Derick Rethans

Xdebug Update: August 2025 Tuesday, September 9th 2025, 15:10 BST London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development.

Friday Night Dinner: The Jones Family Kitchen Friday, September 5th 2025, 16:30 BST 7-8 Eccleston Yards, London SW1W 9AZ https://jonesfamilykitchen.co.uk/ Steak Starters: £7.00-£19.50; Mains: £16.50-£55.00; Pudding: ~£9.00; Sides: ~£7.50; Wines from £30 by

Mapping Munchies Tuesday, September 2nd 2025, 12:50 BST London, UK My wife and I run a blog where we review the restaurants we go to when we go out for dinner on Friday evenings.

Friday Night Dinner: Spicy Grill Friday, August 29th 2025, 16:30 BST 122 Golders Green Road, London NW11 8HB https://www.thefork.co.uk/restaurant/spicy-grill-r839044 Korean Starters: £3.00-£7.50; Mains: £9.50-£13.50 by Derick Rethans We don't usually vent…

Friday Night Dinner: Cottons Friday, August 22nd 2025, 16:30 BST 10 Flagstaff House, St.

Friday Night Dinner: The Chalk Friday, August 15th 2025, 16:30 BST 25-27 Tryon Street, London SW3 3LG https://thechalkfreehouse.co.uk/ British Starters: £11.50-£22.50; Mains: £23.50-£29.50; Desserts: £11.00-£15.50; Wines from £50 by Derick Rethans We have…

Friday Night Dinner: Market Halls Friday, August 8th 2025, 16:30 BST 9 Hollies Street, W1G 0BD, London https://markethalls.co.uk/venue/oxford-street/ Asian Courses: £7-£15 by Derick Rethans Market Halls is situated not far from Oxford Circus, on the former

Xdebug Update: July 2025 Thursday, August 7th 2025, 15:10 BST London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development.

Friday Night Dinner: De Ruif Friday, August 1st 2025, 16:30 BST Heuvenseweg 6, Rheden, Netherlands https://restaurantderuif.nl/ Dutch €8.50-€16.50; Mains: €24-€36; Toetjes: €9-€13; Set Menu: €39.50 by Derick Rethans De Ruif (The Hay Rack) is situated at t…

Friday Night Dinner: OPSO Friday, July 25th 2025, 16:30 BST 10 Paddington Street, W1U 5QL, London https://www.opso.co.uk/ Greek £9-£19; Mains: £16-£68; Wines from £58 by Derick Rethans OPSO styles themselves as a modern Greek restaurant.

Friday Night Dinner: Artean Friday, July 18th 2025, 16:30 BST Paseo Colón 11, San Sebastián, Spain https://www.arteansansebastian.com/eng/ Peruvian €7.5-€16; Mains: €22-€42; Desserts: ~€9; Wines from €28 by Derick Rethans San Sebastián, a city in the basq…

Friday Night Dinner: Le Garrick Friday, July 4th 2025, 15:30 BST 10-12 Garrick Street, WC2E 9BH, London https://www.legarrick.co.uk/ French Starters: £8-£16; Mains: £17-£29.50; Wines from £25; Pre- / Post-Theatre Menu: £19.75/£25.50 by Derick Rethans We h…

Xdebug Update: June 2025 Thursday, July 3rd 2025, 15:10 BST London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development.

Friday Night Dinner: Sicily Friday, June 27th 2025, 16:30 BST 2a Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9RB, London https://www.eatatsicily.com/ Italian Starters: £10.25-£12.50; Mains: £14.00-£19.75; Wines from £23.50 by Derick Rethans After a trip, we wanted something m…

Friday Night Dinner: Veeraswamy Friday, June 20th 2025, 16:30 BST 99 Regent Street, W1B 4RS, London https://www.veeraswamy.com/ Indian Starters: £13-20; Mains: £24-£65; Cocktails: £16-£19; Menus: £41/£50/£90 by Derick Rethans Through the media, we discove…

Own Your Content Thursday, June 12th 2025, 16:15 BST London, UK Before MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004-2014), Facebook (2004), Instagram (2010), and Twitter (2006), the only way to have an online community presence was to host it yourself, or use Geocities (1…

Xdebug Update: May 2025 Sunday, June 8th 2025, 10:10 BST London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development.

