I have spent the evening doing important stuff like eating curry and drinking Guinness. Specifically:
Pete Crowther and Les Edwards are celebrating their 60th birthdays and we have been helping them.
“Chutney” in Nottingham is a rather good Indian restaurant.
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a well known local pub that dates back all the way to 1189 and claims to be the oldest pub in England. Although they started business almost 600 years before the founding of the Guinness brewery, they have managed to keep up with modern developments in beer.
Tomorrow there is a convention. There is also a big food festival in the city center. Choices, choices… I think I can do both.
It appears from the program that the British Fantasy Awards banquet is tomorrow night and not Sunday lunchtime. This is good, because it means that all you folks in the USA will be able to join us. Expect live coverage on SFAW from around 4:00pm Eastern, 1:00pm Pacific.
I know the Novacon committee is eager to hear recommendations for local eateries. Where’s “Chutney” and what’s the menu / price structure like?
May well try to visit Ye Olde Trip myself when I’m up there.
Ah, have now located it on the interweb. Address is given as “41 Friar Lane / 59 Maid Marian Way”, which is slightly odd; is it on a corner?
Sounds fantastic! MMmmmm…Guinnessness.
I was under the impression that this was the oldest pub, until I saw oldest “hotel”. http://www.theroyalisthotel.com/hotel-eagle.htm
Steve: Yes, it is on a corner. I’ll have a word with some of the BFS regulars about restaurant recommendations.
The Big Wok on Parliament Street is a great Chinese & Japanese place. Sushi and standard Chinese food in an all you can eat buffet thing for very cheap. And they have a chocolate fountain! 🙂