Be Excellent To Each Other

As a prelude to the Beex meet, Curio has pointed out the nearby presence of the (reputedly very good) Michael Caines at the Abode restaurant. Tasting menu is here, for £99 per person, including wine (or £65 without the wine).


There is also a vegetarian tasting menu.

Would anyone like to go to this on the Friday night before the Manchester meet? I'll be there, as will (dum dum dum) Danielle "fanny stupid" sistaflapjack, who is also (dum dum dum) coming to the Manchester meet. Curio would like to come but doesn't want to be a third wheel. Clearly, another Beexer should man up and take an eight course dinner for the team. And Mr and Mrs Craster are to be those Beexers.

(And yes, for the purposes of the "how many Beex meets can we arrange before myp's incredible distant Manchester one happens": this counts.)

I think I can be that man.

Given my recent "diet" and subsequent stomach shrinkage, I will require a bucket. Maybe more than one.

Edit: They'd better have beers as well as wine to accompany by then though, or I'm going to get thrown out almost immediately. If I wanted vinegar, I'd ask for vinegar. And malt, not expensive fancy bollocks.

An hundred quid for 10 crisps with fish shit on them?! An hundred quid for going for something to eat and coming out of the place still hungry?!

I was thinking "yes" up until I saw the price. I am now thinking "no"

You could make up for it by chopping an Xbox 360 into tiny bits and flushing them down the toilet.

Hm, actually - at that price, I'm quite likely to find myself complaining very very loudly if it doesn't meet my expectations. Perhaps Fanny Stupid doesn't need that particular kind of introduction to in-person Beexers. S'up to Gaywood, really.

What's the vegetarian option?

Although a curry (or even 4 curries) is sounding like better value for money.

That's 10 curries at my local excellent one. Or 2 and a half week's worth of groceries.

WTF, this is ages away. Remind me again when we're in the right fucking year.

I've eaten there and wasn't blown away.
I would hve thought for such self confessed a meat lover that Bem Brasil would have been a better choice, its not as posh but its fantastic meats

Shit. I was really trying not to go to the manchester meet but I don't know if I can resist that menu.

Or I can go to Royal Hospital Road with people I like. Hmm.

Rodizio is so 2009.

Bored with Rodizio now.

Your mom is a self confessed meat lover.

Tell me more about "BEM BRASIL".

BELM BRASIL, more like.

It's a churrascaria. You get a plate, put about 3 olives on it to wave some pretense in the direction of health, then just wait for them to bring you MEAT. Repeat until you're ill.

Unless they take your order while you're in the toilet, and find out that the rest of your party have ordered you a vegetarian meal while you've been away.

I can't afford that.

Meant to tell you, I went to Predo before Christmas and the chicken hearts were lush and in abundance.

Cunt.

Oh, one of those. A Palace Of Infinite Meat.

Is DoccyG going to go for the "diamond ring in the glass of Champagne" trick?

will the bloody doors be blown off?

I don't much care for champagne.

Diamond ring in a massive sausage?

Where's Zardoz when a "diamond cock ring" joke needs making?

Om nom noms.

I'm going to make up for not coming by sitting here feeding ten pound notes into a shredder while howling with laughter.

I'll probably be up for this.

I recommend Genghis Khan's... all-you-can-eat Mongolian BBQ

Too reasonably pricedcheap.

Michael Caines ABode in Glesga was a disappointment & I'd only eat a couple of things on that menu anyway, so I'll pass.

Ok here's my pick of 3 places to try:

Samsi, in Spinningfields. Like yo sushi but better with excellent ala carte hot stuffs in addition to the sushi go-round. About 15 plus drinks.
EastZEast, there's two now, but the one near what was UMIST is the best. Indian food par excellence 20-30 per head plus beer..
The Modern, housed on the 6th floor of urbis. Posh locally sourced food with views over the city. Probably 40 per head plus drinks

If anyone has been to these and wants to comment I'd be interested to know if they agree

I was there this Monday - it's an annual tradition that we go their for a pal's birthday, as it's his favourite restaurant.

£100 for a meal? I suddenly feel so very working class.

FETEO.

Thing is, I'll easily spend £100 on sushi and sake.

I'd come, but £100 per head is a little steep at the moment, especially with Miss Malabar being allergic to flavour and real food.

I prefer Zouk to EastZEast, the latter are utterly incapable of giving me spicy, hot food. The dips for poppadums are great though, especially the garlic one.

Zouk has a really nice menu and the service was great the couple of times I've been, admittedly on Wednesdays at 6pm.

If I am around (which depends on if I get my london job) I would be up for pub afterwards.

So who is coming then?

I think the list was:

Curio
Craster & Mrs Craster
DocG & Sista Flapjack

Grim... was a "maybe, probably not". Other people who expressed an interest (Bik) were wavering.

So am I booking a table for five then? If you're a "maybe" we can always book you in then cancel it back off if you drop out, although I expect they'll want 72 hours notice or something.

Having just bought a BluRay player and some more BDs, I really should say no.

Ah, I'm the 5th wheel.

It's like my teenage years all over again!

Only because you're leaving your wife at home. On her birthday.

"Should" or "are"?

Should. 'I really are say no' sounds wrong.

Stop making me feel guilty!

You just don't Care, Bear.

You bloody well should be feeling guilty!

She's the one who agreed to go and then changed her mind!

I'm sure she'll be fine. On her own. On her birthday. Her first birthday after you got married.

Completely fine.