Friday Night Dinner: Chakra Friday, June 6th 2025, 16:30 BST 14 Formosa Street, W9 1EE, London https://chakra.restaurant/ Indian Starters: £4-£9; Mains: £10-£18 by Derick Rethans We have walked past Chakra many times, as it's almost next door to bottle sh…

Friday Night Dinner: Dakota Friday, May 23rd 2025, 16:30 BST 8 Russell Street, LS1 5RN, Leeds https://dakotahotels.co.uk/leeds/grill/ British Starters: £10-18; Mains: £20-£50; Grill: £35-£85; Wines from £36 by Morag Rethans On a warm Friday night in May,…

Friday Night Dinner: Camino Victoria Friday, May 16th 2025, 16:30 BST 5-6, Zig Zag Building, 68 Victoria Street, SW1E 6SQ, London https://camino.uk.com/restaurant/victoria/ Spanish Tapas: £4.50-£22.50; Wines: £29.50-£95 by Derick Rethans Camino Victoria is

On Labour's Immigration Policy Wednesday, May 14th 2025, 10:15 BST London, UK I am disappointed with the way the Labour government is heading.

Friday Night Dinner: Albert's Schloss Friday, May 2nd 2025, 16:30 BST 20 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EU, London https://albertsschloss.com/location/london/ German Starters: £5-£13; Sandwiches: £16; Mains: £14-£26 by Derick Rethans If you are in search of a b…

Friday Night Dinner: Mowgli Friday, April 25th 2025, 16:30 BST 5 Charlotte Street, W1T 1RE, London https://www.mowglistreetfood.com/ Indian Dishes for sharing: £6.50-£11; Sharing Platters: £25-£35; Cocktails: £8.75-£10.50; Wines from £26 by Derick Rethans…

Friday Night Dinner: Soutine Friday, April 18th 2025, 16:30 BST 60 St.

Friday Night Dinner: Don't Tell Dad Friday, April 11th 2025, 16:30 BST 10-14 Lonsdale Road, NW6 6RD, London https://www.donttelldad.co.uk/ British £10-£14; Mains: £18-£33; Wines from £36 by Derick Rethans Lonsdale Road has many restaurants.

Friday Night Dinner: Ida Thursday, April 3rd 2025, 16:30 BST 222a Kilburn Lane, W10 4AT, London https://www.idarestaurant.co.uk/ Italian Starters: £6.50-£12.50; Mains: £18.50-£23.50; Wines from £26.50; Deserts: £5.00-£9.00 by Morag and Derick Rethans This…

Unicode Collation Sorting Tuesday, March 25th 2025, 14:50 GMT London, UK I recently added support to this website to receive Favourites and Replies through the ActivityPub posts that I create from each article.

Friday Night Dinner: The Mayfair Chippy Friday, March 21st 2025, 16:30 GMT 14 North Audley Street, London W1K 6WE https://www.mayfairchippy.com/mayfair British Starters: £4.75-£13.25; Mains: £17.50-£33.50; Wines from £30.95 by Derick Rethans When we arriv…

And Then There Was PIE Tuesday, March 18th 2025, 14:50 GMT London, UK In tandem with the PECL website, which hosts around 400 packages, PHP developers have been able to install third party extensions for several decades now with the PECL installer.

Friday Night Dinner: The Grove Tavern Friday, March 14th 2025, 16:30 GMT 83 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 0NQ https://www.thegrovetavern.uk/ British Starters: £6.50-£9.95; Mains: £15.95-£29.50; Wines from £27.50 by Derick Rethans We walked to the Grove Tav…

Missing Characters Tuesday, March 11th 2025, 14:50 GMT London, UK I release a new version of Xdebug on Sunday, which fixes a few bugs.

