Well, I have six days of my month-long breal left, and it's been over three weeks since I posted on the blog, primarily because I just couldn't be bothered due to Christmas gigs, plays such as an excellent production of A Christmas Carol at the Crucible Theatre and a full calendar of restaurant bookings which continues today. Several of those bookings were cancelled and alternative bookings made because, having paid deposits and submitted menu choices, they were changed at the last minute. Look, if you are going to insist I order my meal 3 months ahead of time, and take money from me, then I expect you as a restaurant owner to keep to your part of the bargain. Fail to do that and whilst you will get my deposit, you will lose the rest of my money, my goodwill and as an added bonus I will name you and take my business elsewhere. This year's losers have been The Devonshire Arms at Baslow, for the reasons above, and the Cavendish Restaurant at Chatsworth, because, franlky, thi...