Monoloco in Petersfield, Hampshire is set back from the main High Street (not too far along from Marks and Spencer’s heading towards the square) where you can also find a few independent boutiques. We visited one Friday lunchtime in February. Dining is up or downstairs, we chose up which is in the roof with dark […]
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Elsie’s Traditional Tearooms, Botley, Hampshire – PERMANENTLY CLOSED!
PERMANENTLY CLOSED: 07/03/2019 – Sadly this week I learnt that the tearoom is no more. My friend Helen and I meet up maybe a couple of times a year, although it seems like we’ve seen each other only yesterday, it’s that kind of friendship. We keep meaning to try out Elsie’s Tearoom together – we […]
This week’s sweet treats : 13/11/2015
What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of some of the many sweet treats we’ve eaten this week, at home and abroad. Here’s five of our favourites! Clockwise from L-R 1. This dish is Okonomyaki from Japan. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning “what you like” or “what you want”, and yaki meaning […]
Barnaby’s Coffee Shop, Swanmore
I’d been invited to Barnaby’s Coffee Shop which is sandwiched between The Paterson Centre and St.Barnabus Church in rural Swanmore. It was once The Old School Room and wasn’t being used, except for storing unwanted items, so just over a year ago the community made it into a much needed coffee shop (the nearest being about 3 miles […]