Drumroll Please…

Hi readers,

Introducing Your Humble Guestblogger

Really Good Food’s resident gourmand Ming has kindly invited this ill-qualified sojourner through the fine dining universe to blog for a week.

Why? Who knows.

When Ming and I were at college together, I often raved about tiny ghetto takeaway pizza joints in the North End (Ernesto’s!) that hardly contributed to my foodie cred.

Maybe it’s ‘cos I happen to be from Singapore, which the late Johnny Apple considered to be “one of the most food-mad cities in an ever more food-mad world”.

Or maybe it’s ‘cos I was about to embark on a weeklong expedition through British dining that included seven Michelin stars and establishments with centuries of cumulative commitment to food & drink.

But really I’m just one of you, a fascinated passersby on Ming’s amazing website- a place where food takes centre stage and we the audience devour content with rapt attention.

Food Really Is.. uh The Food of Love

So, I decided I would blog anonymously. I thought for a long time about my pseudonym, tossing around puns on both food (Crème Bruni? Too effete.) and foodies (Frank Bruiser? Too butch.)

After some time, I decided that what I loved most about fine dining was the opportunity to share new experiences with people you care about. After all, what is an experience – culinary or otherwise – without company on the journey?

With that in mind, Really Good Food will be hosting a week of ruminations by RGFriend. A nickname which both characterizes my relationship with the fine hostess of this website and exemplifies what I think is the most important part of any great meal.

Coming Up Next: Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir

As I eat my way through a shortlist (way-too-short list!) of restaurants in England and Scotland, I hope you enjoy the posts. If you have eaten at the same restaurants, I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you like the photos, all credit to the very talented and beautiful Mrs. RGFriend.

Back with the first review soon: Raymond Blanc’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Manoir.

Given its illustrious history and the fact that we would be visiting on its 25th anniversary, Mrs. RGFriend and I thought it appropriate to kick off our culinary crusade at what many consider to be an institution in the British dining landscape.

Oxfordshire, here we come!