Offbeat Eats

09/15/2026

Sharing my review of a slightly unusual dining option: eating lunch on the First Class coach of the LNER train from Kings Cross to Leeds. Honestly, not a bad Mumbai Chicken Toastie.

After we wrapped up our sales activities in Farnborough, with a small side trip to visit companies in Harwell, we found ourselves briefly back in London at Kings Cross Station, waiting for our train up to Leeds in West Yorkshire. On my last trip on the UK's East Coast main lines (back in 2016, afte

09/11/2026

Sharing my review of Bombay Story in Wokingham, UK. A great Indian place in the heart of Wokingham, with a nice variety of both street-food and classic dish inspired items, as well as great drinks and desserts.

After 3 long days at the Farnborough Air Show, we had to pack up to go to Leeds. But on our last evening, we decided to go into downtown Wokingham to find an interesting dinner. Wokingham is an old market town, and still has that basic layout at the town centre (Peach Place), so after parking, we

09/08/2026

Sharing my "Health-Check" re-visit to Gopal's Corner in Market Halls Victoria in London. Still some of the best roti I've ever had, and a great spot for a light lunch.

After a busy Sunday morning, before heading out to Wokingham and Farnborough for business, my brother and I had a window of opportunity to grab lunch near his flat in Pimlico. I decided that this would be a great chance to do one of our Offbeat Eats Health Check re-visits to one of my favorite spot

09/04/2026

Sharing my review of Má Là Taste of Sichuan, a particularly good Sichuan restaurant in Westminster, London. Including my trying Chinese morning glory, a rarity on US menus since it is consider invasive.

Before I had to head out to Wokingham for my work trip, I went out with Dan and Sophie for dinner. We wanted a place with some interesting cuisine that was still a short walk from Pimlico, and Dan had just the place picked out Chinese food at Má Là Taste of Sichuan.

09/03/2026

Sharing my review of The Oakingham Belle in Wokingham, UK. A great newer neighborhood pub with a great selection of b**r and British pub classics, and a really great sticky toffee pudding.

While our group was attending the Farnborough Airshow, we staying at a hotel on the outskirts of Wokingham. This was convenient for our transportation to and from the Farnborough Airshow itself (Wokingham is about halfway between Heathrow and Farnborough), but the hotel itself was on the edge of to

09/02/2026

Sharing my review of Guacamoles in Peckham, London. A bit of a rarity in London, owner Taco Manny offers up some great, authentic tacos and pozole.

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09/01/2026

Sharing my review of another Community Breakfast: the Annual 4th of July Pancake Breakfast of the United Church of Warner. Great blueberry pancakes!

As our regular readers know, we here at Offbeat Eats have been trying to avail ourselves of the various community meals that spring up around the region. Looking through the local Kearsarge Shopper as we approached the 4th of July holiday weekend, I noticed an announcement for Warner, NH’s United ...

08/27/2026

Sharing my review of The Silo, in Queensbury, NY. Basically a locally-owned, better version of Cracker Barrel, with some great breakfast eats and c***r donuts.

During our annual trip to Lake George, we usually end up going out for breakfast several times, exploring the area. One of our more regular destinations (one that somehow has managed to avoid a review to this point, probably due to lack of photos) is down in Queensbury: The Silo. The Silo is one o

08/26/2026

Sharing my review of Bacon & Batter, a breakfast-focused restaurant in Wallingford, VT. Great omelettes and hashes, and hope to go back at some point and try the pancakes as well.

Like most years, we spent almost a week in June attending the Ohana: Luau at the Lake charity even in Lake George, NY. Getting to Lake George always involves crossing Vermont East-West, which doesn't have any truly optimal routes. This time, we decided to take a more southerly route, taking us thro

08/25/2026

Sharing my review of Josie's Country Café. Located in a general store in Ellsworth, ME, Josie's has a surprisingly diverse menu, ranging from American breakfast classics to Asian dishes like Filipino lumpia.

After a very pleasant hiking trip in Acadia National Park, we decided to have our celebration meal someplace that was on the way back towards NH and MA. We decided that Ellsworth, just outside of Acadia National Park. was a particular good spot to check out. Ellsworth started as a fishing site, th