Dipty’s
There are bakeries, and then there are bakeries that make you queue with quiet confidence. Landrace Bakery falls firmly into the latter category. We visited on 20 February 2026, joining a queue that was long enough to suggest quality, but not so long as to induce existential regret. The sort of queue that whispers, this … [Read more…]
Avebury Circles Café: Ancient stones, modern drizzle, and coffee with conditions There are few places in England where you can wander among stones placed by human hands thousands of years ago and feel, quite genuinely, that history is breathing down your neck. Avebury Stone Circle is one of them—and in my view, far more impressive, … [Read more…]
Rooted Café, Bath: Where vegetarianism stops apologising and starts throwing a party There are restaurants that tolerate vegetarians, restaurants that accommodate them, and then there is Rooted Café, which looks at the very idea of meat and says, politely but firmly, “You won’t be needing that here.” We visited on 7 September 2025, a party … [Read more…]
Cold pews, tired plates, and breakfast on a budget of ambition There is a particular kind of Bath café that trades quietly on the assumption that, once upon a time, it was good. Kingsmead Kitchen falls squarely into this category: a place that looks like it remembers the glory days fondly, but has since misplaced … [Read more…]
Segredo dos Mouros, Portugal: A Medieval Hideaway Serving Tapas, Torrential Rain, and a Touch of British Eccentricity Some restaurants are easy to find. They glow invitingly on a well-lit street, their signage clear, their entrances obvious. And then there are places like Segredo dos Mouros, which appear to exist purely for those with a sense … [Read more…]
Ma Restaurante Bar, Portugal: Stunning views, thoughtful service — but vegetarians should pack a picnic There is something delightful about the kind of holiday restaurant you stumble into, sun-drunk and pleasantly footsore after a long walk, only to discover you’ve landed somewhere genuinely lovely. Ma Restaurante Bar, perched high above the sea, offers precisely that … [Read more…]
Treetop Café, Bath: A view worth climbing for, if only you didn’t have to eat when you got there There is something quietly tragic about the Treetop Café in Bath, like the final scenes of a low-budget rom-com where the leads realise they have absolutely no chemistry, and so go their separate ways to die … [Read more…]
Dad singing at a birthday party – Song 1 – 29 Aug 2010 Dad singing at a birthday party – Song 2 – 29 Aug 2010
Dipty’s Chick Pea and Potato Curry for 4 people Ingredients 1 tin of chick peas 4 medium sized potatoes (boiled) chopped green chilli 1 chopped onion 2 cloves of garlic (crushed) 1 table spoon of crushed ginger half a tin of chopped tomatoes tomato purée fresh coriander (chopped) 4 tablespoons of olive oil … [Read more…]