I thought she was Kelly Brook initially. (ETA: and that's how I know I've been reading too much Daily Mail lately...)

Yeah, cos THAT'S the way to avoid all the creeps and stumble across prince charming!

Yes, exactly. You do not put stuff on the table and NOT tell people they're paying for it, because that's just shitty. If I don't order it, it bloody well better be complimentary because I'm definitely NOT paying for it.

I'm a New Zealander and at the grand old age of 32 I have never come across a "Devon Coffee", or really anything like you're describing. That sounds totally bizarre (food isn't meant to be reserved once it's been to one table in NZ either!!) and I would definitely have made the same mistake of assuming that I'd…

I read the snippet on the front page as was like "whaaaat...? I must be reading that wrong", I've now read the article and I'm still asking that.

Totally off point, but what the hell kind of name is Bumble? Colour me very surprised to find out that a woman is heading this project just based on the name alone. It sounds like something a 50+ male would come up thinking it connotes "safe" and "innocent", but actually brings to mind some sleazy older-manager type…

SO DID I! I just assumed that they were the flowers of the plant involved in the making of the gin.

Seriously? That's Tyra's power breakfast?! B*tch, please! What she needs is some top quality huevos rancheros. Get some beans, avocado, eggs, sour cream and chilli all up in your face. THAT is how you prepare for an epic day, lady.

I see both the Belizean sauce, and the Panamanian one, and raise you a New Zealanderian one: Kaitaia Fire. Once you've had it nothing else will do.

I do love how people start off a non-pology with "but we have gay friends, we're not 'phobic". Oh rrrrrreally?

I'm a Kiwi, so have heard of HJ's :) I think it's the salty-sweet-creamy-fatty-msg or equivalent that makes fries & ice-cream taste sooo goood.

Yeah, I'm going to take her out for lunch, it'll be quality time together as well as a present so really is the best option!

Oh yeah, that would make me feel SO uncomfortable! Luckily my friend is a bit more flush for cash than I am, but not so flush that she could/would do that!

I did that at xmas and it didn't go that well! She is a presents=love person so me wanting to stop doing presents=me not caring about her/not wanting her to care about me. Obviously that is not the case. There's a bit of history there with her feeling that I don't need/want her to care about me (again, not the…

Yes, do :) Have courage, you don't get if you don't ask!

I asked my boss if I could make an appointment with him. This gave me the advantage on the discussion as he knew it was a formal situation, but didn't know the agenda. I opened by telling him I didn't expect a reply on the spot (I'd recommend asking the person for a timeline for action, I forgot to do that and it took…

I need to have a whinge:

Totally agree! Also the food is NOT brilliant: it's heavy, sometimes misguided (steamed spring roll filled with cabbage and escargot and a smidge of cream for good measure... WHY?) and they don't seem to understand vegetables.

Oh thankgoodness! Literally everyone else I have ever mentioned that to has been horrified/disgusted. I thought me & Mr were the only ones who did that!

I heart Ingrid even more than I already did. A chip sarnie is a glorious thing.