Keith had a little lamb...

... and BOY WAS IT GOOD!!!

Yep.. you guessed it folks.. FINALLY a food review! (Don't lie.. you know you've missed them...)

Walked into Norwich (2 miles each way.. yes, I walked!) today just for something to do, and found a great little restaurant. Imagine that. Me, finding food (strange, ain't it?). Well Wetherby's was the name (I think). I was thinking about 3 different places and my nose just led me to this place. Was perusing the menu and saw Braised Lamb Shank!

Now anyone who knows me knows that lamb is my absolute favorite form of protein on this planet, so obviously I had to order it. I'm always skeptical ordering lamb, but I figured it's a plentiful crop here so I'd be less likely to get something bad. So I strode up to the bar and ordered it (with boiled new potatoes in butter and steamed carrots and broccoli) along with a pint of John Smith Extra Smooth. It's become my favorite English beer, second only to Tetley's Bitter (which I've only had once, but I saw a pub today that had it so that's where I'm headed tomorrow...).

Sitting back down at my table, beer in hand, I people watched and sipped my brewski whilst awaiting my feast. When it came, my jaw dropped. Bone-in and HUGE! The lamb was cooked to perfection (just pink) and served with a lamb gravy that was accented by mint and rosemary. Can we say YUM? The potatoes were perfect, not too hard, not too soft, and the veggies were superb. The lamb nearly fell off the bone and it was absolutely the best meal I've had on the road. I was actually sad when I took my last bite!!

In other food news... Pam Russell (whose house we've invaded for the last week...) has cooked some amazing dishes. Some sort of beef stew with barley, potatoes and carrots that was great! And tonight we had chili, but over here they serve it over steamed rice. Don't laugh, it's GOOD!

In show news... the shows are finally coming together. Saturday night was an amazing show, both in performance and crowd response. The only drawback was that I had to play an archaic electronic drumset. That meant no brushes or nylon rods, so I had to re-invent my parts for "Fiona", "Choices" and "Infinite Love"... sounded strange but it worked.

Sunday afternoon was great too. The venue had a house sound system and the sound guy really knew how to use it. I got to use my kit (and there was much rejoicing... yeah!!) and the band was tighter than Fort Knox. The crowd was really responsive and danced to every song.

Only 3 more shows until I'm back stateside and, truthfully, I can't wait! I love traveling and being on the road, but this is really beginning to wear on me. I can't wait to be back home to peace, quiet and solitude. Sometimes it gets annoying having a guitar being played in your ear pretty much 24/7 (yes, even right now!) ... lol.

Well, gonna hit the sack now... gonna walk into town again tomorrow to get out of the house (and to save my sanity!) Much love to all y'all!