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The Sunday Social

What do you do on Sundays? Mow the lawn? Paint the fence (Mr Myagi style)? Watch the Grand Prix? Get forced to watch the Eastenders omnibus? We think you should relax….with a nice glass of red, or maybe a cocktail, and one of our fabulous roasts. Feast your eyes on our new and improved Sunday … Read more

Lunch in May

First Friday in the month? It’s new menu time. We’ve some lovely new dishes and some returning favourites. For pudding lovers, Rum Ba Ba is back, and for the veggies amongst you we’ve got a brilliant Whipped butterbean scotch egg – you can’t beat it (no pun intended…sorry!) Remember it’s 2 courses £12, and 3 … Read more

We've popped up - so pop in and see us in Bishop Auckland

Reblogged from Bill Oldfield: I once spent a very late, boozy evening at a dinner with an accountant. Yes, it appears that sometimes accountants can be fun but maybe it takes a three course meal and a couple of bottles of wine. Anyway, we had a mathematical argument. I told him that a banker once … Read more

Of course you can survive on £53 a week. But is it living?

Reblogged from Bill Oldfield: Of course Iain Duncan Smith can live on £53 a week. Remember, that’s a figure after various other benefits have been taken into account so it’s there for actual luxuries – like food. It’s a spurious argument really. Iain Duncan Smith lives in luxury compared with most people but, to be … Read more

Of course you can survive on £53 a week. But is it living?

Reblogged from Bill Oldfield: Of course Iain Duncan Smith can live on £53 a week. Remember, that’s a figure after various other benefits have been taken into account so it’s there for actual luxuries – like food. It’s a spurious argument really. Iain Duncan Smith lives in luxury compared with most people but, to be … Read more

Lentils, spinach and spiced potatoes

Reblogged from Bill Oldfield: Last week’s recipe was for a goat or lamb curry with lentils and I’m continuing the theme this week with another warming dish, but this time vegetarian and inexpensive, for this unseasonally cold Spring. I’ve used puy lentils but other sorts can be used. However, just make sure that you follow … Read more

Lentils, spinach and spiced potatoes

Reblogged from Bill Oldfield: Last week’s recipe was for a goat or lamb curry with lentils and I’m continuing the theme this week with another warming dish, but this time vegetarian and inexpensive, for this unseasonally cold Spring. I’ve used puy lentils but other sorts can be used. However, just make sure that you follow … Read more

April Lunch Menu

Spring has finally sprung! Well, it’s supposed to have. Get your chops around some of our lovely April lunch and earlybird dishes. We’ve kept a couple of popular dishes as well as tweaking some too! You have to try the King Oyster mushrooms in our fab mushroom burger, and we’ve got another treat for the … Read more

Apple chilli jam recipe

Since we put it on the menu, a number of people have asked us for the recipe for apple chillie jam so they could cook it at home. So, resisting the temptation to charge for our intellectual property (!) or insisting you come and eat it at the restaurant (!!), here it is. It’s really … Read more

I'll pop-up if you pop-in

Reblogged from Bill Oldfield: I use a smartphone. Well they call it that but it’s a bit of a misnomer because it’s as thick as a plank unless I use it properly. Much of its time it just sits in my pocket doing little but costing me lots. But despite some limitations, and it’s owner … Read more

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