But I digress ......

Photo © Rob Jones

Don’t you just love a rabbit hole?

It is in my nature to prevaricate and get distracted… which is odd because I seem to get an awful lot done.

This is how today’s went …

‘Oh… that was a nice meal at World Service in Nottingham … wonder why it’s called World Service … drew a blank from their website other than they like to offer cuisines of the world …. maybe it was because of the building, Newdigate House … oh that’s interesting, a French general was a ‘guest’ in the building in the early 18th century, where he taught the women to cook bread and make salads, and the men to grow roses. He - Marshall Tallard - is also credited with introducing celery into England … ah … in the mid-19th century it was so hard to grow that it cost so much, more than caviar … but even so was the most popular dish in New York City, apart from coffee and tea…. now where was I?”

And just to complete the total deviation …. one of the greatest moments in my fleeting radio career was sitting in front of a rather grand microphone in Bush House in London, as a presenter on the BBC World Service and saying the words … in a very plummy voice … ‘This is London’ … followed by the a snatch of Lilliburlero (No longer regarded as appropriate to play it seems.)

Which has got nothing to do with the World Service restaurant in Nottingham.

OK - another quick diversion - we had an ‘aperitif’ in Ye Olde Trip to Jeriusalem, just a hop skip and a jump away.

Back to World Service - for a perfect Sunday Roast.

Photo © Rob Jones

As reviewed by Nottinghamonian, Nottinghamite, Nottinghamista? AMM all the way back in March last year.
Lovely ambience. Relaxed. No sense of being rushed through or needing to vacate a table. Great food - how on earth did they cook the smokey carrots - and of course good conversation.

Though no celery, I noticed ….

R