What am I doing here..?

Hello, I'm AJ & welcome to my food blog page – The Bloggers Bistro.

One of my biggest passions is food, I love eating, cooking and reviewing food.

I have been occasionally called a food snob, which I think is unfair. I don't eat fillet steak every night or constantly dine in the finest restaurants, I just like good food.

Good food doesn't mean spending a fortune for a tiny serving on a slate tile, but it does mean knowing what tastes good & why it tastes that way.

In today’s economic climate we're all trying to spend less, again that doesn't mean you need to compromise on food or ingredients. Martin Lewis's Money Saving Expert site suggests we all try the Downshift Challenge however it can be tricky and wasteful trying to find the right cheaper brand to change to, if indeed you should.

And that really brings me round to what this blog is about, comparing the top brands with the cheaper alternatives & finding out if they really are as just as good, poor imitations or perhaps just awful!

We've all heard stories about how all brands of digestive biscuits are made in the same factory, or a supermarkets own brand wheat cereal being the same as Weetabix,  I can assure you in most cases they are not, different ingredients, recipes, and even measures of ingredients all make a different product, even in some are made in the same factory!

All of the recipes & reviews are my own unless otherwise stated, I do often cook for friends and acquaintances and welcome all feedback good or bad.
This feedback I think puts me in good stead to have a balanced view of what you in the blogosphere will like or dislike.

So in the words of a well known food critic once you've "deliberated, cogitated and digested." this blog let me know your scores, I'm hoping for a big green 10 rather than a wooden spoon.

Thanks
AJ