I have thought about starting a blog for a while now and seeing as it is a New Year (cue “New Year New Me” cliché statement) I thought I may as well give it a go now. At this time I can’t promise how regular the blog posts will be, however with the optimism of January in mind I am aiming for a weekly post on a Tuesday and any more than that will be a treat for us all.
January has been described as the “Monday” of the months and looking outside at the dreary weather you can almost see why. However I actually rather like January, I like the fact that it feels brand new and that anything is possible, a fresh start so to speak. I know that every day is a new day and with that a new chance but you have to agree that starting a New Year is well something that only happens once a year. With this in mind I aim to share new recipes, keep you up to date with latest work projects and try to even inspire you into cooking some of the recipes.
I started the year off in the best way I could think; having a few days away in what is fast becoming my favourite UK spot… Cornwall. When I go away it will come as no surprise that my main focus is on finding the best places to eat and spending the vast majority of my time away eating, trying best to fit in all the recommendations in the short period of time I am there.
This was my second time back to Falmouth in Cornwall and it didn’t disappoint. I went last summer, when as you can imagine it was incredibly busy even prior to the schools breaking up and so I was intrigued as to what to expect this time around.
The best recommendation I have for Falmouth is to go to “Gylly beach café”, if it wasn’t so far away I would go there every day… and I’m not just saying that. As the name suggests this is a beach café. Situated on “Gyllyngvase beach” it has recently had a “New Year” spruce up and it looks brilliant. It has decking all around the outside of the café with comfy benches and chairs and more importantly heat lamps for the chilly weather! They also have a basket of blankets that you can grab to cosy on under whilst drinking one of their decadent hot chocolates. You can do all of this whilst looking out to sea… what more could you want? Food? No problem, their menu is varied offering something for everyone and it is all freshly prepared. They even make their own bread at their bakery a pebble’s throw away.
I had one of their daily specials which was ‘Beer battered fish and chips’, this entailed fish deep fried in the crispiest batter with hand cut chips which were that perfect golden colour you envisage chips being, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. This accompanied by freshly made tartare sauce and a view of the ships coming in on the horizon was a foodies dream. As many of you know I am a dessert queen, firmly living by the motto “There is always room for dessert.” With this in mind despite being extremely full from my main course I couldn’t resist a dessert, therefore what do you go for when you want that sweet fix but can’t really stomach anything more? You opt for ice cream. I did this and it was the perfect fix, three scoops of locally made ice cream served beautifully on a plate with fresh berries, crushed meringue and a sharp but sweet coulis that leaves you feeling satisfied. Gylly beach provides the high quality tasty food you desire but in a relaxed way, for either a quick bite to eat or a romantic dinner it’s definitely the place to go. It pains me to say that I didn’t take any pictures whilst I was there, I was so engrossed in the ambience of the place that you will just have to take my word for it and go and check it out for yourselves.

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