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Noma… World’s Best?

I was lucky enough to have the best meal of my life at Noma earlier this year. There are rumors that’s it’s in line to be awarded the No.1 spot in the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants(organised by Restaurant Magazine) tonight following in the footsteps of El Bulli, The Fat Duck  and The French Laundry. I have [...]

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Posted on April 26, 2010 at 12:07 pm by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Portugal

Last week we had a wonderful holiday in Portugal staying in a villa with family. Our villa was located near Moncarapacho, about a 45 minute drive east of Faro towards the border with Spain. In contrast to the well known resorts in the western Algarve with their hotels and golf courses, the eastern half is relatively undeveloped and comprises traditional [...]

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Posted on April 15, 2010 at 1:06 am by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · 2 Comments
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Plot 15 Supperclub

Supperclubs or “underground restaurants” have become one of the big fashions in food over the past couple of years. The idea is simple, some brave amateur cook (or cooks) invites a bunch of random strangers into their own home and cooks dinner. Guests pay a ‘contribution’ to cover the cost of the meal (perhaps leaving [...]

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Posted on April 13, 2010 at 4:37 pm by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · One Comment
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Copenhagen: Part Two

Perfection without pretension… Before I begin I must confess that time was against me during this meal so I did not take photographs. However it became evident that this post would be pretty rubbish if I could not accompany my ramblings with some photographs. So my sincere thanks go to Trine Lai and the FoodSnob for kindly [...]

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Posted on March 8, 2010 at 9:22 pm by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · 2 Comments
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Copenhagen: Part One

I haven’t posted in a while… time to catch up on a few things… I occasionally have to travel for work which I don’t really enjoy as much as I used to. I miss Mrs W. and C. terribly when I am away and I hate the BS and boredom that now comes with air [...]

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Posted on March 4, 2010 at 10:19 pm by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · One Comment
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