Had breakfast at an IHOP down the road on the first morning before picking the keys up for the apartment. There was something on the menu that I had to have. It had my name written all over it…literally! For those that don’t know, my nickname is Rooty!    ...

Five thousand odd miles and 10hrs after leaving London Heathrow I arrive at SFO, tired but not too bad after a rather passable flight. Top tip that if you are going to fly this route and your aircraft is a 747-400, Virgin do economy seats in the upper deck....

I escorted the OH out of the country on Monday for his flight to San Diego. He’s based there until I fly out to San Francisco on 18th Oct. He’s working crazy hours at the moment but he did manage to snap a couple of pics just to make...

A fantastic interview by David Bailey – An Englishman in the Balkans with Marcus Agar Associate Producer of the film “TESLA”, the Nikola Tesla biopic from director Michael Anton. The film will shoot in Serbia and the US, starring Branko Tomović. Those of you that haven’t heard of Nikola Tesla maybe...

I thought I would jot down some lines about the arrival and our recent visit of Giggling Squid Thai restaurant in Reigate High Street. Having had a look around the premises when it was still on the market I watched with interest over the months the issues Giggling Squid...

A BRAVE ex-soldier battling cancer has seen his range of tasty sauces hit supermarket shelves – as he hopes to raise a million pounds for charity. Launched nationally in Tesco in June 2013, Forces Sauces is a range of great tasting, Great British sauces. It is a unique charity...

  Simon’s riveting journey blends a travelogue with current affairs, history, culture, wildlife, conservation, and offers unique insights into life in glorious Australia.  The first leg of Simon’s journey takes him from the ‘red centre’ of the country south to the wine region, then west to Perth. On the...

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday of this week, The Beef Kitchen is serving up a  5-course ‘Trailer Trash’ tasting menu. Dipping ‘soldiers’, dirty, messy burgers and dunkin doughnuts are all on the menu as well as a few surprises thrown in for good measure…what’s not to like. However, whilst diners...

The Street Food movement in the UK is gathering momentum with street food traders and events popping up all over the country, so I decided to have a chat with those who have bitten the bullet and set up trading outside the buzz of London Town.  I spoke to...

Richard and Katie Matthews of The Tinderbox starting out on their Street Food journey in Reigate with their teardrop caravan ‘Cowslip’. On a cold Friday Richard and Katie set up in Tunnel Road, Reigate as part of the monthly farmers market. I chatted to Richard to ask him why...