Hello and welcome back to 

                      The Early Bird Eater.

I have been really busy renovating my new place and then had a delivery from my friend Emily.

Baked her and her mum Diane Pinder who are partners in the Wooden Spoon a mother daughter combination.

Emily has been the catering industry for quite a while and works in a Hull bakery.

I have worked with Emily and she has a passion that is admirable food customer service and without a doubt a beautiful hand at baking and cooking.

May I introduce The Wooden Spoon and show you some of their produce.

If you would like updates They have a social media page via Facebook here is the link

https://www.facebook.com/thewoodenspoonhull?fref=ts

                                           

The loaf was wrapped like you had been to the bakery it smells and looks good.

Unwrapping the loaf I hoped I would see something different it smelt light sundried tomato can be overpowering at best and I hoped that would not happen here.

The combination of all flavors is a fine balance so I cut the loaf it was light,smelt lush and fresh.It ate like a cloud and I can imagine it well toasted with cheese and ham.

A true talent for bread making is keeping the knot shape and it baking well.

This loaf did that.... I want more and more and so should you.

Then to the brownie.

I have a thing for a sweet but up most chocolaty coco deep taste without the ping your teeth get with too much sugar.

It cut great and the slice was more than enough you'll feel more than happy with a combination of the brownie and coffee.

Soft moist and decedent.

Coffee cake can be a love or hate.

I knew after seeing The Wooden Spoons bakes that it would be light.

Although I am not kean on frosting I am kean on coffee cake.

A small cake presented pretty with chocolate coffee beans sat well.

I would recommend this cake it's not heavy it's not over sugary it's deliciously moreish.

An afternoon of tasting 

The Wooden Spoons goods was really a happy one.

If you would like to higher 

The Wooden Spoon 

for up and coming events

please see the contact details below.

The wooden spoon 

Phone number. 07494945544

thewoodenspoonhull@outlook.com

Hello and welcome back

New and old readers.

I wanted to introduce 

DOPE BURGER

If your old school you'll remember a shop called Rock Not Pop on Anlaby Road near Tower Nightclub in Hull.

If not it's near what was Tokyo Nightclub.

A little shop not so hidden away any more.

Dope burger is run by the soul owner Oliver Johnson.

You'll see Dope covered in a cool street art 

graffiti done by Nick Horsefeild 

AKA Hull Graffiti.

See the links below for more information on 

Hull Graffiti.

www.facebook.com/hullgraffiti4hire

instagram/Hull_graffiti

Nick brings the street vibe to a small space giving it an authentically Dope like feel.

Here are a few images of Hull Graffiti's work

residing at Dope Burger.

I'm always looking for the next big thing,what's new what's good where to eat and what people are talking about food wise.

So many people had mentioned 

DOPE BURGER

on Faceboook so I couldn't not go.

After contacting Oliver I was really excited because I have tasted the best to really and honestly some bad burgers.

That are stacked to fill rather than something with an honest simplistic honest taste and look.

There are times when the both do not meet and not even close.

A good burger in a bad bun or a bad burger in a good bun.

That's not even starting on fillings or sides.

Dope Burger aims to please with an open kitchen cooked to order the smell takes over when it's being cooked.

Oliver is pretty laid back but you can tell the man has a real love for his food and what he's about to give you to eat.

Hailing form the likes of Willerby Manor at the tender age of fourteen.

To The Village Hotel also including Pipe And Glass which is high on the food radar for the most impressive eating in Hull.

You can imagine he knows a thing or two about food.

Food,styles,textures and tastes along with what people want is exactly what Oliver knows about

 in this ever changing food industry.

That's something to be admired.

Dope burger celebrates the

BLACK AND BLUE 

burger seen in the photos.

The burger is not heavy not greasy and not too much on your pocket.

Dope has it made a light bun, a burger you'll mop up and want again with the added bonus of a unique DOPE sauce.

The menu includes more then burgers though 

Dope Dogs are on the list too along with Fried chicken,sweet potato fries blue cheese slaw and a chorizo potato salad.

There's more but I want you to go down and see for yourself.

Future plans include street food after having a great and successful stand at a festival in Hull with desserts Oliver told me he'd like to go back with the burgers.

Personally I'll think he'll kill it and sell out.

Humber Street Sesh will get a kick of what's good for it when Dope Burger starts grilling and serving.

Oliver has a great passion along with a great brand.

You'll be hard pushed to say you ate better!

What are you waiting for he's open now.

