Eating Out In North West England

When you have a job that allows you to travel around the country you get to experience different districts and the local amenities they have.  I have been lucky enough to see a large proportion of the towns, cities and villages in Britain and I’m always asked by my family of where to go when they are away from home.  One thing I have found is that the North of England has some of the top places to dine at in the UK and that you can’t beat a Liverpool or Manchester restaurant.

Any time I go to the North of England I always try to go out for some thing to eat at a restaurant or bar.  The variety of places to eat is amazing, from simple pub food and pizzerias to top end cuisine from a famous chef.  Cities such as Manchester and Liverpool have a brilliant array of good quality restaurants.  I remember my amusement on my first visit to Manchester as I walked down the Oxford Road and past the University of Manchester to see a vast number of indian restaurants and take aways that must of stretched for a couple of miles.

Restaurants in Liverpool tend to be very stylised and have a real trendy bar feel about them.  This is easy to believe after all Liverpool is the European city of culture.  This can be great if you are taking a lady friend out for a meal and you want to impress because a number of these restaurants have some great furnishings.  If you are looking for some where to eat that is a little quainter with more of a traditional touch then restaurants in areas like the Wirral and Runcorn are a good choice.

Manchester restaurants have to be my all time favourites.  There are so many amazing restaurants available.  You can get cheap meals at most pubs and bars but as well as this there are some great restaurants to be found in the side streets of the city.  Once when I was in Manchester I was taken to a fantastic indian restaurant where the food was tremendous.  The only other time I have had food to that standard was when I was in Paris.

Finally a Coffee Alternative that Really Works!

I’m sure you’ve seen the now famous old time photo on T shirts with the guy literally vibrating and the saying “Coffee; Is the Planet shaking or is it just me?”

Granted that’s humorous. But the reason it’s funny, is because it’s true. We only really think things are funny when we can relate to them in some way and for us to really relate well there must be at least a little bit of truth to it.

Did you know, when polled, most coffee drinkers said they would like to try a coffee alternative if one existed that actually worked and that didn’t taste like recycled motor oil (Ok, I added the motor oil bit, but you get the point).

You know, we all have our own personal reasons why we want to get off coffee and I respect that, however I have compiled a few just to illustrate a couple of the reasons why I no longer drink the stuff.

The top ten reasons you should find a good coffee alternative right now are
1.    You haven’t blinked since the last lunar eclipse.
2.     You get a speeding ticket even when you’re parked.
3.    The nurse needs a scientific calculator to take your pulse.
4.    You sleep with your eyes open.
5.    The only time you’re standing still is during an earthquake.
6.    Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
7.    You chew on other people’s fingernails.
8.    You’re so jittery that people use your hands to blend their margaritas.
9.    Your only source of nutrition comes from “Sweet & Low.”
10.    Charles Manson thinks you need to calm down.

We all know we really want to get off this addictive rollercoaster we call Java but what are the coffee alternatives out there? Is there really a coffee alternative that works?

Well, yes there is, it’s a South American herb called Yerba Mate that the natives of the regions of Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil have been drinking for Centuries.
It has the power to Invigorate the mind and energize the body without giving you the jitters the shakes or the dreaded Crash! And It can do all this while supplying you with one of the world’s most potent antioxidants to help keep you healthy and well.

There are two problems however:
1. Yerba Mate all by itself will not amount to much of a mainstream coffee alternative without the help of some other herbs like Catuaba and Pata De Vaca. These serve to turbo charge it and really give you that ultra crisp sharpness that a North American connoisseur demands.

2. It has to still be Green and Unroasted or most of the nutritional and antioxidant benefits are destroyed. It must also be Organically grown because some of the pesticides they use in those countries have long since been banned from use in the USA. And of course if it’s Organic they aren’t using any sprays at all.

So, does a viable alternative to coffee really exist. Sure it does and I drink it every day. You Just have to find a blend of the herbs Yerba Mate, Catuaba and Pata De Vaca. Once you find your perfect combination of these herbs your search for a viable coffee alternative that works will be over. And you will be a happy camper who doesn’t have the jitters and no longer crashes just like me.