaurants from Soho to Seoul, shared cookery school experiences with Michelin-starred chefs and home cooking with ingredient delivery services Continue reading