Nina Wildflower

Thank you. Happy Valentine's Day.

Most meals are designed to be served and eaten straight away - they don't travel well.

Sounds delicious.

We used to go to an amazing Thai restaurant in a tiny pub - great beer, great food.

I like food and beer, and I want to continue to do so.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Dinner table with Dishpatch meal.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who is protecting their health, and the health of their loved ones!

#CovidIsNotOver #SaltingTheVibes #OneOfTheTwo

Anyway, you aren't getting away without some “romantic” music.

Wearing masks sometimes makes my ears sore - you can have sore ears too.

Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush cover)

Trustpilot review "unable for health reasons to eat indoors"

Trustpilot review - "with friends who live 200 miles away... via online chat"

But if you have a look at the Trustpilot reviews, we are clearly not the only customers who are aware of infection risks.

(Coordinating with friends and mixing this with online chat - impressive!)

I wonder what the company knows about their customers.

Dishpatch menu - Sabrina Ghayour

Their marketing says:

“Dishes you can't get anywhere else, by the UK's most exciting chefs and delivered nationwide. Ready to finish and serve in minutes.”

And perhaps some of their customers just can't get a babysitter.

Celebrity chef and cardboard box

Has Dishpatch done any research into their customers?

I presume most of their customers are attracted by the “celebrity chef” element. You can't usually eat their food without travelling a long way.

Where I live, there are only a couple of Michelin star restaurants nearby.

Dishpatch meal - beef bourginon

Dishpatch has meals that do proper cheffy things - it's unlikely your local takeaway does these.

It's unlikely you can do these yourself, even if you are a really good cook.

There's a good chance they are better than your local restaurants.

Dishpatch meal - mushroom curry

They are far more of a “treat” than an M&S “Valentine Meal Deal”.

Usually, they are a lot more expensive, but meal deals have gotten pricey lately, and you can get last-minute Dishpatch deals.

Starter from a Dishpatch meal - French onion soup.

What the service does very well is allow you to have a “special occasion”.

The closest comparison would be buying a really good steak and putting the most effort you can into cooking it really well.

But you've probably done that plenty of times before.

Detail of a Dishpatch meal.

Dishpatch provides very high quality meals, delivered to your door.

They are not really comparable to Gousto, Deliveroo, or regular takeaway services.

They are NOT cheap, and they are not without effort. Some cooking ability - mainly attention to detail - is required.

Going out to a restaurant carries with it the risk of COVID infection. COVID can affect your ability to taste & smell, which is important if you enjoy going out to restaurants. Which we do.

Here’s a song about it.

Umami (original)

Man wearing FFP3 mask.

How many people protect themselves from COVID infections?

In the UK, it doesn't feel like very many. It's rare for me to see other mask wearers.

I'm interested in whether there might be more people who are doing SOMETHING to protect themselves from COVID.

Dinner table set with meal from Dishpatch.

We miss going to restaurants.

For Valentine's Day, we are having a romantic meal supplied by Dishpatch.

This is not a paid promotion - no COI.

This is a🧵about whether there are more of us than we thought.

#OneOfTheTwo #SaltingTheVibes

Several teams at the #WinterOlympics are wearing FFP2, N95 & KN95 masks.

If @teamgbofficial.bsky.social would like any free help, get in touch. 🇬🇧

If you've trained for years and have just one shot, give it your all. #BritPop

Olympian (Gene cover)

I ripped everything to wav files years ago.

Occasionally I dig the originals out of the loft for my children.

I bought a tape-deck about 20 years ago to turn some of the live shows I've taped over the years into wav files.

Maybe I should get it out of the loft and change them back.

a cartoon character is holding a newspaper that says " old man yells at cloud " Alt: a cartoon character is holding a newspaper that says " old man yells at cloud "

I don't understand these young people!

That's a big reason for one of my sons to buy LPs - he draws/paints lots of album covers.

Thanks for sharing.

a cartoon character is standing in front of a red door with a peace sign hanging on it . Alt: I used to be with it Simpsons gif

I used to be with it, but then they changed what is was back to what it used to be before I was with it.

Man wearing FFP3 mask in a record store, holding LPs by Suede and Bad Bunny

Back in the 90s, if you'd told me that my children would be buying LPs in 2026, I would have been surprised!

#VinylIsNotOver

I own this album on CD. I don't feel any need to buy a copy on LP.

When I was the age my children are now, stores were getting rid of their LP records. I have lots of LPs I bought cheap because nobody wanted vinyl.

New Generation (Suede cover)

I will have a version of this in a mask soon. #Olympics

The masked versions are usually my practise before the live performances.

Olympian (Gene cover)

This gives me a great excuse to play this live later on.

If you are a CC musician, looking for opportunities to perform, get in touch.

Sober (Lorde cover)

I have to persuade one of my sons NOT to buy some albums on LP that he already owns on CD.

In addition to the Bad Bunny album (UK vinyl release this week), he gets “Melodrama”, which is a fine record.

Sober (Lorde cover)

Man wearing FFP3 mask in a record store, holding CD by The Charlatans and LP by Bad Bunny

Well, it's really my kids.

This is a good moment for me. Out with my sons (they wear masks too) buying records.

Can you guess which one is for me?

We hit a record fair too, so we get a LOT of stuff.

#SaltingTheVibes #BadBunny #Charlatans #MaskUp #YallMasking #CD #LP #Vinyl

Man wearing FFP3 mask, holding Bad Bunny LP

I'm still doing this in 2026.

Buying LP records.🧵

#Vinyl

Man wearing FFP3 mask in front of a snowy background.

If I had trained for years and had just one shot, I'd give it my all.

#Olympics