Dover Castle - Best Sunday Roast in Brighton?

If not, then pretty close. Two fantastic and generous rounds of roast belly pork (with extra crackling), roast spuds, roast beetroot (red and yellow), romanesco broccoli , green beans, roast carrot, roast seasonal squash, cavolo nero cabbage, great gravy, individual yorkshire pud...all delicious and perfectly cooked. The leg of lamb was similarly toothsome. All £9.95.

Dover Castle 43 Southover Street Brighton BN2 9UE (01273 688276)

(NB I have no commercial interest in or connection to the Dover Castle, just think food that's above the norm, particularly local pub food, should be applauded.)


Update: as of 24 June 2012 the Dover Castle is under new management. We shall have to wait to see if the Sunday roasts live up to the previous reputation.

Bear Shaving

Here's something to kick off Movember:

Come and see two of Kemptown's shaggiest get shaved at
The Rock Inn, 7 Rock Street, Brighton 1 Nov 8pm

I really can't believe 'Chris The Beard' is going for it. Ask nicely and whoever's waving the cut throat might 'do you' too...in a good way...and for charity!

A Shrubbery of Mos

And whilst we're stroking all things Mo...looky looky looky. What a handsome bunch. A shrubbery of Mos at Andrew North's wedding Tbilisi, Oct 2010. As real as they look (huh?), there's only one true 'face grown & hand brushed' Mo aMOngst them. Can you spot it?

Soup Strainer for Movember

Movember is almost upon us...and I'm up for it again. Below are a few visuals from last year's Movember MOuse Warming Party. A success fo' su'.

If you fancy sponsoring me don't hold back:
http://mobro.co/spratticus

Dates for your Diary if you're a Brightonian:

Movember Gala Parte, Brighton Wed 23 Nov, 8-12pm - Sticky Mike's Frog Bar, 9-12 Middle Street BN1 1AL [tickets]

Barefaced Cheek Sat 26 Nov, 'til 1am - The Rock Inn, 7 Rock Street, Kemptown BN2 1NF: end of Movember party, come along and parade your crumb catcher!

Mo Quiz Night Mon 28 Nov, 7-12pm - The Lectern, 5 Pelham Ter, Lewes Rd BN2 4AF: a quiz with a lip shrubbery theme

So what, it's not the wildest Saturday night

...but I'm having fun.
Baking rolls and YouTubing (if that's a verb...yet) Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain covering Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights.

YouTube your socks off!!

Simple pleasures.

Apple-tastic

Applefest, Middle Farm, Glynde, East Sussex

Fruity harvest fun: apples, apples and more apples. Cider, cheeses, chutneys, quinces, pears, bread, beer, bands, fun fair, sheep racing, llama racing, pulse racing! And Indian summer sun. Wonderful.

OK OK I'm back

Seems I've been rather slack and let events overtake me. Mineapolis, Toronto, JFK, Heathrow, Hereford all ticked off. Reads like a Dunhill fag packet dunnit. Now back in Brighton.

Sorry for the delay.for

Here are some pics to give you a flavour.

And so much changes when you're away...like a giant ferris wheel in Brighton that seems to have sprung up like a mushroom overnight.

Farewell San Dieaaaago

San Diego Airport, 0500...ouch

What can I say. Well, a big thank you to Brian & Robyn for putting me up and putting up with me. Great to see you.

And thanks to Greg for giving up his bed for me. True dedication to the (My) cause.

So my in transit blog posts continue.

It's rather early and I'm kicking about at San Diego airport waiting for a flight to Minesotapolis St Sauls...I think.

Here are a few enduring images...

Cherio to South California...unless I don't make the flight.