We had a day out in Cheltenham yesterday for the Science festival - but you don't care about that part - what did we eat?!
First up before talk one we had a coffee and a cake at the lovely Huffkins on what I think of as the main road - it leads from the festival to the high-street and has two huge bookshops on it.
It also looks very English - especially if there is drizzle.
Partner had a carrot cake, but I had a double raspberry éclair. Decadance.
Cut open, not piped while hot so the bake-off judges would be knocking off points, but the flavours and textures would win them back around. Not too sweet, and not too fruity.
Between talks 2 & 3 we had a two hour slot for a proper look in the bookshops (and dinner) and I chose a Japanese place we've not spotted in other years called Kibou, purely on the wonderful aromas and lovely atmosphere.
Turns out they had the beer I like most
The perfect pairing of brewed liquids. Hitachino and Kikkoman!
I had the pork mazeudon and it was awesome. Everything was exactly how you'd want it - melting pork, firm fresh udon noodles and a good mix of veggies and seeds/flakes to add texture. I could eat here every day and not get bored.
We didn't have space for desert but the green tea crème Brule sounded amazing so plans are already in place to return.
We sat at the bar seating which added to our salary man vibes as we ate and ran to the final talk about genetics. Despite the lovely beer I managed to not fall asleep too.
And there are so many other little independent eateries around I think we could have done all three days of the festival only eating in 5/5 places with no repeats.
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