I saw a lot of vague comments but I am very curious about actual examples
I thought x, husband thought y, reasons were given (please do give those reasons) and we went with y because that was his decision
I would love to hear personal experiences about this! And besides the reasons, how everyone feels about it.
I have loseit setup for higher budgets on Fridays/Saturdays, but really I just look at my weekly allowance. Also, I just got back from my honeymoon this week so I'm mainly just getting back into the habit of tracking.
Also need to remove the fat budget idk why that's there, I like higher fat diets
Was running 4mi most days too prior to that so will get back on track of that soon too (run/walk combo with hill climbing -- pretty woodland hill near our house so it's really good for my mental health even if I just walk it most of the way to be out in nature). Just need to get back to waking up early! I give myself like ~100 calories per mile +100 for the hill based on various calculators, and I've lost 25 lbs so far so doing alright there.
Was veggie for a couple days cause that's just what I was feeling, but I split up the week with some higher protein days, so looking at what I want to cook the rest of the week now.
Absolutely amazing. And I loved the wine pairing, there are some really unique flavours there that pair so well! I was originally going to skip it because I needed to wake up early lol, but I took a sip of the first from another I was with just to get a taste and immediately said nevermind this is too good to miss out on. No regrets lol
it's been nearly 2 weeks since I went so I'll try and remember what I can
1-3 was in the lounge area with a cocktail or drink of your choice
I'm not a food critic or a good writer so forgive my attempt at descriptions
Alp Blossom cheese starter. I'm biased, Alp Blossom is one of my favourites already. We had a cheese tier "cake" for our wedding less than a week before and Alp Blossom was the only one I specifically requested. Lovely. Floral. Can't go wrong there and beautiful presentation.
Langoustine and roe bite. Bursts with freshness. Delightful textures.
trout, beetroot, caviar cause why not. Again very fresh and fun textures, and there was a nice citrus note to contrast the beet. Strong start with all of these 3.
Kingfish, dashi. This was my favourite of the main dishes! the fish was sweet and the dashi was full of umami. Paired with a very mineral, salty, sea tasting wine which is what hooked me for the wine pairing. Adjectives I've heard with many wines but either just the pairing or this wine it really stood out.
High take on fish and chips -- langoustine with a very delicate pastry (Kataifi like?) with burnt apple ketchup. The pastry had roe flakes or powder on it. Loved the textures here as well and they provided rose water for your hands after. Paired with a crisp champagne.
Chawanmushi (savoury Japanese steamed egg custard), ham, peas. This felt like a cozy hobbit spring! For a posh hobbit at least. Close second favourite dish! Paired with a delicate wine that balanced well.
laminated brioche, koji & wild garlic butter. I mean it's fancy butter and bread. Can't go wrong there. Ample amount of butter, and I say this as someone who has a butter and bread problem, there was plenty of butter. All great.
Squid ramen. The ramen is the squid. Umami again. The scent of the broth was strong in the best way. Can't recall the specific wine pairing as I was feeling the previous wines by now but all the wine went spectacularly with the dishes where we made a point to comment on that so, was good!
Forgot to take a photo of this one, was scallops with a cullen skink foam. I like scallops. I like cullen skink and smokey flavours. I would say though this was probably my least favourite. It still tasted great, just didn't stand out compared to the others. High bar though! And again, still loved the flavours.
wagyu, sweet bread, and I think a beet (?) cracker with tartare (3 photos). Wagyu had the squiggly black thing on top which iirc was a truffle funky bit which I love some crunchy texture so that was nice. Sauce I wanted to lick off the place. Sweet bread was nice, tartare was in a fun form with again crunchy texture which I like. I can't remember what the powder was on top but I remember liking the sound of it. Actually maybe it was beet powder and the cracker was something else. Sorry, it's been awhile and I was feeling the wine, which again, was great.
cheese! with leeks and walnuts and waffles! big fan of putting cheese on waffles now. This came with a sweet wine which I normally dislike sweet wines, but it paired _so well _ I really enjoyed it. Caramel-y and excellent with the cheese.
strawberry cherry blossom dessert. The wine pairing with this was EXCELLENT. Plum wine and fermented sake with almond notes. Very interesting, very different, very fun.
Chocolate. It's chocolate. Also Jerusalem artichoke? it worked.
variety of small dessert bites. nice end, nothing crazy.
Service was wonderful. There was some point where a dish was taking awhile, not like a very long time just a "oh shoot were we not supposed to drink all the wine" way and they refilled the wine for us lol... Also, the sommelier sat down next to us and chatted with us for a wee bit which was really nice. We remembered him from Aizle as well. Our server was also really nice and funny! Great company in general.
Punching well above 1 star. Highly recommend.
would like to be able to share the photo with my grandma (so while funny, please don't replace the vape with a cigarette or something otherwise scandalous please)
Looking for last minute hen do recs
Ok first off I acknowledge the post itself may be annoying.
I want to clarify my situation.
I'm 36F. I moved here a few years ago but only have a couple of local friends and they are at the age where they are looking at nurseries.
So I don't have a lot of local knowledge available about hen do options.
My fiancé is Scottish. He had a stag do at a low key pub and that would be a really great option I'm keeping in my back pocket, but it's a very chill pub and works better if you bring the party yourself.
So I'm older. This is a last minute thing. I was just planning on not having a hen do but it's kinda sprung on me with people travelling there is a night this could work, and you know what? A hen do would be nice to celebrate.
Not looking for anything crazy. What I would love to have is some pub with a lively enough crowd on a Thursday not too late night that welcomes a few of us to celebrate. My party would be pretty small so having somewhere else lively I think would really make it a nicer experience.
I'll try and figure something out but, idk, any pubs that won't turn us away for being hens but also be kinda fun on a Thursday? Half my friends will be jet lagged and I'm trying to get decent beauty sleep for my skin, promise we won't be horrible 🥲
I'm based in Edinburgh (so posted there first), but was reminded how easy it is to get to Glasgow for a night, which I've done many times since moving here and is a huge plus being so close by. It slipped my mind with people travelling in, but it's really not a bad train ride together if we're not out very late. Honestly I might be picturing a night out in Glasgow more than anything else with how friendly people can be, so that's what I'm looking for, while trying not to step on toes.
So as little as I know about where I am, are there any places in Glasgow you could recommend?
protein (lol helth) bagels with butter and Marmite
some deli chicken with a green pickled jalapeño yoghurt sauce I made
didn't feel like cooking today (okay I pan fried the premade tortilla for a few minutes but that hardly counts). I had enough protein in other meals lol just wanted to grab stuff that looked nice together. I'm a sucker for cheese and will always make room for it.
all just stuff I bought ready made at the store (just pan fried the tortilla for a few minutes lol)
Spanish tortilla, couscous w/ chargrilled veggies, Ibérico cheese+olives+tomato antipasti