Friday Night Dinner: Rail House Victoria Friday, March 7th 2025, 16:30 GMT 8 Sir Simon Milton Sq, London SW1E 5DJ https://www.riding.house/locations/victoria British Starters: £8-£13.5; Mains £15.50-£28; Wines from £32 by Derick Rethans We went to the Rail

Friday Night Dinner: The Surprise Friday, February 28th 2025, 16:30 GMT 6 Christchurch Terrace, London SW3 4AJ https://www.thesurprise-chelsea.co.uk/ British Starters: £9-£12.50; Mains: £19.50-£37; Wines from £30 by Derick Rethans We were determined not to

ConFoo 2025 Slides Thursday, February 27th 2025, 14:30 EST Montréal, Canada I have been speaking at the 2025 edition of ConFoo in Montreal, the city with three seasons in as many days.

Friday Night Dinner: The Blue Stoops Friday, February 21st 2025, 16:30 GMT 127-129 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP https://www.thebluestoops.com/ British Starters: £4-£15; Mains: £21-£32.50; Wines from £39 by Derick Rethans On a cold and rainy eve…

Friday Night Dinner: The Vincent Rooms: Escoffier Room Friday, February 14th 2025, 16:30 GMT 76 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PD https://www.thevincentrooms.co.uk/menus/escoffier-menu/ British Set menus at £45, with a £45 wine pairing — other drinks availa…

Xdebug Update: January 2025 Sunday, February 9th 2025, 10:10 GMT London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development.

Friday Night Dinner: Lore of the Land Friday, February 7th 2025, 16:30 GMT 4 Conway Street, London W1T 6BB https://gritchiepubs.com/ British Starters: £6.50-£14; Mains: £22-£32; Wines from £37 by Derick Rethans This is our second visit to Lore of the Land,

On the Online Safety Act Tuesday, January 28th 2025, 10:35 GMT London, UK A few years ago I wrote a letter to my then MP Tulip Siddiq, with regard to the Online Safety bill.

Friday Night Dinner: The Devonshire Arms Friday, January 24th 2025, 16:30 GMT 37 Marloes Road, London W8 6LA https://www.thedevonshirearmskensington.co.uk British Starters: £5-£13.30; Mains: £17-£33; Wines from £31 by Derick Rethans Not to be confused with

Figuring Out Foreach Tuesday, January 14th 2025, 17:40 GMT London, UK For a while I have been aware of some odd behaviour when you use branch coverage with PHP's foreach language construct.

Xdebug Update: December 2024 Wednesday, January 8th 2025, 10:10 GMT London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development.

Friday Night Dinner: Le Vieux Comptoir Friday, December 27th 2024, 16:30 GMT 26-28 Moxon Street, London W1U 4EU https://www.levieuxcomptoir.co.uk/ French Starters: £8-£19; Mains: £14-38; Wines from £32 by Derick Rethans Situated at the end of a side-street

Friday Night Dinner: Broken Eggs Friday, December 20th 2024, 16:30 GMT 24-25 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W 6DX https://brokeneggs.co.uk/ Spanish Starters: £5-£7; Tortillas: £12-£15; Wines from £32 by Derick Rethans A restaurant that focuses on one s…

Friday Night Dinner: Demartino Friday, December 13th 2024, 16:30 GMT 196-198 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5QF https://www.demartinorestaurant.com/ Italian Starters: £10-£18; Mains: £13.90-£37.50; Wines from £26.50 by Derick Rethans Styling themselves…

Xdebug Update: November 2024 Sunday, December 8th 2024, 10:10 GMT London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development GitHub and Pro/Business supporters will get it earlier, around the first of each month.

Friday Night Dinner: Het Schilderij Friday, December 6th 2024, 16:30 GMT Harderwijkerweg 3, 6952 AB Dieren, Netherlands https://schilderij.net/ Dutch Starters: €5.95-€13.50; Mains: €20.95-€29.75; Wines from €23 by Derick Rethans Het Schilderij (The Painti…

Friday Night Dinner: Butcher's Tap and Grill Friday, November 29th 2024, 16:30 GMT 25-27 Tryon Street, London SW3 3LG https://www.thebutcherstapandgrill.co.uk/chelsea British Starters: £9.5; Burgers: £15-£18.50; Beef: £16-£108; Other: £19.50-£42.50; Wines…

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Xdebug Update: October 2024 Tuesday, November 5th 2024, 10:10 GMT London, UK In this monthly update I explain what happened with Xdebug development GitHub and Pro/Business supporters will get it earlier, around the first of each month.