Gillian Nelis on dining out: At Stove in Belfast, chef Simon Toye packs flavour into his classic dishes
Garlic mushrooms, cheese soufflé, pot-roast chicken and frangipane tart are just some of the comforting options at this Ormeau Road bistro
Some sentences are guaranteed to bring me out in a cold sweat. “We’re going to see a musical,” is one. “It’s fusion cuisine,” is another. And then there’s “snow is forecast for Northern Ireland”.
I seem to transform into a snow magnet – a kind of one woman weather front – when I cross the border, and I’ve had more than a few hairy moments on the roads as a result.
It looked like I ...