I'm sure he was married at one stage so I have a feeling it's all he could afford after the divorce 

Why do people borrow other people's houses?

Pea and lettuce..ummm

perhaps it's a security thing.....

Soup looks v v similar to the pea dish Jamie Oliver cooked on tonight's show

At least she is actually cooking......

James

Looks nice.... I think she deserves to win....

no Brian it's so not funny 

Gawd they are all sooooooooooooo boring

Trout looks lovely

Definitely the best food from Lorraine

and the penny drops for Brian 

Oooooo that pud looks delicious....

a thingy in your own wotsit    love a woman who knows what she wants to say 

Lorraine really  likes her pearls doesn't she? Oooo, and seemingly she thingies her own wotsit

She ought to win....

I think Lorraine looks very elegant...

Well deserved.....

I'm pleased Lorraine won and that she's splitting the money with Adele 

Bye all      Baz I'm putting some work up now 

Well thanks so much for the company everyone Have a good weekend if I don't see you before...

OK Pengy....

Right result Ta for the company girls

Glad lorraine won  did you see one of James's waiters push Brians dessert back on the plate with his finger


The waiter that turned up after the cooking was done is off something and i can't think where, maybe it;s Hollyoaks

I'm glad Lorraine won too Aimee Sorry I  don't know what the waiter guy was off.... but sure someone will

* dietary update *

Last nights intake consisted mainly of this...

Some distinctly average almonds

Beetroot macaroons
Parmesan choux buns
Curried saffron veloute
Deep fried mussel
Some crappy potato galette

Langoustine ravioli with orange braised endive and langoustine jus

Roast monkfish, ceps, chervil root, salsify (allegedly), potato and rubbishy artichokes

Confited pineapple, star anise mousse in sugar work, horrid vanilla beignets and summat else

Pink grapefruit jelly, passion fruit cream in a caramel tube, vile melon sorbet

Valrhona chocolate mousse, chocolate and caramel mousse in caramel tuiles, milk sorbet.

Orange (+passion fruit?) curd
Chocolate macaroons
Some shortbread thing
Summat Else
Summat else

Washed down with pretty good Champagne (Ruinart), Riesling, Rioja, Tokaji, Frangelico and Calvados.


Here ends the update.

Ha!  No it doesn't....

Dinner today:

Mashed potato
Quorn sausages
Onion gravy
Peas.


Bored yet? 

 Nice menu's Bateman Evening Diners

Evening j    Coor this lot look like a right bunch of charmers 

Stilton Ice cream 

Pengy I thought you would be at college

Main sounds nice though

That overly camp guy is gonna get on my norks 

I don't think he'd know what to do once ensconced on said nork.

LOL... yes... we seem to have had a few of those lately

When all seems to be going wrong do the decent thing and get the wine out