Michael Marr wrote:
>
> I wonder how many people who profess to hate British food have actually
> eaten good, well-prepared food in a good British restaurant. Obviously, if
> your only experience of BritFood is Wimpy's, Transport Cafes and Motorway
> Services, you have every right to hate it. However, the better English
> restaurants (I revert to English rather than British because I have no
> experience of restaurants in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland) are
> renowned for their essentially English yet continually changing cuisine,
> incorporating the best influences from the continent and of the former
> Empire.
>
> Next time any of you visit England, try Rules, in London
> (http://www.rules.co.uk/) for a first class example of English cooking.
> Also, while some of the food served in Great Britain's many pubs can be
> bland and unimaginative, other menus can be exciting and avant garde. For
> example, the Bell Inn at Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex (voted the 1999 "Pub of
> the Year", and of which I have personal expperience, being only a few miles
> from where "me old mum" lives) has some extremely imaginative menu items,
> centered on traditional English dishes with a "nouveaeu cuisine" twist
> (http://www.bell-inn.co.uk/). So, as we used to say back in the 60's,
> "Don't knock it 'til you've tried it!"
>
> Michael Marr
> Whitewater lake, WI
> 1960 TR3A
> Hungry for a good old steak and kidney pudding.....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony Gordon <tgordon@saginaw-city.k12.mi.us>
> To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, March 20, 2000 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: British Food (was From TRF regarding The Coventry Inn)
>
> >
> >Jeff,
> >
> >If you hate British food, don't visit the midwest period! -- a good friend
> >hailing from France was transferred by Dow Chemical to Midland, Michigan,
> >and after a year of trying to find good grub declared mid-west restaurant
> >food as "it's like the British invaded and they even forgot to bring a
> >single herb."
> >
> >Tony (not missing British food greatly, but would die for a Balti)
> >72 TR6, Midland MI
> >
> >> I love
> >>British cars, but I hate British food -- and the drive to Indiana is a bit
> >>out of my service area...
Brethren
While visiting a manufacturer of Morgan Three Wheeler parts in
Horndon-on-the-Hill I did eat in that said restaurant and for one can
say the food was excellent.
Toad
'59 Plus 4
'57 Plus 4
and Angus my '33 Super Sport.
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