The Now Eating Thread

Craig1981 · 21 Jul 2019 at 15:58

Weekend special at my goto place, Scran. This one is Cajun BBQ chicken wings on truffle & Austrian smoked chorizo macaroni cheese. Just incredible. Those wings man. And all those chunks of chorizo all the way through the macaroni. The special actually sold out yesterday, but the chef kept me a portion for today. Lovely bloke

After that I didn't have much appetite, even after going to Starbucks for a drink, a bar for a cocktail of cocktails and a walk around Buchanan Galleries. But I eventually opted to go to Spuntini's for their Italian tasting menu. Choice of 3 small plates for £10.99

I chose the 5 inch pepperoni pizza, arancini with beef & pork ragu and a mini corn on the cob marinated with chilli. All 3 dishes were really nice, but I barely managed to finish. I am DONE eating for today

Raymond Lin · 22 Jul 2019 at 10:41

Burger at DoubleTree Hilton in Chester. Solid 6/10, patty fully cooked and no brioche plus wrong kind of bacon.

Craig1981 · 22 Jul 2019 at 10:50

It does look fairly average. Could be better. Could be worse.

Raymond Lin · 22 Jul 2019 at 10:55

Craig1981 said:
It does look fairly average. Could be better. Could be worse.

I think I enjoy a Whooper more.

Zenduri · 23 Jul 2019 at 19:20

Needed to use some duck breasts up so pan fried the duck breast about 90% of the cooking time on the skin to get it crispy but keeping it pink inside then flipped them for the remaining time. Then made myself a quick little stir fry with udon noodles whilst letting the duck rest then sliced and combined.

Really enjoyed it!

Craig1981 · 24 Jul 2019 at 00:28

Had this for lunch today, didn't get a chance to upload till now. Couple of cheese rolls from Tesco's and used up the rest of the pack of bacon. Nice and crispy

Minibiker · 24 Jul 2019 at 00:35

They look rather tasty @Craig1981... Brown sauce I hope!

Craig1981 · 24 Jul 2019 at 00:48

Minibiker said:
They look rather tasty @Craig1981... Brown sauce I hope!

Indeed. Sauce went on after the pics were taken

robfosters · 24 Jul 2019 at 07:38

One of my favs too. Nice bacon roll with brown sauce, washed down with ice cold coke. The after meal burp is usually very satisfying.

Wizzfizz · 24 Jul 2019 at 10:44

Even better when you burp bacon for that second chew :eek:

Craig1981 · 26 Jul 2019 at 09:16

Just had a couple of boiled eggs mashed up in a cup, mixed with a little butter, salt and black pepper. With toast. Easy to make, always a treat. Can't believe its been so long since I've made this

Raymond Lin · 26 Jul 2019 at 10:08

Craig1981 said:
Just had a couple of boiled eggs mashed up in a cup, mixed with a little butter, salt and black pepper. With toast. Easy to make, always a treat. Can't believe its been so long since I've made this

My favourite way to eat a egg mayo sandwich.

2 eggs, make mash with one with some sliced spring onions. Cut the other one in half and place it in the centre side by side in the centre, then slice the bread into 1/3rds to get this.

I should have actually toasted the bread but i forgot.

Merlin5 · 26 Jul 2019 at 14:04

Craig, I watched this the other night. If you're ever in Edinburgh, go get the best fish n chips.

Remarkable Places to Eat, Series 1: 2. Edinburgh: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00072mp

Merlin5 · 26 Jul 2019 at 17:30

Homemade very soft and crumbly shortbread biscuits.

Craig1981 · 26 Jul 2019 at 18:02

Merlin5 said:
Craig, I watched this the other night. If you're ever in Edinburgh, go get the best fish n chips.

Remarkable Places to Eat, Series 1: 2. Edinburgh: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00072mp

I appreciate the thought, but I dont really go to Edinburgh that often, mainly cause Glasgow is more convenient for me. And I'm not really a fish and chips fan to be honest. I can eat it, but I rarely seek it out.

bsoltan · 26 Jul 2019 at 19:35

Food from one of the best places in MK. Spiced Home Fries, Spicy Mayo, BBQ Box; Rib, Two Wings, Smoked Sausage, Bacon Double Cheeseburger +cheese +fried onions, Mashmallow Cookie Sandwich (saved for later).

Ooooh lawd, I was hungry. Now I'm sooo full.

randomshenans · 26 Jul 2019 at 22:30

50 day aged cote de boeuf was amazing.

robfosters · 26 Jul 2019 at 23:14

bsoltan said:
Food from one of the best places in MK. Spiced Home Fries, Spicey Mayo, BBQ Box; Rib, Two Wings, Smoked Sausage, Bacon Double Cheeseburger +cheese +fried onions, Mashmallow Cookie Sandwich (saved for later).

Ooooh lawd, I was hungry. Now I'm sooo full.

Now that’s a bit of me if ever I’ve seen it!

jpaul · 27 Jul 2019 at 11:40

randomshenans said:
50 day aged cote de boeuf was amazing.

had to check .. it was your hamburgers too, that had comments about rawness .do you cook to a particular internal temp ?
(.. are you sure your camera doesn't have a red shift ..)

Craig1981 · 27 Jul 2019 at 17:54

Weekend special at Scran. Scrambled eggs on toast with crab meat, chilli's. black sesame roast fennel, sweetcorn and granola pesto. It was fairly nice, but the combination of ingredients were a bit weird. To be honest I'd rank it quite low on their list of specials I've had. Not sorry I had it, but I wouldn't have it again.

I also got a portion of their amazing Scran fries with smashed burger meat, cheese, crispy onions and secret sauce. So damn good!

And after a few cocktails I went for lunch at Brown's. I tried out their Afternoon Tea. Quite enjoyed it. The little sandwhiches and the lobster roll were nice. It was way more filling that it looked though, barely managed to finish it.

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