Bar Snacks Pas Deux: This Time It's Facebook

I am, frankly, a Facebook whore. I log on every few days and if it's late and - ho hum - I have been 'out', I tend to push the Friend Suggestions button repeatedly until I fall asleep. This, people, is how I have reached 1,212 Friends. That said, it adds a Twitter-like frisson to the Facebook experience not knowing at least half of the people who read one's ramblings. It also leads to embarrassing moments in restaurants when some lovely, gregarious soul interrupts a dinner with your wife to announce loudly: "I AM YOUR FACEBOOK FRIEND". To say that Mrs McVeigh, who is not on Facebook, assumes a look of irritated bemusement at this juncture would be to underplay the drama of the moment.

Anyway, enough pre-amble - who gives a Tuscan Fried Bat (of which, more later) about social networking anyway.

So when I enquired politely for Bar Snacks suggestions (see post below for more deep background), I was really gratified by the response:

Nick Kearns

Calamari

Yesterday at 11:58 · Delete

Lizzie Mabbott

Scotch eggs, sausage rolls, pork scratchings (home-made are delicious)... so basically any pork product.

Yesterday at 12:26 · Delete

Ossian Shine

Yes, scratchings... Ooh, and pickled eggs...

Yesterday at 12:28 · Delete

Giovanna Cantone

bite size cod parcels with a sweet chillie dip. yummm.

lobster bits, with a butter lemon dip..to die for....

Yesterday at 12:54 · Delete

Julian Lloyd

a small pot of hot crabmeat with parmesan and breadcrumb crust. There was a pub on Galway Bay that used to do this.

Yesterday at 13:03 · Delete

Jay Rayner

Use rind on bacon in the kitchen and then serve bowls of fried off rinds.

Yesterday at 13:04 · Delete

Giovanna Cantone

parmesan and crab meat! I would never put parmesan with any fish...yuk

Yesterday at 13:05 · Delete

Annabel Haldane Nash

sticky cocktail sausages with wholegrain mustard

Yesterday at 13:06 · Delete

Silvy Weatherall

Deep fried crispy pigs ears

Yesterday at 13:08 · Delete

Giovanna Cantone

deep fried pancheta served on a stick with parmesan and cherry tomatoes, warm chillie olive oil dip.

Yesterday at 13:13 · Delete

Giovanna Cantone

or serve with sweet onion.

Yesterday at 13:20 · Delete

Annabel Haldane Nash

Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers....& some Tuscany fried bats.

Yesterday at 13:38 · Delete

Matthew Doull

Pigs in a blanket, sliders, short ribs, onion rings

Yesterday at 14:01 · Delete

Laura Campbell

Grilled halloumi; mini prawn cocktails; antipasti platters for 2/4/6; homemade tarmasalata or hummous on hot pitta; chips & dips...

Yesterday at 14:23 · Delete

Toby Duckett

mini yorkshire pud with beef and horseradish/mini toad in the holes w spicy sausage, chargrilled veg kebabs, mixed satay, bbq lamb cutlet, rabbitburger in bun, crispy fries, summer fruit eggedosis.

Yesterday at 18:19 · Delete

Christina Macmillan

Chanterelles on toasted bread or something with black truffles

7 hours ago · Delete

So: thanks Friends, Acquaintances and particularly those whose private world I have invaded uninvited. And you're all cordially invited to a tasting at The Draft House when we eventually get the place open in October.

Watch this Space.