I've had the week off work this week to celebrate both our anniversary and my birthday. Naturally for me this goes hand in hand with some decadent dining....and a few bottles of wine and a couple of martinis.
Have you ever sampled braised ox cheeks or tulips? These were just some of the delights on the tasting menu at Club Gascon. I know in these days of the credit crunch it's highly frowned upon to be splurging out on such extravagances at £75 per person (inclusive of wines), but I just felt the need.
Well, I can highly recommend it.....the menu is divine. Plus, a bonus of the credit crunch is that service in restaurants and shops seems to have gone up ten notches, so I don't resent that 12.5% service charge so much when the waiter genuinely seems to care about his product.
Showing posts with label credit crunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label credit crunch. Show all posts
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Credit Crunch Biscuits
Well, we mentioned it weeks ago - the term Credit Crunch to describe a low budget biscuit, but finally I've seen a variation of it being used out there in the real world. A restaurant near London Bridge has a poster outside describing Credit Munch.
Has anyone else seen any other variations of this? There should be loads by now.
Sandwich shops should be selling the Credit Lunch
Greasy spoons should be offering the Credit Brunch
Struggling bars and pubs could serve a special Credit Punch
We were going to dream up a recipe for the Credit Crunch biscuit, but something like this will do. The secret to making it isn't the recipe - it's the cost of the ingredients and here's the ruse:
Biscuits need sugar right?
Do you take sugar in your tea or coffee?
If you do then you'll need to recruit someone who's "sweet enough" to help you, but if you don't then listen to this:
When you buy a tea or coffee, have you ever stopped to think about the fact that you're paying for the sugar, even though you don't have it?
Probably not, but you're thinking about it now aren't you? Yes, you've been robbed. So, instead of refusing the sweetness in future, take it and save it up. Eventually you'll have enough for your Credit Crunch biscuits. Sounds extreme? These are extreme times.
And, if you can't wait that long to save the sugar then get a cup on loan from a neighbour and pay them back when you have saved it up - that's what credit is all about after all.
Has anyone else seen any other variations of this? There should be loads by now.
Sandwich shops should be selling the Credit Lunch
Greasy spoons should be offering the Credit Brunch
Struggling bars and pubs could serve a special Credit Punch
We were going to dream up a recipe for the Credit Crunch biscuit, but something like this will do. The secret to making it isn't the recipe - it's the cost of the ingredients and here's the ruse:
Biscuits need sugar right?
Do you take sugar in your tea or coffee?
If you do then you'll need to recruit someone who's "sweet enough" to help you, but if you don't then listen to this:
When you buy a tea or coffee, have you ever stopped to think about the fact that you're paying for the sugar, even though you don't have it?
Probably not, but you're thinking about it now aren't you? Yes, you've been robbed. So, instead of refusing the sweetness in future, take it and save it up. Eventually you'll have enough for your Credit Crunch biscuits. Sounds extreme? These are extreme times.
And, if you can't wait that long to save the sugar then get a cup on loan from a neighbour and pay them back when you have saved it up - that's what credit is all about after all.
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
If you fancy a quickie...
Carry on at your Convenience
Chloe Moore: Come on Fred, I'll get you something to eat.
Fred Moore: I could do with a bit.
Sid: Spoken like a true man!
Convenience food, what do you make of it? Not that any of us can afford it at the moment with the credit crunch (aren't you getting really sick of hearing that term now? It's everywhere.)
My personal favourite convenience food is a Chinese takeaway. However, that has to be a solitary indulgence seeing that Beth doesn't particularly care for it. Although I always find that I order far too much as piggy's eyes are far bigger than her stomach!
I tend to over indulge on the appetisers and so hence find the main event a bit of a let down. Just let me loose on ordering crispy Peking duck with pancakes, seaweed, capital spare ribs, sesame prawn toasts etc and I go quite doo lally!
Though I am quite partial to a pizza as well. But, it must have a thin crust and plenty of pepperoni. The best one I've had was in New York at John's Pizzeria in Greenwich Village. Lots of spicy Italian sausage to tickle my taste buds (and that's not a phrase you often hear a gay girl say!)
Chloe Moore: Come on Fred, I'll get you something to eat.
Fred Moore: I could do with a bit.
Sid: Spoken like a true man!
Convenience food, what do you make of it? Not that any of us can afford it at the moment with the credit crunch (aren't you getting really sick of hearing that term now? It's everywhere.)
My personal favourite convenience food is a Chinese takeaway. However, that has to be a solitary indulgence seeing that Beth doesn't particularly care for it. Although I always find that I order far too much as piggy's eyes are far bigger than her stomach!
I tend to over indulge on the appetisers and so hence find the main event a bit of a let down. Just let me loose on ordering crispy Peking duck with pancakes, seaweed, capital spare ribs, sesame prawn toasts etc and I go quite doo lally!
Though I am quite partial to a pizza as well. But, it must have a thin crust and plenty of pepperoni. The best one I've had was in New York at John's Pizzeria in Greenwich Village. Lots of spicy Italian sausage to tickle my taste buds (and that's not a phrase you often hear a gay girl say!)
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