The Guide
Recipe: Mutton with celeriac puree and stuffed cabbage 
Published: Mon, 17th Nov 12:00PM
When I spend time in some restaurant kitchens I see lots of interesting techniques and learn a lot about how the restaurant works, but in terms of practical, useful recipes that I would cook at home, I often do not pick up a great deal.
At Mya Lacarte, in Prospect Street, Caversham, it is totally the opposite – I find it almost impossible to eat here without wanting to know just how they make at least one of the things I am eating.
Published: Mon, 10th Nov 10:10AM
I should probably declare a bias here. I loved the original Fable game. Even with it failing to live up to developer Peter Molyneux's hype, it was the game I bought my X-Box for, having played it for a brief hour at a friend's house and fallen in love with the epic story and free roaming universe.
Published: Mon, 10th Nov 9:30AM
It's often the simplest games that prove the most fiendishly entertaining, and the DS seems to specialise in these kind of games - not graphics-heavy necessarily but just addictive.
Rapala Fishing Frenzy (XBox 360)
Published: Wed, 5th Nov 9:30AM
You'd think that if you were a keen angler nothing would replace heading out to the lake for a restful few hours waiting for something to twitch on the end of your line. But this game actually makes for a fun alternative - and you needn't even brave the cold.
Published: Wed, 5th Nov 9:30AM
When I think about big ships I'm thinking cruises. I'm thinking yachts. I'm thinking lounging about in a swimming costume reading a book. Suffice to say I don't think I'm the target market for Ship Simulator. However, on a wander round the office I couldn't find anyone else who was either.
Published: Wed, 5th Nov 9:30AM
Some things are never as good as you remember them being. Like Wagon Wheels (they're a bit sickly actually), long childhood summers (not actually that hot, and actually quite boring) and games which left you obsessed back in the day but actually if you replay them haven't aged well. The worry would be that Star Ocean falls into that category.
Published: Wed, 5th Nov 8:30AM
EVEN before you factor in the credit crunch, being Prime Minister is more of a thankless task than you'd think. The long hours, the constant political backbiting, is it any wonder more people strive to win the X Factor than the highest office in the land?
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