Happy St David’s Day to all my Welsh friends & family!

Lunch at Gilpin Spice today.

As I'm of that age to be still traumatised by evil East German dwarves, Gilpin's own Singing Ringing Tree fascinates me and creeps me out in equal measure.

Why restaurateurs dread Valentines

Nick Lander on why restaurateurs hate Valentine's Day.

www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/why...

Tonkotsu ramen from Matsudai Ramen to eat tonight.
Bloody delicious.

Lunchtime at Parkers Arms

Petition: Review traditional and social media regulation Review media regulation, including social media, to consider the introduction of stricter regulations to ensure truthful reporting, accountability and integrity across all platforms, including newspap...

A worthwhile petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Blue Monday is a piece of crap pseudo science originally part of a travel company's press release to sell holidays.

Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.

Call handler realises 999 'pizza' call was request for help - BBC News A woman calling 999 could not speak freely, so the operator asked questions relating to pizza.

Good work by the call handler.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What it should say, of course, is "turbulence created by mainstream media including the Guardian."

Butter pie with a dollop of Lao Gan Ma chilli for tea tonight.

Aged vinegar braised pork belly from Wowzabox tonight.

Dominic Cummings ‘advising Elon Musk’ amid attacks on Sir Keir Starmer Cummings, a key figure behind the Vote Leave campaign and a former adviser to Boris Johnson during the Covid-19 pandemic, is said to have formed a new alliance with Musk

If Cummings is helping Musk to stir up insurrection in the UK and to depose the democratically elected government, surely that means he should be arrested for some sort of treason offence and locked up in a restored smelly dungeon under Barnard Castle?
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Pieces of lamb rib, carrots & Chinese dates that have been braised for 90 mins or so in a broth made with a spicy soybean paste. Served with some plain jasmine rice.

Red braised lamb ribs from Wowzabox
Lovely stuff.

Super lychee king prawns from Wowzabox tonight.

‘Feisty’ figurehead behind popular Lancaster pizza restaurant passes away, aged 88 Tribute has been paid to the much-loved face behind Lancaster’s Pizza Margherita restaurant.

Sad news that Wendy Allen-Ellis has died. Like her brother Peter Boizot, she created a pizza institution.
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/...