Monday 26 September 2016

Hello and welcome back
Firstly a huge hello to my new readers
A welcome back to my loyal following also

So let's go...

I started to buy from an App
Depop

Dazed N Gucci
I think they saw my specks!

Yep that's right I booked to head back to Barcelona
Biking, zoo, parks, food, drinks, galleries
Staying in the Born district 
See more mid November 

Rain

This link
Want to know the truth?
This video is a brutal, harsh, relevant truth
See that cop he's not even white it's crazy
Stay safe
HERO
Red flags folks!!!!!!!!
Huffpost bring you this
Marriage Darling
Then this

Currently playing this

GIRL GO
Skater gone young

Winter 
"GET UP"
The best Dolce & Gabbana
Via
VOGUE PARIS
Need more?
Feed from the colourful, 
beauty that is good on the eyes
Take your pick but women have choices
This is one and no one has the right to force women 
NO ONE!!!
This meaty, brioche smoked salmon feast I made
Alanis is my girl 
Then this Via GOOD
Bake off banter
The shows a gonna, wave bye bye
The cookie crumbled it went to the shitter
Newsthump
Waterfords whisper news

Where'd PARRIS come from?
This via
Highsnobiety
Missy/M.I.A/Bjork/Prodigy inspired surly?
See more here

DISCO 
DARLING BRING THE MIRROR BALL
Via 
Dangerous minds
DISCO SUCKS 

Wired 
got it good
"Are you okay sweetie"
Small talk shamal talk
Birthday BLISS
My 38th
At
Butler Whites
My thoughts and review
I really can't praise Butler Whites more than this review...

We booked the table to celebrate my birthday on the Sunday, I knew it would be nice but what we got was more than nice.

Three of us has starters out of the four...

Quail's eggs scotch egg, with pickled beet, cucumber and an onion marmalade over a salad with a concasse diced tomato.

Delicate salad with tang, sweet scents and bold black pudding in the scotch egg.
A perfectly light starter, the others mussles and a king prawn thermidor that my son ate a good sized pan full of colour and flavours to match.

We all had the Sunday roast main, it's my old fave from Henry Yeast which I truly miss :( However we all agreed it was the best in town and nothing beats Butler White's.

Beef, celeriac purée beautifully moreish roast potatoes with sides of veg and gravy or if you fancy being posh! 
Let's not forget the ever perfect Yorkshire pudding either this is the staple of the Sunday Roast and why I have hunted high and low for Sunday perfection and found it happily.
The wonderful Chris sorted me a cocktail, a French Martini Royal served and made by a very very talented young man who I am sure has made me many before now elsewhere in the city.

Couldn't manage coffee or pudding but we did have my cake...

Butler's is a destination, it' très chic.

I would recommend a visit only book ahead you'd not want to be disappointed.

From walking through the door to walking out the whole time we was there it was perfection, so many places do lunch wrong, badly and are not attentive enough or know when to leave diners to peace.

I look forward to going back over and over.

Sunday Lunch... Perfection

House red 


Perfectly DELISH cocktails
My son... Looking worse for wear 
Birthday beauties

This cuteness
Proof 
"Fashionistas" 
can be wankers
Harry's
The best spot in Hull for COFFEE
Meat free Sunday
Avocado, cheese grill 
This guest coffee


Bought a book on the famous Corey Haim


Apple, cheddar rosemary 
biegnets
Yep me neither not a clue but check out the taste combo!
Via
 This marinated manchego
You read right marinated cheese
Go big, go large but do not go home
Get some self love find it here 
Via
Entrepreneur

These stunning images
Via
DAZED DIGITAL
Liam is a prize tit but he's got mouth
Mouth you envy
Via 
NME
Huff called bulff on your weight watchers and slimming world shit
Via Huffpost
This Via
FOOD & WINE
This Virginia Wolf inspired Burberry stunning collection
Via DAZED
Vice
Smash that bitch right up
We all wish we could 
Cave clan via Vice
This nonsense 
Via Huffpost
The little things brings you some karma
This guy made the status of service people's HERO
Me dreaming of Chicken Parmo 
From No6 Kitchentte
They sent me this tub of heaven!
Eat in, order out 
See more here
NYLON
Designer influnces


It's all in the glasses
Anna Wintour will tell you

Sunday 11 September 2016

Hello and welcome back

I'm not long back from Biarritz 
Here's a break down

This cappuccino made by the best barista I have ever met
The coffee shop is located to the left side of the market, it's not only selling the best coffee in the south of France they sell coffee beans,ground coffee and coffee machines
All be it with a tag large enough to make your eyes water but alas it's the best coffee you'll get for miles
This new place
Walking by one night, of this new seemingly popular eatery we saw droves of people munching on meats, meats that heaven made
So what to do?
Lunch Sydell, ha yep you guessed it straight there
This charcuterie board was for two people and was thirty euros for both people
Along Biarritz busy main hub I felt rather smug sat looking onto the street with this food and a great wine
Across the way is a tapas bar, I went last year highly priced and not the best in Biarritz


