Archive for December 2025
Fathers & Daughters Dine – Fête
Chelmsford was not on my list of dining destinations. Until my daughter found herself at University near the city this September. Visits to see her for a drink and a bite to eat were in order so I needed to do some research. Finding suitable pubs was not a problem as there are plenty of…
Read MoreThe lesson retailers can teach hospitality
Despite having eaten probably a couple of thousand meals in various restaurants over the years, I can vividly remember a specific dinner with my parents in the mid-1970s, at a Berni Inn in the centre of Doncaster. It’s not that the dishes were particularly memorable – undoubtedly prawn cocktail, steak and chips and Black Forest…
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