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  • Cottage Review: The Nutshell, Pluckley, Kent

    Cottage Review: The Nutshell, Pluckley, Kent

    We recently spent nine nights in September 2018 staying at The Nutshell in Pluckley, near Ashford in Kent. We came across the cottage…
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    Ben Brown
    Oct 7, 2018
    Restaurant Review: The Compasses Inn, Crundale, Kent

    Restaurant Review: The Compasses Inn, Crundale, Kent

    A review of a recent visit to The Compasses Inn in Crundale near Canterbury, Kent with my wife to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
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    Ben Brown
    Oct 6, 2018
    Restaurant Review: Lima, Fitzrovia, London

    Restaurant Review: Lima, Fitzrovia, London

    A couple of weeks ago my wife and I paid a visit to Lima Fitzrovia in London.
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    Ben Brown
    Feb 25, 2018
    How We Work in GoustoTech — Part 1

    How We Work in GoustoTech — Part 1

    For anyone who’d like to see more about my day-job as Head of Engineering at Gousto I’ve started a series of blog posts on Gousto’s…
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    Ben Brown
    Feb 11, 2018
    When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing — Breakfast with Daniel Pink

    When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing — Breakfast with Daniel Pink

    Last week, on Friday 26th January, I was lucky enough to be invited to a breakfast book launch of Daniel Pink’s newest book When: The…
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    Ben Brown
    Feb 4, 2018
    Restaurant Review: Fox and Hounds, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

    Restaurant Review: Fox and Hounds, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

    My wife celebrates her birthday in early January and every year I search for restaurants not taking a well earned break after the December…
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    Ben Brown
    Jan 20, 2018
    Restaurant Review: Gravetye Manor, Sussex

    Restaurant Review: Gravetye Manor, Sussex

    During a short break to Kent in November 2017 (where we stayed in The Granary) we were looking for a restaurant to enjoy a relaxing lunch…
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    Ben Brown
    Jan 14, 2018
    Cottage Review: The Granary, Hever, Kent

    Cottage Review: The Granary, Hever, Kent

    Myself and Clara spent a very relaxing week in The Granary in Hever, Kent, in November 2017. It’s taken me a little bit of time to get…
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    Ben Brown
    Jan 7, 2018
    Hotel Review: Down Hall Hotel, Essex

    Hotel Review: Down Hall Hotel, Essex

    We booked a two night break at Down Hall Hotel near Bishop’s Stortford in Essex to have a short break in the country to celebrate my…
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    Ben Brown
    Oct 22, 2017
    Restaurant Review: Flitch of Bacon, Dunmow

    Restaurant Review: Flitch of Bacon, Dunmow

    I came across the Flitch of Bacon, in Little Dunmow, Essex when looking for a gastropub in the country where I could celebrate my birthday…
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    Ben Brown
    Oct 22, 2017
    Restaurant Review: Lyle’s Shoreditch

    Restaurant Review: Lyle’s Shoreditch

    We visited Lyle’s to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We had decided to visit for lunch on a Saturday, as during lunch service you can…
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    Ben Brown
    Sep 24, 2017
    Hotel Review: Remm Shin-Osaka, Osaka

    Hotel Review: Remm Shin-Osaka, Osaka

    The hotel Remm, Shin-Osaka was the second hotel on our Japan trip, after our stay in Hiroshima. We booked the hotel through Agoda before…
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    Ben Brown
    Apr 19, 2017
    Restaurant Review: Fujitaya, Miyajima near Hiroshima, Japan

    Restaurant Review: Fujitaya, Miyajima near Hiroshima, Japan

    On a recent visit to Japan we found ourselves visiting the Floating Tori tourist attraction on Miyajima Island, which is a 40 minute…
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    Ben Brown
    Apr 17, 2017
    Hotel Review: Hotel Granvia, Hiroshima

    Hotel Review: Hotel Granvia, Hiroshima

    On a recent trip to Japan we stayed in two locations, Hiroshima and Osaka. Our first stay on the trip was at the Hotel Granvia in…
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    Ben Brown
    Apr 15, 2017
    Restaurant Review: Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, London

    Restaurant Review: Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, London

    It was my wife’s birthday last week and every year I look around to see where I can take her. The first week in January is always a more…
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    Ben Brown
    Jan 8, 2017
    ThoughtWorks Radar — November 2016

    ThoughtWorks Radar — November 2016

    The latest edition of the ThoughtWorks Radar came out this week. For those working in technology who’ve never come across this, read it…
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    Ben Brown
    Nov 13, 2016
    Restaurant Review: Fera at Claridge’s

    Restaurant Review: Fera at Claridge’s

    Two years ago, on holiday in the Lake District we visited my favourite restaurant so far, L’Enclume in Cartmel. Two Michelin stars and…
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    Ben Brown
    Nov 6, 2016
    Cottage Review: Hook Norton Barn, Hook Norton, Cotswolds

    Cottage Review: Hook Norton Barn, Hook Norton, Cotswolds

    Myself and Clara have just spent the last week in a lovely converted barn near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds called Hook Norton Barn…
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    Ben Brown
    Oct 26, 2016
    Restaurant Review: The Wild Rabbit, Kingham, Cotswolds

    Restaurant Review: The Wild Rabbit, Kingham, Cotswolds

    It’s getting to that time of year again where I get another year older. This year myself and Clara have taken a break in the Cotswolds…
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    Ben Brown
    Oct 23, 2016
    Sorry it’s been a while

    Sorry it’s been a while

    Sorry that I’ve not posted any updates in a little while. After a busy summer doing up our garden which has kept me busy most weekends I…
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    Ben Brown
    Oct 18, 2016
    Hotel Review: The Royal Suites Turquesa by Palladium, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

    Hotel Review: The Royal Suites Turquesa by Palladium, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

    I’ve just returned from an 11 night trip to the Dominican Republic with my wife, staying at The Royal Suites Turquesa by Palladium. We…
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    Ben Brown
    May 15, 2016
    Restaurant Review: Sake No Hana, London

    Restaurant Review: Sake No Hana, London

    I recently visited Sake No Hana, London on a Wednesday evening with my wife. We’ve previously visited the sister restaurant, Hakkasan and…
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    Ben Brown
    Apr 17, 2016
    Reading List: 5th March 2016

    Reading List: 5th March 2016

    My reading has been a little slow over the last couple of weeks as I’ve not found that many articles worth telling others about. This week…
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    Ben Brown
    Mar 5, 2016
    Reading List: 20th February 2016

    Reading List: 20th February 2016

    For my reading list this week I take a look at the topic of #noprojects, something that keeps on cropping up in my reading; how to make…
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    Ben Brown
    Feb 20, 2016
    Reading List: 13th February 2016

    Reading List: 13th February 2016

    It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post and I’ve been busy reading as usual. This post contains my favourite tech article for…
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    Ben Brown
    Feb 13, 2016
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