It’s not a great way to increase your life expectancy, but tactical use of junk food can make a night out a much more pleasurable affair, and save you from a hangover the next day.
The Regency Cafe in Pimlico is beautifully preserved 1940s cafe with a menu of finely prepared stodge. It’s a five minute walk from Westminster, and the perfect place to go before the pub.
On Friday night, I ate a huge plate of fishcakes, chips and beans before meeting mates for several pints of Crouch Vale Brewer’s Gold. At the end of the night, I barely felt even tipsy because there was so much potato in my stomach.
You don’t get the same effect by floating a spicy kebab on top of the booze. Eat before you drink!
This, of course, is food and beer matching in the crudest sense…
Bailey
2 replies on “Boozing tactics — pre-emptive greasy spoon”
Well im just back from a session at my old local and I went straight from work missing any padding meal. I must say the post session Chinese takeaway seems to be working wonders.
I’m with you on this. Personally before a session on the beers I tend to eat first, often taking a meal earlier than I would otherwise. As I’ve said before, the whole beer and food matching thing isn’t my bag.