Fine dining

This is my first blog post so I figured it would be sensible to tell you a bit about why I am blogging and what the purpose of this blog is. I should also mention a bit about me, I have always been interested in food, like most people I was initially interested in the consumption of it (as the photos of me as a fat 14 year old will testify to) but in recent years I have found that cooking is a really good way to unwind after a stressful day in the office and it has become more and more of a passion of mine (to the extent that when I cook something I am proud of I have started taking photos!)

Which brings me to the idea behind this blog. I want to create a collection of my own food experiences with food I have cooked (mainly because my memory is terrible and I should really start writing down what worked and what didn't so that I know for next time) and also to give me somewhere to record about the restaurants I have eaten in so that I can remember in years to come if they were any good.
  
Now, apparently, according to today's Evening Standard, the only people who can afford fine dining are the uber rich and there is no point in most average people even thinking about going to those restaurants. I have to say that I completely disagree,  I am certainly not uber rich and although the average "fine dining" meal out is now in the region of 100 quid (apparently) I have to say that in London in general there are still some excellent eating experiences to be found which won't break the bank. So my aim is to blog about these so that more people can enjoy the experience.