The MOFAD
@mofad.bsky.social
The Minister of Food & Drink is a purely honorary title. The tales of a food & drink loving man. Lots of photos of beer and food as well as the great outdoors…
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Another great meal at Merienda in Keswick with excellent local beers too.
January 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Another great meal at Merienda in Keswick with excellent local beers too.
Derwent Water wander - 2nd January 2026. A chilly winter wander down to Calf Close bay and back. 22 birds spotted to start the year list off well. 5.8 miles.
January 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Derwent Water wander - 2nd January 2026. A chilly winter wander down to Calf Close bay and back. 22 birds spotted to start the year list off well. 5.8 miles.
Wainwright 201 - Knott. Book 5 completed. It was snowing. Lunch in Great Lingy Hut. 6 miles, 1670 feet of up and down.
December 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Wainwright 201 - Knott. Book 5 completed. It was snowing. Lunch in Great Lingy Hut. 6 miles, 1670 feet of up and down.
Wainwright 200 - Mellbreak. Lots more frozen boggy bits and a nice (occasionally steep) ascent from the south. 7 miles, 1600 feet of up and down.
December 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Wainwright 200 - Mellbreak. Lots more frozen boggy bits and a nice (occasionally steep) ascent from the south. 7 miles, 1600 feet of up and down.
Wainwright 199 - Mungrisdale Common. He commented that it "has no more pretension to elegance than a pudding that has been sat on" and that “precious holiday hours should not be wasted here”. 5.7 miles, 1420 feet of up and down.
December 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wainwright 199 - Mungrisdale Common. He commented that it "has no more pretension to elegance than a pudding that has been sat on" and that “precious holiday hours should not be wasted here”. 5.7 miles, 1420 feet of up and down.
Wainwright 198 - Hen Comb (Chicken Comb). A perfect winter day in Cumbria. 7.1 miles, 1620 feet of up and down.
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Wainwright 198 - Hen Comb (Chicken Comb). A perfect winter day in Cumbria. 7.1 miles, 1620 feet of up and down.
It’s time for #12BeersOfXmas day 2…
December 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s time for #12BeersOfXmas day 2…
It’s time to get the #12BeersOfXmas underway, and what a great start… #JoinIn
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s time to get the #12BeersOfXmas underway, and what a great start… #JoinIn
It’s #DuvetKnowItsChristmas - morning edition. #JoinIn
December 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
It’s #DuvetKnowItsChristmas - morning edition. #JoinIn
Yes, it’s #DuvetKnowItsChristmas time again.
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Yes, it’s #DuvetKnowItsChristmas time again.
Getting ready for #DuvetKnowItsChristmas and #Joinin for another year.
December 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Getting ready for #DuvetKnowItsChristmas and #Joinin for another year.
Christmas cake is finished. Just got to wait a few more days to eat it. Went square this year for a change…
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Christmas cake is finished. Just got to wait a few more days to eat it. Went square this year for a change…
Well that’s it for another year. Out of office is on. Now for the serious business of choosing the #12BeersOfXmas
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Well that’s it for another year. Out of office is on. Now for the serious business of choosing the #12BeersOfXmas
Today’s free dog is my old friend Noel…
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Today’s free dog is my old friend Noel…
Still no sign of #TheSession so I'm doing some autumnal spring cleaning on the blog to push out some old drafts that never got finished...
What has happened to this month’s #TheSession - haven’t seen anything about it?
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Still no sign of #TheSession so I'm doing some autumnal spring cleaning on the blog to push out some old drafts that never got finished...
Posts from the past - some posts that got stuck in the drafts folder - this one was about the short lived "Cheese Posties" concept #cheese
Cheese Posties
2025 note - this post was something that I was going to publish in April 2017, but I didn't get around to it. The business mentioned ceased trading the following year, so this is more of a memorial to them now. This post was originally going to be incredibly sceptical about how such a thing could exist, and now it doesn't, so make of that what you will.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Posts from the past - some posts that got stuck in the drafts folder - this one was about the short lived "Cheese Posties" concept #cheese
A good weekend ahead…
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A good weekend ahead…
I’m think they got their pricing model from Co-Op Live…
You have to applaud this level of Christmas market shameless capitalism.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’m think they got their pricing model from Co-Op Live…
Appropriately smoked given all of the fireworks going off tonight.
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Appropriately smoked given all of the fireworks going off tonight.
Given that a few of my friends have already got their Christmas decorations up, it must be time to open a Christmas beer.
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Given that a few of my friends have already got their Christmas decorations up, it must be time to open a Christmas beer.
Bit of culture tonight, nice cask pint followed by a film festival of short independent films.
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Bit of culture tonight, nice cask pint followed by a film festival of short independent films.
The last of the garden tomatoes for this year.
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The last of the garden tomatoes for this year.