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HARVEST AT JIMMY'S: SEPTEMBER 9-12
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 14:41:06
Junior's Festival Guide gives the lowdown, hoe-down for Harvest At Jimmy's 2011
HARVEST AT JIMMY'S September 9–12 is at Jimmy’s Farm, Pannington Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk )Capacity 20,000 What’s the vibe An end-of-summer celebration showcasing the very best of British food, live performers and bands. Musical interludes Eliza
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Cooking with Raymond Blanc
By Catherine O'Dolan on 07/08/2010 12:11:55
A lifelong love of good food and a rich culinary heritage encouraged Michelin-star chef Raymond Blanc to open his own cookery class to inspire and educate mini chefs
was the very heart of the house. From about five or six years, my siblings and I were already helping our father in the garden. We were five children and we didn’t have much money, so the garden was very important; it was the garden that produced our food
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Brasserie Blanc Covent Garden
By Catherine O'Dolan on 24/04/2013 13:14:00
Dine en famille with fine French dishes for all the family, courtesy of celebrity chef Raymond Blanc
-fried cod fillet with rather intriguing prawn potatoes, and Raymond’s fishcakes for the littl’un in our party. On a busy Friday afternoon pre Christmas, the restaurant was pretty packed with the office party crowd, but the service was still attentive
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Parisian-style family dining (& celeb spotting) at Le Relais de Venise in Marylebone
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/07/2010 17:11:17
There's no menu but the food is great at this family-friendly restaurant that's great for celebrity spotting
and Papillon, a few doors away. The children in our party were amused by the waitress using the paper tablecloth rather than a notepad to sketch out a noughts-and-crosses drawing of our order. After our salad starters, our steak-frites arrived: thin slices
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Babylon
By Catherine O'Dolan on 18/04/2010 16:29:40
Delicious dining on Kensington Roof Gardens
. The lunch menu has a tempting array of dishes, and is great value (considering the location is fab and the food excellent) at £22 for two courses; £25 for three – though Grace went for the more spectacular à la carte starter of Crab Ravioli with Truffles
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Family festivals for 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 26/09/2010 07:58:56
A round-up of our favourite family festivals for summer 2011. Book now to make the most of Early Bird offers
of Lulworth Cove in Dorset. The ambiance is party-party anything goes, with the highlight of the Saturday being a fancy-dress pararde throughout the Kid’s Garden and Circus Field. Of course, there’s the extensive programme of bands on various stages (last year
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The Family Festival Guide 2012
By Catherine O'Dolan on 04/05/2012 10:16:32
Junior's pick of the most fabulous family-friendly festivals around
years, Hop Farm has boasted big names in the past, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young and, last year, Prince. There’s also a funfair, celebrity football, plus great food and ales.Larmer Tree Festival, WiltshireJuly 11–15 A veritable stalwart of the festival
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Living la Dolce Vita at Borgo Egnazia
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/05/2012 12:17:50
Is there a location more lovely for the whole family to while away a idle summer days than Borgo Egnazia in Puglia, Italy?
THERE ARE GOOD reasons why the Italians coined the phrase “La Dolce Vita”. They know a thing or two about living the sweet life. Stunning scenery, gorgeous weather, great food and wine, good company… that’s the Italian definition of the good life
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Exclusive Interview: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/01/2013 12:50:34
Junior catches up with author Jeff Kinney on his trip to the UK to promote his latest book Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
of the incidents that happen to Greg Heffley have their origins in my boyhood. Once, I remember going to a party as a kid with my parents and the food that they had was very fancy. I knew that my parents wouldn’t let me walk away from the table without eating
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