Food & Drink

Farewell to Velolife cycling cafe, Warren Row

Cyclists love a cafe stop. Coffee and cake are the perfect treat on a ride –…
RIP Klean Kanteen flask, my pandemic cycling essential

Remember the dark days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when we couldn’t enjoy once everyday pleasures like…
In praise of Terence Conran

I was a big fan of Habitat in my twenties and thirties. I loved the clean…
Gloucester: the must-visit motorway services

We drove to Wales the old way today, along the A40, before cutting down to the…
No more queues: choose and order takeaway with PayPal

I’ve never had lunch in three restaurants on the same day before. But a ‘safari’ lunch…
PayPal Here and Greedy Goat at Mobile World Congress 2013

Mobile World Congress is quite a show. Over 70,000 people descend on Barcelona for the annual…
Chorleywood: the best thing in sliced bread?

Chorleywood is a pleasant but unassuming village on the Herts/Bucks border. I take Owen there every…
When cappuccino was called frothy coffee

Today’s Guardian carried a lighthearted editorial ‘In praise of … a simple coffee’. It praises Debenhams’…
We love Cornwall, Mawgan Porth – and The Park

We’re packing up to go home after a wonderful week’s holiday at Mawgan Porth, on Cornwall’s…