More Fish and Chips?!

Okay, I'll admit it. Only four days after the London to Brighton cycle, I ate more greasy fish and chips. But this time it was also necessary because I was in Aldeburgh, Suffolk where they have a famous fish and chips shop and they just happened to be frying that day... I was in Aldeburgh for work - the group I work for was playing at the famous music festival in nearby Snape Maltings. We made a bit of a road trip out of it and visited Benjamin Britten's grave next to a beautiful flint church, walked on the stony (mostly flint) beach, and visited the famous Tudor, wood-framed Moot Hall, which features in Britten's opera Peter Grimes. It's a beautiful little town and the fish and chips were pretty amazing. Apparently it's supposed to be the best place on the east coast to get fish and chips - I got haddock and chips - and you must put salt and vinegar on or they will look at you strangely. We ate it on the beach, in the drizzle and wind.

Top 10 chip shops - an article from the Guardian (2002) and it lists the Aldeburgh chip shop as number 1!

London to Brighton - A fast food special

In honor of Bike Week in the UK, we've got a cycling, fast food special. Two of us, and an additional, honorary Carew Pig completed the wonderful London to Brighton charity ride benefitting the British Heart Foundation. Well, us and 30,000 other cyclists! The weather was superb and we all made it to the top of the famous Ditchlings Beacon at the top of the South Downs without stopping. From there it was just five more miles to Brighton where we crossed the finish line and headed straight for the beach. We arrived at lunch time and definitely deserved fish and chips from a local stall along the beach. Never did fish and chips taste so good. We're normally not huge advocates of fast food, but this was irresistible. Brighton was great and I hope to go back soon and get some more of those delightfully greasy fish and chips.

Now get on your bikes and cycle! The more you cycle, the more you can eat. Any excuse, right?
London Cycling Campaign
London to Brighton

On Parade

These are just about the cutest food ever.

If you've got the mini Roma tomatoes, you must try this. Slice open the top of the tomato, but not all the way, so it has a little lid. If they can't stand on end, like in the photo, a delicate trimming of the base would be good to keep them steady. Gently squeeze out the innards. Make up a mixture of nice extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. With a teaspoon fill the tomato with the oil-vinegar mixture. Insert a small basil leaf and arrange artfully on a platter. Eat by popping the whole thing in your mouth and be amazed by the burst of flavor!

Thanks, Miguel.

First Harvest

Our first wave of strawberries from the garden! Aren't they cute? They taste divine.