MOTHER'S DAY

 I thought I would take a different approach with this post and focus on what I did at the weekend. If you live within the UK, then I'm sure you'll know that Sunday was Mother's Day; unless of course, you're a house hermit in hibernation. I always tend to buy my Mam* the same thing every year, (CD's, DVD's, Perfume, yadda yadda) as you can tell I'm not very imaginative. However, this year I thought I'd shake things up a little and take her out for a nice meal at Zizzi's in the Metrocentre, followed by a shopping trip. Let me tell you now that my Mam is one fussy lady! I had the daunting task of finding her a jacket after our meal; I can only compare this to finding a needle in a haystack, but truth be told, WE DID IT (gold star to me!) But this post is all about the food, isn't it always about the food? For those of you who haven't been to Zizzi's, I would highly recommend it! Amazing staff, food and atmosphere; mixing modern décor with authentic stone baked pizzas. We opted for the Mother's Day set menu and boy was it good! Shopping afterwards became quite a struggle due to our bellies being so full! The starter was a mixture of antipasti; cured meats, garlic bread and olives galore! The main, or should I say the main show, was the Sofia Rustica pizza. Bigger than my face and loaded with spicy chicken, pepperoni, chillies and sausage, this pizza was one of the best I've ever ate and I've ate a lot! If you do order, keep a pitcher of water handy as things can get a bit hot n' spicy. Finishing off with a Tirimasu; the picture documents my defeat. I simply could not eat another thing! If you are looking for a nice relaxed dinner and portions bigger than an infant child then Zizzi's is the one. And of course, a shopping trip for my Mam would automatically end up in a shopping trip for myself due to poor self control. We both picked up some great pieces and I'll be posting a haul very soon!

So, how did you all spend your Mother's Day or normal Sunday, hope it was a good one?!

*Mam = Mother and Mum just don't cut it with my Mam as she says it makes her sound older than she is. So Mam it is, how very Geordie of me!