In recent months, I find that my ability to read menus and signs slowly diminishing. Consciously aware that I should get my eyes checked but it’s one of those things that is not causing a big enough problem and keeps getting moved down the to do list. As I am usually staring at a screen…
When you are wowed by a mere plate of tomatoes, you know that the rest of the menu is going to blow your socks off. This plate of heritage tomatoes, perfectly ripe, fragrant in the way that tomatoes should, not the bland specimens you get in supermarkets. Cut up into bite size pieces and dressed…
I love the delicious flavours of the marinaded meats at the Korean BBQ and found that it’s very easy to make at home. The ingredients used are easy to get from an Asian supermarket and the best thing is that it is so quick to cook, especially if you have an electric tabletop grill. If you…
I have discovered that there are so many things you can do with an electric table top grill. You can host fun interactive dinners with everyone cooking their own meat and veg, grill or BBQ indoors, take the electric grill to a picnic, a festival or camping? Practice your Japanese teppanyaki skills like the top Benihana chefs….
Tea Triangle The London Silver Vaults was the first stop in our triangle. I have never been even though I used to work nearby. It is a hidden secret with lots of shops housing a king’s ransom in silverware. We talked to several shop owners, especially about silver teapots and discovered that not only are…
If you are looking for an elegant luxury Afternoon Tea in London with bottomless Champagne, the Grosvenor House Afternoon Tea is the one. As you step off the very busy Park Lane into the oasis of calmness that is the Park Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel. The elegant dining room was very busy. Strains of live…
Refreshing summer cocktails are a must, this time of year. Summertime drinks are so much fresher, more vibrant and colourful. Belvoir, the people who make the delicious elderflower drinks paired up with the Disappearing Dining Club to show us how to match dishes with a selection of Belvoir summer cocktails. Here are some of the dishes…
To make the most of the lovely summer weather, we always try to make the most of it by having our meals outdoors. On the warm balmy evenings, nothing is better than a tall, cool glass of something special. I recently learnt to make a few fruity summery cocktails using Belvoir’s cordial and presse drinks. Be…
Malaysians are a strange lot when they travel. They love to travel but when it comes to foreign food, there is a limit to how many meals they can have. At some point, they will have to find an Asian restaurant and have a meal with rice. It’s like oxygen, you can’t go without for…