Holiday selfie before oysters
Oysters in the market early morning is the norm
What's better than that?
Champers before heading out of course then eating them 
Miremont have a new location in addition to their other right near the market
Miremont is traditionally French, chi'c and classically beautiful for food and decor

Sunset strip
This sits near the market also, it's changed a lot sins last year.
Now they have seating and lots more deli goods
I could run down a list of my fave's from here... 
The window is full to the brim of of beauties 
Treats galore with such splendor 
Linked to one of Biarritz's prestigious hotels and serves you the highest quality lunchable lights, healthy, tasty and pretty foods
Milwaukee cafe
Before my French tattoo's
The cafe is vast, open with a really welcoming feel.
Fresh with lots of light 
The fridge as you walk in full of healthy options 
as well as the menu it's a welcomed change

Post tattoo photo





New coffee to the city
Huge thanks to
River City Coffe
Matt & Co for sending me the coffee just in time for my weekend off
Ethos
 knowledge & understanding
We are a Hull based artisan coffee roastery set up to roast single origin
coffee from around the world and deliver them fresh directly through the
web site or to wholesalers / retailers looking for a specialty coffee
experience. 225g Packs will retail on the website at between £6-£7 with
delivery to home addresses utilising special bags in order to reduce
postage costs to the customer and so they fit through the letterbox without
worry of missing a parcel delivery. That means within a few days of
ordering you would get freshly roasted coffee straight to your door without
any hassle :) We specialise in home brew methods and have tailored the
roasts accordingly so you can enjoy restaurant quality coffee from your
armchair.

The Company was set up by me to support my daughters transition into a
school to cater for her needs which my previous career and commuting
wouldn't accommodate (not something I particularly want to have made public
knowledge but for info). I've been roasting my own coffee at home for years
so it seemed serendipitous that the need to facilitate my daughters
transition into a new school could be met by starting a business doing
something I loved (I couldn't find a way of making money from surfing
otherwise there might have been a conflict of ideas!).

River City Coffee was born. It's been built by me from scratch (both
physically and metaphorically) and we're about to launch the webshop later
this month with some local stockists eager to see how the market reacts.

Lastly, the company is founded on 3 basic principles;
Making great COFFEE
Having a social CONSCIENCE
Helping out our COMMUNITY through events, charity work and supporting

Time 
Brings you this
DARLING
I forgive you
Say it out loud lovely say it

I might love my 
DIOR 
But I still love my 
VERSACE 
How wonderful to see people ordering 
MY LITTLE BOX
Due to my blogging about it
My little box is a monthly pleasure box
They never tell you what will be in it so it's a total treat

Big thanks to Chiedu Oraka for sharing this

NME
Brings you #TheFemaleIcon
Struggle me this
The apartments balcony

Another venue that has changed, for the better
More open, modern and colouful


Salads forty ways 
via 
This building was dated, it was an old school Parisian looking bar and now has the feel of Conran, Habitat.

When a client sends you
CHANEL
You know you did a good job and you know they read your blog to know what you like!
Impressive
My holiday sunnies are 
DIOR
SO REAL
Buy yours here

If you are local to Hull you can get yours in Beverley


The French do everything better!
New to the scene


The market


CHANEL 
Via 
DAZED


JUXAPOZ 
With 
Bjork
B.I.G.
Way back



Marc Jacobs
Via 
Sterogum
Selfie?

Dinner on the balcony

Under the sea

Embrace all


Huffpost brings you someone American sleeze

Chic
Via
Retro renovation 



Whitby for the weekend
The Whitby Deli





Post holiday meal, on the lake side at 
BERT'S 




The English Muse
Newbies to the quirky coffee shop screamed out
"eat me"

Home life
My kitty Florence in my back garden at Ella Street


Decided to head up the coast to Sandsend 
Bridge Cottage Bistro
Table booked ahead, thank goodness though people was being turned away with all tables booked
Running just past Whitby sits a small, quaint but rather lovely spot


Vintage life with my jewels 


Deep breaths and thanking my lucky stars we booked a table

Belly pork don't tell my mum but I ate the crackling 


Welcome to Newland Avenue 
NO6 Kitchette
Sporting the best Merlot in town
Along with a softened look it's got a New England Cali look
Menu to match my hearts most faves it's faultless, it's divine
Want to see more

My forth visit in many weeks

Thai fish cakes with garlic mayo