More food and theatre
Another Saturday afternoon outing to the Menier Chocolate Factory to see "Educating Rita" starring Matthew Kelly and Claire Sweeney.
We had booked the 'meal deal' and so we had lunch from a special a set northern-inspired menu before the show.
I picked the 'macaroni cheese'
which I didn't really enjoy much. Once the gratin had been eaten, the rest was fairly uninspiring and - quite unusual for me - I didn't finish it.
It was served with garlic bread which Adrian ate (having bread with pasta or lasagne is a bewildering to Italians!)
Adrian chose more wisely; he had a 'Scouse stew' (a traditional lamb, potato and turnip stew); we both had pear cider to drink and we both enjoyed our desserts ('Brioche and butter pudding studded with Menier chocolate and served with creme anglaise' for Adrian; 'Menier melting moments with fresh fruits & whipped cream' for me).
followed by cappuccino (for Adrian) and popcorn tea for me.
Popcorn tea was a novelty for me.
From the Teapigs website: "Back in the day when tea was too expensive for your average Japanese peasant, they’d mix it with toasted rice to make it go further. From such humble beginnings has grown a tea that, in today’s Japan, is celebrated in its own right as Genmaicha tea - or, to its friends, Popcorn tea. The British equivalent would probably be something like bubble and squeak, although obviously not recommended for use in teapots."
Would I have it again? No: once was OK; twice would be just silly.
And the play?
It was excellent!!
We had booked the 'meal deal' and so we had lunch from a special a set northern-inspired menu before the show.
I picked the 'macaroni cheese'
which I didn't really enjoy much. Once the gratin had been eaten, the rest was fairly uninspiring and - quite unusual for me - I didn't finish it.
It was served with garlic bread which Adrian ate (having bread with pasta or lasagne is a bewildering to Italians!)
Adrian chose more wisely; he had a 'Scouse stew' (a traditional lamb, potato and turnip stew); we both had pear cider to drink and we both enjoyed our desserts ('Brioche and butter pudding studded with Menier chocolate and served with creme anglaise' for Adrian; 'Menier melting moments with fresh fruits & whipped cream' for me).
followed by cappuccino (for Adrian) and popcorn tea for me.
Popcorn tea was a novelty for me.
From the Teapigs website: "Back in the day when tea was too expensive for your average Japanese peasant, they’d mix it with toasted rice to make it go further. From such humble beginnings has grown a tea that, in today’s Japan, is celebrated in its own right as Genmaicha tea - or, to its friends, Popcorn tea. The British equivalent would probably be something like bubble and squeak, although obviously not recommended for use in teapots."
Would I have it again? No: once was OK; twice would be just silly.
And the play?
It was excellent!!