Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to go to the recently opened Mission Burrito on Park Street to review it for Itchy Bristol. I've been wanting to go there since I read on Bristol Culture about the free burritos they gave out on the first day, which I was sad to miss, still being at home in Yorkshire at the time.
My official review for Itchy is here. As you'll read, I certainly wasn't disappointed. The food was delicious, if a little bit unevenly temperatured, but I think that's only to be expected when there was such a varied mix of hot and cold food. For instance, my burrito was filled with pork, rice and black beans (all hot) and sour cream, guacamole, salsa and cheese (all cold). As tasty and filling as that combination was, it did mean you were never sure if the next mouthful would be warm or cool. But really, as far as criticisms go, it was hardly a major problem (although my lovely dining companion Emily did suggest that they might consider popping the finished burritos in an oven (a la Subway) for a little bit, to get a more even temperature and so the cheese would melt a little bit).
Otherwise, I really did love Mission Burrito. It's a little on the expensive side for someone on a student budget, so a trip to MB would be definitely be a treat, but the food is such good quality and the staff were so friendly that I think it's worth it.
I'm really enjoying being a contributor for Itchy. I get to do lovely things, then tell people about what I thought of them. So my two contributions this week are a review of the frankly fantastic Richard II at The Tobacco Factory, and the reassuringly expensive Pod in Clifton Village.
In other good news, I found out yesterday that they've managed to save the Bristol & Bath listings magazine Venue from closure, which is excellent news that I'm really pleased about.
I never kept a diary as a child, mainly because I would always read it back the next day and squirm at my own writing. I think I felt somewhat the same about blogging, to begin with (that, and I just kept forgetting to update), hence the six month hiatus. However, I've been doing quite a lot of 'proper' writing recently, mainly writing for Bristol University's student newspaper The Epigram. Also, this week I became an official contributor to cool city guide website Itchy Bristol (my first review, of one of local pubs, The Victoria, is here). So with all this in mind and a bit more confidence in my own writing, I am going to get back into the swing of blogging properly. Watch this space...
