Posted by Lou on Jun 9, 2009 in
Places 
Sams in Fowey.
It’s definitely on my list of favourite restaurants.
We had a quick search around Fowey when we arrived, to suss out the different restaurants but Sam’s caught my attention straight away. You can’t book a table and you almost certainly have to wait, but this is a clear indication of how good it is.
The people are really friendly and you can get settled upstairs with a drink and order your food from there.
I was in seafood heaven and because the fella is allergic to shellfish, so I just threw caution to the wind and ordered as much as I could.
I had calamari to start, followed by the seafood feast which was OUT OF THIS WORLD. The mussels were just incredible and you got a big chunk of bread to dip in the sauce. I have fantasised about this meal every night since I have had it. It was just brilliant!!!
I really can’t recommend this place enough, it’s well worth the wait and if you love fresh, well cooked seafood then this is the place for you.
It also had a recommendation from Hugh (the God, Fearnley Whittingstall); it doesn’t get much better than that.
PS. No pictures were taken in Sam’s because we were to busy enjoying ourselves, so you will have to look at my ugly mug instead 
Posted by Lou on Jun 9, 2009 in
Food Shopping I have to just say I have tasted a cheese sensation.
I have had many beautiful and cherished moments with cheese but I must say this cheese is just AMAZING!!! Truckle cheese leaves that beautiful strong cheddar taste in your mouth that only a true strong cheese does. Sod Asda and their supposed ‘extra strong’ cheddars and give your mouth a real treat with this.
Oh and I have just spotted Creamy Blue Stilton Truckle. That little beauty means trouble..!
Posted by Lou on Jun 9, 2009 in
Places 
There is officially nowhere better than Britain when it is sunny.
We have just spent the last week doing a mini tour of Britain, well two places so it was very mini. We firstly went to the Lake District and stayed at a fab campsite called Side Farm featured in Cool Camping which was on the side of Ullswater, via a small slightly scary dirt track. The campsite was lovely, if not a little crowded and having to sleep on a slope was interesting. We arrived on the Friday afternoon and set up camp and then started how we meant to go on and drank a lot of cider. A brief BBQ later and off to the local pub for some more cider, this is always important to us that there is a local pub within a short walk.
The main reason for our trip to the Lakes was the climb our favourite mountain Helvellyn which we had done two years ago. I love this mountain! I always feel like it tests me and with a small hangover from the previous night, it certainly did test me. When we arrived at the top (I won’t bore you will all the details) but Duncan asked me to marry him. The comedy line was “It has taken us a long time to get here” (meaning years), to which I replied “Why, what time is it, I thought it only took 2 hours?” thinking he meant how long to climb the mountain. Then I realised he was on one knee, holding a ring
Anyway the rest of the weekend was spent drinking cider and local ale, eating loads of nice food and then getting back to Manchester to prepare for camp part two….off to Cornwall.
