Blind date

Clare on Struan First impressions? Good-looking, friendly and well-dressed. What did you talk about? Making sloe gin/elderflower cordial/elderberry wine, triathlons, falling off bikes with SPD pedals, musicals, apple crumble, our families, Edinburgh, party tricks, Tanzania, and lots more. Any awkward moments? Only when I couldn't decide whether to shake his hand or give him a kiss on the cheek on meeting. Good table manners? Faultless, even when using chopsticks. Best thing about him? He is a real gentleman, and is intelligent with lots to talk about. We never got round to reading the menu because we kept chatting – eventually the waiter just bought us their best pan-Asian selection! Did you go on somewhere? Yes, after the restaurant closed we walked to Covent Garden and had a drink there. Marks out of 10? 9. Would you meet again? Yes! Struan on Clare First impressions? Pretty, very smiley and confident. What did you talk about? The fact it was the first blind date for us both, the meal, London, medicine, cycling and sport, music and musicals, travelling, food and her dislike of melons. Any awkward moments? Only our initial greeting, where I nearly head-butted her trying to shake hands and kiss her on the cheek simultaneously. Good table manners? Absolutely. Best thing about her? She is really outgoing, talented and ambitious. Did you go on somewhere? A pub for a drink, where for the second time that evening we were the last to leave. Marks out of 10? 8. Would you meet again? Yes, if we can find a musical that Clare has not already seen! • Clare and Struan ate at Tamarai , London WC2. Fancy a blind date? Email: [email protected] .