Dope is not an underrated name you'll learn to realise that's exactly what it is.

Want to see updates follow the link and keep connected.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dope-Burger-Hull/606250069404779?fref=ts

https://twitter.com/dopeburgerltd

Here we are at Thieving Harry's

Run and set up by two families this cafe is bringing you some of the best views and food delights in Hull.

Their hard work had paid off with what is now a Hull foodie staple.

Okay I admit it in my eyes anyway.

 

Harry's has a laid back set-up based in Hull on the marina a Humber Street corner no less!

Where we all enjoy the revels of Hulls festivals and sunny days.

 

Harry's started as a pop-up cafe three years on set roots so we could all get our fix of what's good for us on a more regular basis.

From their counter of cakes when you walk in (which entice you in) to coffee and San Pellegrino which a rare find in Hull and are a personal fave.
To the most amazing pancakes with bacon and syrup to burgers a with a house root slaw that just sounds amazing and toasted sandwiches with such things as screaming Harry's hot sauce nothing better than a hit kick.

 

Lucky enough to have two floors Harry's has space and lots of it,for dinning and relaxing alike nothing Harry's offers fails.

 

If you see someone in Harry's you know it was via word of mouth over how it takes you back to childhood and makes you feel right at home and I bet they are regulars. There is nothing pretentious about Harry's it's where the heart is it's down to earth with a little of a wonder to it.

Personally I love nothing more than biking there pulling up and dipping in to see what cakey heavens are on show.

 

Serving breakfast from the early hour of 8am right through to 4pm then coffee and cake still till closing at 6pm Wednesday to Sunday you'll have plenty of time and no excuses not to get there and eat drink and enjoy!

 

Harry's is the way forward you'll never not go back the staff the place the food are all perfectly matched you can sit and reminisce of festivals gone with the quirks and quivers of great times had!  

 

Here are a few fave photos of mine of Harry's

Cheese n chilli sauce

Super night me Ade and lots of good folk

Cheesecake

Feeling good after some major treats

The now off the menu beef which I loved

We even have been to a private party there

Hats on hands up time to dance and drink cocktails

Hello and welcome back

Hello to all my new readers and a big hello to people who have been following me sins I started writing cooking and blogging.

I wanted to feature some lovely buys from Cornwall as well as some treats we bought on the Sundays when we attended

LIVING NORTHS SHOW

At York Racecourse

Roses oodles of roses.

Cornish Wear totally classic

Find it here

https://www.cornishware.co.uk/

 A playful Mousehole mug

Although I may have to refrain from buying more china wear as the cupboards a little full.

Sat next to them are some

Rick Stein coasters

See the site here for other products

https://www.rickstein.com/product-category/gifts/

Edinburgh Gin's

Rhubarb and Ginger Liqueur

I have to admit I am not one for Gin

I hate it actually.

However I sae this on the Sunday at the Racecourse and wanted to try it.

Happily I can say this is not like any other gin

I am pretty sure people with lesser taste would prefer a less well made product.

The mix of Rhubarb and Ginger is very light sweet and maybe a little to easy to drink

(In a very good way may I add)

http://www.edinburghgindistillery.co.uk/

Grandad loved Dandelion and Burdock

as do I.

After all Darling it's a

VINTAGE CORDIAL

Walkin past a stall wracked with bottles I was going t pass by but something stopped me.

Firstly it was the label.

It looks authentically drawn up the man on the stall had plenty of history to tell me.

I then had a taste a totally DELSH wonder

I bought it and await a good whisky to g with it.

See more here

This chocolate slab for hot chocolate 

from The Eden Project

See more about Hasslacher's here

Via their amazingly imaginative website

http://www.hasslachers.co.uk/

These packing a punch salts and spices

http://www.flavourmagic.com/

Padsstow is not complete without shopping at the Rick and Jill Stein shop

These ceramic shells for sea salt and pepper

The jar where I collect shells from my world travels.

It's always a Vintage day darling

This is a view of an ever changing bedside table

That is mine of course.

Falmouth's Royal beauties from a charity shop

Cath Kidston's dog in pie

Desk pretties 

Collections

From Cornwall

A deli choice from

Digey Food Room St Ives 

http://www.digeyfoodroom.co.uk/

For entertaining 

Collectional pieces 

Every trip away I purchase an colouring book

These oh so sweet hair clips

Collectionals for framing

Beauty via Strong Adlofo's

https://www.facebook.com/StrongAdolfos

Art