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World Cup 2018 – pre-tournament thoughts (and fixtures)
So its now just under 10 days until the 2018 World Cup (in Russia). The last several years I have become less bothered about the national team – partly (mostly?) because of the recent lack of success in recent major tournaments. Not just that we get knocked out “early” but the manner in which we […]
Rudy’s Pizza – review
If you live in Manchester, you probably know the go to place if you want pizza is Rudy’s. Its generally considered to be the best (or certainly one of the) places to for pizza in Manchester. Thats not to say there are not other good pizza places – they are. And I have heard Honest […]
Elnecot – review [Food] (Spoiler alert – food is delicious)
Went to the restaurant Elnecot about a few months ago with friends and OMG the food is so good. We were supposed to visit just before Christmas but there was an unfortunately mix up in bookings but Elnecot sorted it all out and were very good about it all. Elnecot is a relatively new bar/restaurant […]
A Quiet Place – review (spoiler-free)
I went to watch the movie A Quiet Place about a week ago. I had heard it was good and I like the 2 main stars Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. To be honest I have not seen much of John Krasinski but seen several things Emily Blunt has been in and both of them […]
Movies 2018 – what to watch
A bit late with this post – usually sort it out right at the start of the year so I know what to look forward to – and keep it as sort of my own “diary” of what I’ve watched. This list is show to change as time goes by but at the moment, the […]
Movies of 2017 – the good, the bad, the ugly
Bit late this year writing about the movies of 2017. Of course I didn’t see all the movies which were released and I didn’t watch many of the “big/must see” ones. 2017 wasn’t the best year for movies – it was officially the worse summer box office in over a decade (in America so probably […]
Review: GRUB at Mayfield (street food fair)
Somehow its taken until now till I have write a review about GRUB. I have been many times – both in its current location, its previous base in Alphabet Brewery) and also when they were less regular (something like once a month) and based, at its original home, at Runaway Brewery. GRUB is now located […]
Roxy Ball Room review
Roxy Ball Room is a pretty new place on Deansgate which only opened only the end of April this year. They already have a venue in Leeds. First heard about them when they were at the Cocktails in the City event serving cocktails – as soon as we saw it and heard about what the […]
