Wednesday
A couple of weeks ago I was sat at home quite happily watching some TV when a very exciting bit of news popped up on Twitter and got me all restless – yep, Bruce Springsteen to play in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September 2013. I yelped in excitement as I have been waiting for…
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Wednesday
Five months late, I’ve just about pulled myself together enough to write about seeing Bruce Springsteen in Florence. My third concert of the Wrecking Ball tour, it was always going to be one of my favourites and one that secretly I was most excited about – my love affair with Italy has gone on almost…
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Thursday
Last week I arranged a convenient 4pm meeting in town, and when it finished I hotfooted my way over to Charlotte Street to get in the queue for Bubbledogs, a newish hot dog and champagne bar causing a bit of a stir in London. I got there at 5.15pm and was about 14th in the queue…for a…
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Wednesday
Something quite remarkable happened to me a few weeks ago. I was doing the usual, moaning about the weather whilst peering out the window. Then, something far more interesting than the weather caught my eye. Something very interesting indeed. There, glistening on a hanger at the charity shop over the road, was the most beauitful jacket I have ever…
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Saturday
Posts To Date: Burgers and Bruce Tour Highlights 2013 Burgers and Bruce Tour Highlights 2012 A One Year Thank You Being A Food And Travel Loving Springsteen Fan Bruce Springsteen General: Chatting About Burgers With Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen: Burger Fan? Beginner’s Guide To Doing Bruce Springsteen Live Is Being A Springsteen Fan Turning My…
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Tuesday
Finding other Bruce fans is such a treat, but when you find people who are both burger and Bruce lovers – well that’s even better! That’s why I was so happy when fellow burger fanatic @Burgeracblog revealed that he is also partial to a bit of Bruce. Albeit not to the same extent, he dabbles…
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Wednesday
Imagine being at a food market in London on a Friday night, cruising around the stalls, sussing out what you fancy for dinner, when who should you see before you? Jake Clemons. That’s exactly what happened to my friend a few weeks back. While I was bopping along to Southside Johnny, my friend literally bumped…
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Monday
Not long ago I wrote about one of the hottest burgers on Manchester’s burger scene, Almost Famous. On the same weekend I went on a bit of a burger tour and the next place I tried was SoLITA – a newish restaurant South of Little Italy in Manchester’s Northern Quarter (hence the name). SoLIta is…
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Tuesday
Smoky & The Bandit Burger The London burger scene may be booming, but Manchester’s burger offering is moderate by comparison. I’ve enjoyed some incredible meals in the city, from bacon butties to Thai, but on a recent visit I naturally had to check out the burger situation. The first place by visit bought me to was Almost Famous…
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Wednesday
I’m still very much suffering the Bruce Blues, I have come to reluctantly accept the fact that as a Bruce Springsteen lover, I’ve had a pretty good run of it this Summer. Bruce may be touring the US now, but I was lucky enough to see him in April 2012 in New York, my first…
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