Sometimes it's not the most expensive, most well-recommended or even the most trendy place that is the best. Instead it's the place where you had a good laugh with friends, a place you made special with your memories. Today Morrisons at West Denton became such a place for me.
Now, even before today I had nothing but good things to say about Morrisons cafe food. It's tasty, moderately priced and the surroundings are kept clean and tidy. You know what to expect. So what did we do to make today different? In a nutshell, two friends dared me that I wouldn't turn up there with a tablecloth and other bits and pieces to transform Morrisons into a dining experience. Dear reader, I did it, I did it. Here's the proof -
I'm sure you'll agree that the cakes look fab! We three can recommend the belgian buns, the carrot cake and the Eton mess cheesecake. And fine dining need not cost the earth. The tablecloth was 50p from a charity shop and the table centre (which doubled as a leaving present, not for me, for a friend but we won't dwell on that) was a similar sum from a 'junk' shop in Adelaide Terrace. The mats and coasters are family heirloom, embroidered by an aunt in the first half of the 20th century. We did talk about bringing our own china but I think that might have pushed Morrisons a bit too far. As it was, the staff seemed happy to have eccentrics eating with them and we suspect that we will be the talk of the staffroom for weeks to come.
So Grace's homely advice this week is make every place you visit special in some way. If this weather holds we could be looking at a picnic next week and I can think of one or two places that would just suit!
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