Monday, 3 August 2015. Chef, co-owner of Flinty Red and mother of three; Claire Thomson is the epitome of multitasking. Amongst the hubbub of family life and running a restaurant, she feeds her young family exciting meals and also manages to write about it. I always look forward to her five oclock tweets. Saturday, 1 August 2015.

Raising the Bar, Bar Buvette -Baldwin Street, Bristol. Through word of mouth and whisperings on social media, news of Bar Buvette spread. Flavour Rush at Bulrush -Cotham, Bristol. With little fanfare, Bulrush opened its doors in November of last year on the site which once belonged to Juniper restaurant, in Cotham. On Rayleigh and Birch -Birch, Bristol.

A taste of things to come. Pan fried Cod, new potatoes, samphire and wild garlic puree and flowers. Writing the blog has been such a blast and I really enjoy doing it but the best thing about it is the people you meet. People like John and Ceri from Arbennig. Phil and Debs from Dusty Knuckle. David and Lee from Pettigrew.

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