For what it's worth, I had no idea whether or not I liked British food until
I spent two weeks in London eleven years ago. Even the salad bars at those
"Good British Restaurants" were horrid. I spent the entire week trying to
find a good meal and ended up repeatedly eating at an Indian restaraunt (and
I'm not even wild about curry!) and McDonalds with those Irish potato french
fries. Love the country, the history, the cars and the people. But the
food is another matter entirely. I meant no disrespect. Just stating my
opinion.
Cheers,
Jeff in San Diego
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Marr <mmarr@idcnet.com>
To: Anthony Gordon <tgordon@saginaw-city.k12.mi.us>; Jeff McNeal
<jmcneal@ohms.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: British Food (was From TRF regarding The Coventry Inn)
> 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...
>
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