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Have to agree that Gusto is the star in the city centre. Can't think of anywhere else I would choose to eat a sit down meal. I think Silversmiths has a good concept, but possibly just lacks a bit of finesse. Food should be foremost about how it tastes, of course, but presentation goes a long way

Hi everyone. I've not been on the forum for quite a while, but been reading a few posts here and there today and thought..What food do Sheffielders enjoy? I joined the forum at the tender age of 15, and now 23, I have worked in some of Londons best michelin starred restaurants, as a chef, as well as working in around Sheffield briefly before I moved away. What has always struck me is how difficult it is to gauge what sort of food is successful in Sheffield. It seems from my experience that 'fine dining' just doesn't work in Sheffield. Nobody seems to get enthusiastic about it, but much rather prefer simple brasserie style food. Obviously having left Sheffield aged 18, I'm not totally clued up as much as I was, but the restaurants that seem to be doing well are not the fancy pants sort, but the more simple tasty options. Places like Thyme Cafe, Relish etc. Which always seem busy.Places like Rafters, the Vicaridge and Fischers struggling to fill the dining room every lunch and dinner each day. So, what is your favourite restaurant, and where do you like to go for food? Would you be interested in having a Michelin starred restaurant in the city centre? Or should we just leave that to London?

thanks very much

I've got an ipod dock with a remote for some good speakers. But whenever I use the remote, to play or pause or skip a track, it seems to open up and play music from my itunes on my MacBook pro automatically. Is there a way to disable this??

I wonder if anyone has had an experiences with a zero carb diet and what they achieved in the time they used it. Something I have heard is that when you start eating Carbohydrates again, the weight piles back on. I generally do a lot of exercise (4 times a week at a minimum) which is usually weight training, running and cycling. Male-21 My fitness is good, but I find it hard to lose weight, fat in particular. My diet is pretty good, as a chef I cook fresh every day. I've recently been away from where I study and so basically I did 2 jogs in 3 weeks (Thats all!!) and evidently put on a lot of weight by just lounging and eating. It would be interesting to see what sort of results the zero carb diet has had on people. I'm pretty sceptical, but I know it does work. Is it just a case of calories are reduced to such a low amount that weight is lost through normal everyday exercise? Look forward to hearing about any trials you have had Will

Yeah restarted it a few times. And deleted the network off the computer and then re-assigned it, but still no prevail

All of a sudden our net has become awfully slow, I don't suppose the weather has had anything to do with it? New macbook, so I can't imagine it's the fault of the computer. Other laptops in the house having some issues also. Confused as it seemed to be working fine a couple of days ago. We are on a BT router, which all the lights are showing to be ok.

Warnock walked, I think he states in his book the reasons why. Sean Beans an idiot, Warnock would drop him on the spot. Shame he didn't do that to Quinn and Bromby. If we had Hulse for the rest of that season...ah what if

That could be it mate, a while ago though?

Couldn't have said it better myself, UTB. Let's hear the Bramall roar!

I heard he was off at the start of January. I can't quite remember where, or who it was that told me. It wasn't a forum and it wasn't on the radio. Maybe I am dreaming??

no. I just opened the thread

I heard he was going to Derby, but not sure, that was a while ago

There is so many issues to call upon, such as lack of a player who can bury the ball in the back of net. But defence has been shambolic. There is nobody who can head the ball either, set pieces have been woeful. Players such as the Steads, the Hulses, The Halfords, who could get stuck in and win headers. Bent has had nothing, and Cresswell is generally sulking out on the wing. I think earlier in the season, the average height of the Blades was about 5'8..maybe shorter...says it all

You honestly think it's the end of the line? I'd like to disagree, but it seems that we can play averagely better than the opposition, yet still come away with diddly.

Personally, I think the blades high attendance is due to the away support, which credit to them, has been decent. I get the impression, In league one, fans are less inclined to travel, which may be a reason why owls have a lower attendance. 20,000 is still nowt to be proud of from a blades perspective

I thought I'd open up a thread to possibly discuss the rest of the season. Looking pretty grim, I think you would all agree 2 players sent off today (vs Ipswich) is an absolute joke Kozluk can do one as far as I'm concerned, we can find plenty of players who can throw the ball. I'd even take Bromby with open arms. Discussing, during the game, against Leicester, we were 1 nil down at the point of discussion, that it seems madness that players such as Montgomery, and Kozluks and to some extent Quinn, are getting games under the belt, with what seems to be far less technical ability, compared to the rest of the bench/team/league. Could it be this which ultimately sends us down? Now I know form counts for a lot of it and for a team to work they have to be a unit which means you can't single out one player, and I would have said Yaetes is one of our better players, yet still seems to be skying vollys, even in warm up at half time. There's just such a lack of confidence at home. Evans looks to be sharper, but the rest of the team are nowhere. One goal goes in, which ultimately is going to happen against us, and its head down, sulking for the rest of the game. The refs can't be blamed for this, United haven't been taking chances, we had more than enough opportunities to demolish Leicester and Norwich for that matter. Missing Morgan, and thats something I wouldn't think I would have been saying for quite some time. Big push for the rest of the season, UTB.

I hate them. I think they are poorly made considering the price, but I do admit the price has dropped over the past 5 years. I have owned 2, both broken without ability to fix within 18months. I now own an Acer which is happily plugging away after 2 years and half the price of a dell!

This sounds a great idea!

I tried Laphroig and agree, it was slightly too peaty for my personal taste. My mates Irish and he introduced me to Bushmills, which went down a treat. I bought him a special edition, from an airport and managed, whilst handing him the bottle, to drop it and shatter it, along with our friendship, haha!! Interesting about the spellings of Whiskey and Whisky, I had absolutely no idea!!...novice

The Dram shop, of course!!! Thanks pal!

Tried a few Whiskeys recently, and have found Monkey Shoulder to be pretty decent, any ideas where I might find it to buy a bottle? Any other Whiskeys to recommend?

Absolutely agree. If you don't take your chances in this league (and any league, really) you will get punished. Bottom 4 paints it's own picture, not good enough, and it's nobody's fault but ourselves. I have to say, Evans seems a different player to what I have seen in the past. I have missed quite a few games this season, unfortunately, but there's promise for him I think. Keeping the faith as always though, UTB

If I looked like that, id probably have a lot of anger built up inside me too. I got confused at first, I thought I was looking at a ginger racehorse

Agree, but Quinny seems to play week in week out, no matter what, and still hasn't kept his temper in check, despite the publicity and despite the fines. Cresswell looked a player who had given up for me. Lack of pace, lack of effort, no fight. When the goal went in he might as well have walked off the pitch and sat next to me. That point aside, Ched had a decent run for me. Big game on Tuesday, I'd start with Bent again. Anyone's views on Lowry? I thought he had a great start, looked comfortable and made some good tackles and kept his head for such a young player. The yellow card was harsh!