Things have been rocky for Deelicious Journalism recently, but things are beginning to look bright again. After the loss of a great business partner and a wonderful friend, things looked bleak. Then a number of other things happened which sent things into a bit of a spin but like I expected, there was light at the end of the tunnel. Now things are back on track and I have just written to the Daily Echo about a possible job.
Next slice of the pie soon,
Dee
Share on FacebookJust put a new page in here;
http://deelicious.co.uk/?page_id=37
Due to popular demand, I have put in a new tab at the top of my blog. This is a place to comment and tell me the food that you can’t live without.
Have a good rant about it, I’m looking forward to hearing all your different loves.
Dee
Share on FacebookHave a look at my new page – The Sin Bin. It’s on the top tab or you can follow the link – http://deelicious.co.uk/?page_id=35. This is a place where you can put the food you hate. Have fun. Should be interesting to see what things people really despise!
Happy Disposing!
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This week has been an interesting one. Had my first meeting with the manager of Keats. Spoke with him about doing a full report and perhaps a review on some of their new food. Keats have recently set up a new side to the business, Events. They do Weddings, Anniversaries, Functions and many more. This will be another angle of the restaurant I shall be covering. The new look menu and modern idea of doing outside events has given them a wider market but the feel of the place has not changed, it is still the lovely and homely environment that I have come to expect of Keats over the years. The report and review should happen within the next month and I hope it goes smoothly.
I find now that as the hospitality industry goes hand in hand with socialising, even a quiet drink in a small pub can end up in a lead. You may or may not know it was my birthday recently and some friends took me out for a birthday treat. This was booked a long time ago without my knowledge, before I even started Deelicous Journalism and I still had no idea what the surprise was when I arrived at the place in question. They had taken me to The Hairy Bikers Tour at The Guild Hall, The Hairy Bikers Big Night Out. I of course enjoyed the whole thing immensely, however, I found myself working the whole way through. Ideas floated through my head and only the consistent rude jokes gave me a break. The pair were just as confident and charismatic as usual but due to the opportunity of a live audience, the comedy was rude, cringe worthy and wonderful. A fantastic show and anyone who has the opportunity to see them live should do so without hesitation. My heroes did not disappoint and they are still paragons in my eyes. After the show I was delighted find my friends and I were the last there and had the fantastic fortune to meet them personally and speak to them. My business card was promptly thrust upon them and they were very kind to give me their publicists number They instructed me to talk to her if I wanted an opportunity to do any work about/with them. I am of course planning to do this. I hope it will be as exciting and wonderful as I anticipate.
I am going to be finishing my article on the opening of the new healthy chip shop in Thornhill – Pye and Chips, tonight. Hope to be getting it to some one’s desk soon, as the opening is imminent.
Things do not appear to be slowing down and I am finding it hard to shut my brain down from Deelicous Journalism. It fills my thoughts like a bubbling Steak and Kidney Pie, seeping out of the crust and causing the filling to spill over the edge. It’s over running my life and I couldn’t be happier about it.
That’s all for now, another slice of the pie soon,
Dee
I have awarded Keats Restaurant The Best Restaurant in The South title. The beautiful restaurant is set in a lovely location just outside Romsey, in Ampfield. The place is famous for the wonderful service and friendly staff. The food is glorious and the atmosphere is just as wonderful.
If you get a chance to go to Keats, please do. It’s a real treat and the manager, Daverio, will make you feel like a VIP, who ever you are.
I shall be doing a full report and review on the place in the next week so look out for it on the website.
Here is the link to the restaurant’s website. Take a look and scan the menus, if they don’t make your taste buds tingle, I don’t know what will.
http://www.keatsrestaurant.co.uk
Dee
Share on FacebookI have just finished writing my newest article. It’s the first in a series of articles called The Ultimate Guide to Budget Cookery and explores how to limit food waste, how to use left overs to your advantage, how to make food last longer, how to cut down on spending and all sorts of other useful tips. I’m hoping that this series will be the one that gets published in the Thornhill Newsletter. It seems that these articles would be the ones that Thornhill may find the most useful. The series contains four articles, Left Overs and What They Can Do For You, The Four Day Chicken – How to Make The Most Of Your Carcass, Cooking On a Shoestring and Why Fresh is Most Definitely Best.
If you don’t live in the area, look out for the articles on here once they have been published.
Next slice of the pie soon,
Dee
Share on FacebookOver the coming weeks you will want to keep an eye out for my writings in and around the city of Southampton, mainly Thornhill. I will be doing plenty of reviews on places to eat around the area and will also be doing an article on the Best Restaurant in The South. Many of my articles will not be published on the website until they have been released so look out for them in your local newspaper or newsletters.
There will be a few new places to eat opening in The City which I will be reporting on and then reviewing, news of these will be coming soon so watch this space.
I will be doing a lot over the coming months to get my publicity up and running and you can help with this by word of mouth. Keep your visits to the site coming, keep reading the blog and look out for new stuff by me coming soon – this is just the beginning!
That’s all for now, next slice of the pie soon,
Dee
Hello Readers!
I have put in a new page on my site called ‘Cooking Questions’. This area; http://deelicious.co.uk/?page_id=17 ,was created with you, The Reader, in mind. I want you to ask me questions that you might have that are food related. Have you perhaps been having trouble with a recipe, maybe you can’t get it quite right? Perhaps there is something that you have always wanted to make but you don’t know how? Maybe you want to know more about my own cooking? Whatever it is, I’ll answer your questions to the best of my ability.
I look forward to your questions,
Next slice of the pie soon,
Dee
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I have not been well of recent but I have been thinking about an idea for an article. Every cloud and all that. I know everyone finds it difficult to find something that they want to eat when they are not well, especially when they have an illness that is making them feel sick. So I have been thinking to myself as my mind de-clouds itself from the masses of painkillers I have been on, that people need ideas when they are ill as to what to eat which will either go down easier or have a particular good quality that will help the healing process, such as vitamin C.
So look for an article coming soon by me – Ten Tasty Tummy Treats – Food That Has Your Stomach in Mind
Next slice of the pie soon,
Dee
Share on FacebookOne of my next projects with be an article on family recipes and traditions. Great food creations passed down the generations, from mother to daughter, father to son. I will be wanting help from my friends and followers from up and down the country and across the globe. I need you lovely people to tell me what your mum used to cook for you that you’ll never forget, or an old family meal time tradition. Perhaps you think that your dad made the best Christmas dinner gravy, or your mum made the best apple crumble. Whatever it is, I want to know.
My new email address attached to this site is not up and running yet so you can email me at mrandmrsstrutt@msn.com or you can message me on Facebook under the name Honey Dee Strutt or catch me on Twitter – deelicious_couk.
Next slice of the pie coming soon,
Dee
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