Author Archives: theparttimevegetarian

About theparttimevegetarian

A part-time vegetarian since 2008 when my wife decided to go veggy, I've worked hard to ensure our diet remains interesting, tasty and avoids any bland vegeburgers. I sometimes write about food, but a foodie blog this ain't. If you like this blog please Like my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/theparttimevegetarian

Famous doesn’t equate to fabulous – a restaurant review

Posted on November 13, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

I had a broken childhood.  My legal advisors have encouraged me to quickly point out, as my parents read this, that I don’t mean I suffered any abuse or neglect (assuming you don’t count their cooking in either category anyway).  … Continue reading →

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Poppycock

Posted on November 11, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

I hate it when football meets politics.  It’s all wrong: like as a teenager when you brought your friends home and they had to have that awful obligatory few moments of polite interaction with your parents, and your dad inevitably … Continue reading →

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If it’s the thought that counts then think about it

Posted on October 27, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

Now that the weather has stopped making a liar of me and become properly autumnal, the inevitable torrent of tinsel has begun.  It seems to me that the retailocracy have deigned to delay a little longer than in recent years … Continue reading →

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Less haste for more speed

Posted on October 15, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

Put your hand up when I mention your favourite car.  DB9?  M5?  SLK?  R8?  911?  Murcielago?  Prius? No, it’s not a Prius, because you don’t use a manufactured first name, live in California and have a dozen other cars that … Continue reading →

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Another barbecue summer then

Posted on September 18, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

I’m an optimist.  My glass is generally half full, although it was recently pointed out to me that this really should depend on whether the glass in question is being filled or emptied at the time.  I go into almost … Continue reading →

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I’m sorry but I can’t help but like him

Posted on July 16, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

My job entails quite a bit of motorway time, trogging up and down between my home in Nottingham and my firm’s HQ in Milton Keynes (or Milk & Beans, as my five-year-old gleefully refers to it).  Combined with the debit … Continue reading →

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Wedding bills

Posted on June 30, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

There are three big relationship commitments these days in Britain, which are, in descending order of both cost and ease of extrication: having kids, buying a house and getting hitched.  Fifty years ago, invariably marriage was the first as well … Continue reading →

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I would walk 4550 miles – a restaurant review

Posted on June 1, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

We are very much creatures of habit, my wife and I.  I sometimes think how nice it would be to be exciting; to be able to just think, on the spur of the moment, let’s go and see this friend … Continue reading →

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Hidden perils

Posted on May 14, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

My wife and I had a rare day to ourselves on our ninth wedding anniversary last year.  We both took the day off work, ditched the boys with their childminder, and, after a bottle of pink fizz, jumped on the … Continue reading →

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We’ll go where there’s cheese

Posted on April 21, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

I work for a company now owned by an American private equity firm.  For those who aren’t familiar with companies like this, they are essentially a giant pot of money, buying and selling businesses in order to increase the size of … Continue reading →

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