West Quay is great, Mrs Meowth and I lunch at the John Lewis restaurant on the top floor every time we go to Southampton. There is a good view of the cruise liners, somewhat spoiled by that awful IKEA affair, but the food makes up for that, especially the pastries.
You all realise I hope that should Pompey survive their goddam awful mess that they will hate us with more venom than we could ever dream.
What on earth are you talking about, Godds? We will be jolly thankful we still have a club and then get on the groovy train.
I'd reccomend it! On another note, Sotonians are happier than Portsmouth residents - a study showed today
Your guys have taken so much crap over the last year or so I don't believe they will be in a forgiving mood even if they have enjoyed the biggest party imaginable following their salvation.
That sounds interesting. We have had one of that Mockney fool's eateries, foisted upon us at Gunwharf.
Hmm... that's interesting. http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/portsmouth/ Being half-Italian meant that I was brought up on Italian food, when my Dad taught my Mum how to cook Italian. Over the years, I've popped my head inside the odd Italian restaurant, and generally they are all appallingly poor. The are either a British idea of what Italian food should be or Italians making their food the way they think the British like to have it. Almost always it's a disaster, but most people wouldn't know it. Going on the evidence I've gathered over the years, by and large, I don't think the average Brit has much of a clue of how good Italian food can be. I've eaten at a couple of Jamie Oliver influenced estaurants [River Cafe in Fulham and 15 in Watergate Bay, Cornwall] and have been quite impressed by the overall experience. The food hasn't been the best, but it hasn't been poor either. And having watched Oliver's little sojourn into the old Country, makes me believe he might do the food properly. He still needs to stop putting little expensive extras in though. Italians would never screw around with a traditional dish like he does. Besides, it only detracts in the end.
Italian food is simple to cook , easy fresh and simple , unlike French cooking that is , I think now the UK has some if the best restaurants going . I have had more bad Spanish dishes in Spain in the lady couple of years than I gave had here . Food in the UK is mocked by others abroad. but most are surprised when they cone here .
The fresh bit is what celebrity chefs would have you believe. Traditional Italian food mostly comes out of extreme poverty. There was barely a fresh ingredient unless it was in season, and generally, someone else had stolen it first, which meant that most of the time you made do. Some of the best food comes out of the make-do recipes.
Love Greek food too. In fact any food that borders the Mediterranean gets my vote. I remember an old woman up in the backhills of Crete ran this tiny cafe, I suppose you could call it. It was next to a Greek Orthodox Chapel which I had happened upon because I'd taken my hired trail bike completely off-road. Basically it was a shed with a menu written on the wall. I asked for some cheese and a few salad vegetables, and some local wine to wash it all down with. The wine was delightful, and the first standard looking tomato I bit into made me realise that until then I hadn't eaten a proper tomato. I was actually properly sweet like the fruit it is classified as. Unforgettable. That's also when my love affair with Greek Yoghurt started. To this day, there's always some in my fridge. I can't really be bothered with fresh tomatoes here. Even Italian tomatoes here are fairly boring. Mind you, I get through a host of them cooked.
I'm not so concerned about the food, it's his image I can't abide. Totally false and contrived, why can't he just be himself.
are you talking about pasta and the like then yes that's true but what about fresh basil , tomato , garlic ?
Garlic is a root vegetable staple, and can be kept for weeks or even months past its best. I would also add onions, though my Dad would have scorned me for it. Basil and tomato were only used in season or dried if there was sufficient. There are plenty of recipes without them. The north of Italy still doesn't really use tomatoes in recipes hence, for example, why Spaghetti Bolognese is a completely made-up restaurant meal. Traditionally, any Italian meal involving a tomato sauce is from the South, and Bologna is in the north. In fact, at least 150 or so years ago, the whole of Italy didn't use tomatoes. There was also bay leaves, of course, and plenty of fennel, although that wasn't used so much, unlike in Middle Eastern and Africa. However, the main staple, apart from pasta, which contrary to popular opinion was always dried [not fresh as you see in British supermarkets] as a food store, was olive oil. Everything is eaten with Olive oil, and the better the oil, the better the meal. People talk about not using Extra Virgin olive oil in frying because it taints, Well every oil taints if you go past its burn point, so a little control is required, but extra virgin oil taints [for want of a better word] because you're smelling [or tasting] olives in the oil, unlike normal olive oil which is good, but not superb. And you can't do much better than EV olive oil. Another ingredient that is ever present in my kitchen. EDIT: Have to admit, this is a pretty good departure from... What If They Go Under..?
Don't get me wrong I love Southampton FC but when ever I've been into the city it strikes me as a ****ing **** hole! Portsmouth at least has the ships, shopping mall, etc Please don't hate me for saying this though. I'm from the slums of Brighton! And if Pompey go under I think we should all hate on Man United!
