
Quick food was called for on a cold, windy evening. The Brasserie Gerard on Cambridge’s Bridge Street looked good, and there were tables. I went for seafood (as so often), starting with scallops done into a kind of pie on a scallop shell, and with a creamy white sauce. They were quite stunning.

I went much simpler for the second course, ordering the cod goujons and fries. The fish was good and the batter crisp. I have to admit a preference for fat chips, but these were nice enough. I ate fewer than half of them, though.