My Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard

When hearing the word “Milkshake”, the naïve among you will no doubt already have a firm favourite from the exhausted choice of strawberry, chocolate, banana or vanilla. This is all well and good if you are content spending those long-awaited summer days sipping on your usual mundane beverage but for some, this does not suffice. To ensure that you are not disappointed with your milky treat, my plan is to delve much deeper into the world of milkshakes in search of weird and wonderful flavours to satisfy the needs of the milkshake thrill seekers of Bristol. There will be six contenders, each marked on originality, generosity of portion and value for money. Let the Bristol Milkshake Challenge begin!!

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Nestled in the middle of Bristol’s heart, between the fantastic central library and the brand spanking Harbourside developments, is a restaurant with a menu so diverse on a day to day basis you would be forgiven for thinking the chef was Michelin starred. With themed and gourmet evenings, it’s natural to assume that Bristol has sired a new soon-to-be celebrity chef. On closer inspection, The City Restaurant - The City of Bristol College’s restaurant - is the breeding ground for many a great chef; a training ground for all our aspiring chefs, maître-de and front of house staff.

The setting is contemporary and modern, with high ceilings and a sense of occasion. You are fully briefed that the staff are trainees but I have had a great deal slower service in some of the city’s most exclusive restaurants; to my mind the service was punctual, friendly and professional.
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You’re out in town, you’ve had a few drinks, it’s late, you’re walking back home…you have a CRAVING! You’re in at home, it’s been a long day, the fridge is empty, you’re warm and cosy watching a film…you have a CRAVING! There’s no point skipping around it, on occasion, we all love fast food. That naughty treat, that indulgent snack; when you’ve got that craving it really hits the spot. We know we shouldn’t. We know it’s bad for us…or do we? Just how bad is the question!

!Burger!
Calories: 540
Factoids: The cheaper the burger, the less meat content – who knows what else is put in them to make up the numbers.
Alternative: Good quality burgers made with fresh ingredients are much better for you and much more satisfying.
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WIN A BOX OF DELICIOUS GUSTOSECCO FOODS
 
 

Gustosecco will be sampling its delicious range of risottos, couscous and pilaff meals at the Bristol Festival of Nature.  Created from authentic Mediterranean recipes, all bursting with gutsy, intense flavours they could not be easier to make – just add water and cook in minutes.  We have a bumper box of the 19 Gustosecco varieties (that also includes divine rice puddings and compotes) worth over £70 to give away. Gustosecco is available from good delis and farm shops in the Bristol and Bath area.  For further information: www.gustosecco.com 

To enter…………

Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May 2010 @ Ampitheatre, Bristol

www.bristol.ecoveggiefayre.co.uk

Until very recent it was an ugly, derelict building in the heart of Stokes Croft and, fenced off from the public, it was showing very little signs of life. However, after a major renovation it opened its doors this summer and The Canteen has since miraculously become the epicentre of Bristol’s cultural quarter and is now one of the city’s most popular gastro-bar-venues.

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Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March 2010 @ Brunel’s Old Station, Temple Meads, Bristol

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Going for a quick bite in Bristol on a busy weekend can prove to a frivolous affair; even attaining the simplest of toasted sandwiches from a seemingly efficient sarnie shop can be a dauntingly drawn-out affair, resembling the wait to see a bank manager than what should be simple food-fast. However do not fear, for in our busy metropolis there is some salvation, taking the somewhat more flavoursome guise of authentic oriental cuisine: Wagamama on the triangle is a quick stop boiling pot of delicious flavours and, even on a busy Saturday afternoon, we were in and out for a two-course treat within half an hour.
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Fine dining should be an experience to savour; an experience which heightens the enjoyment of company and leaves your pallet rich from the flavours of laughter and indulgence. Dining at The Square on Berkeley Square, all of these high expectations seemed well within reach.

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The very last place you would expect to want to spend a cold spring day would be in an outside swimming pool in the centre of Clifton but this was where I was headed; the sun was shining, which was a Brucie Bonus, and I had heard whispers that the pool was actually deliciously warm in the fully restored Victorian pool in the heart of Clifton, the Lido.
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