Jack Eats Food... Prezzo

So, onto the next meal out!
I went out for a meal with a great big group of students to the rather lovely Prezzo today.
Prezzo is somewhere I'm always happy to visit; it feels a bit classier than other Italian chains, has some really interesting & tasty food and there is almost always an offer on! Prezzo actually means 'price' in Italian, and appropriately thing are generally pretty well priced.
This time I was excited to try their brand new menu, which has arrived in the past couple of weeks. My favourite new addition, and one I took full advantage of was the Two Classic Pastas deal, where you can get two half-portions of pasta for £10.95. This is perfect because I find I can get a bit bored of having one big bowl of pasta and having that variation was great. I chose their Fusilli With Italian Sausage and Fusilli Alla Rusticana both of which were very tasty, especially the Rusticana with some yummy bits of pancetta bacon.
There's also been a streamlining of the menu - you can choose between any base for pizzas (including the massive V.I.Pizzas) and classic or light pastas.

One of the HUGE, but totally worth it V.I.Pizzas

Other dishes I'd recommend are: their very tasty calzones, especially the Il Carltoni (pepperoni, chicken, peppers, cheese and a pour-over pomodoro sauvce), Panne Con Cippola (Cheesy garlic pizza base with caramelised onions) and their very good Sticky Toffee Pudding.

Another very tasty place to eat, Prezzo is definitely great for calm and classy lunches with friends. Yum.

Jack Eats Food... Yo! Sushi

So, anyone that knows me, knows that I LOVE eating as well as all that cooking business. So when I'm not cooking myself, I love to eat out. Jack Eats Food will be my little bit for blabbing about my favourite restaurants and my favourite foods from them.

First is a great love of mine, Yo! Sushi.  I love Japanese food and Yo! is always my first stop for a quick bit of tasty food.
And straight out I'd like to tackle a few commonly asked questions about Yo!:

1. Do I have to have fish? No! They have a really big menu at Yo! and as such you can stuff your face with anything, beef, chicken, veggie or yes... fish.
2. But I don't like sushi! No worries, have a curry, some noodles, salad, rice, dessert. Seriously, it might be called Yo! Sushi but that doesn't mean it's the only thing they do - think about what Burger King offers!
3. Isn't it expensive? Not if you don't want it to be. Yo! is actually probably one of the easiest places for me to eat on a budget because you can keep tabs on exactly what your spending. The coloured plates are all designated different prices and if you just make sure you don't eat 50 grey plates (£5 each) then you should be fine.

Anyway, now that's settled, let's get down to the actual food! My favourite dish at Yo! definitely has to be their Kaiso Salad. It is seriously tasty. It's a nice little mix of Japanese seaweed (yup, proper seaweed!) marinated in sesame with edamame beans (which are meant to be very good for you) and carrots. It sounds simple, but sometimes the most basic combinations are the most delicious.
Also on my recommendation list is their hand rolls, which take a little longer than just grabbing something off the belt but are very tasty, both their chicken and vegetable firecracker rices, coriander tuna sashimi and their mighty refillable miso soup is a must.

So, go on and experiment and have a go at Yo Sushi!