All your old Italian favourites and some new modern Italian/British dishes served with warm Italian hospitality can be found at the regionally Spaghetti House. The pasta is always al dente and all dishes are individually prepared. I am glad to have found it again. It’s time other people rediscover them. A true London classic
I am quite hopeless at making cocktails but I can follow a recipe. Beer cocktails are a newish thing for me and we tasted some really clever concoctions at this Beer event recently. Just in time for summer, the Chang Beer people have shared some Thai holiday inspired recipes to make cocktails with their beer….
If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I am a bit geeky about some food products and am partial to healthy ingredients and like to think of food as medicine. While researching healthier fats a while back, I read that a good alternative cooking oil was cold pressed rapeseed…
Did you know that they have Taco Fridays in Sweden? Who knew that Mexican food featured so prominently in Swedish food culture. I learnt this fact at the recent Taste Emporium hosted by Santa Maria, the Swedish owned food brand. The Taste Emporium was an interactive showcase of some of their new products. They took…
What a great companion to those who enjoy eating out. My friend and fellow blogger Neil Davey has written this humourous pocket size book, The Bluffer’s Guide to Food. (Available at Amazon UK at a discounted price of £3.99) Included in the book is a list of 5 places do dine before you die, each…
Being on top of a snow covered mountain against a backdrop of brilliant blue skies, serene silence and a view of snow covered mountain tops give you an immense sense of peace. It is one of the reasons why I love skiing so much. The other is the absolute thrill of speeding down a ski…
This is a live blog that will be updated as I travel around the Bay Area. I am spending a few weeks exploring San Francisco and the Bay Area. The images below are some of the places I have been to and all the places that I have been eating in. Full reviews will follow….
Wimbledon Village is quite off the beaten path for a lot of people, especially if you don’t live around this part of town. There are quite a few good restaurants in the area if you are looking for a nice place for a good meal. Layla sits in the middle of the main thoroughfare through…
Stevie Parle’s Korean Feast at Dock Kitchen, from Feb 3 to Feb 22. Go try it and don’t miss out on the fab Onglet in Korean marinade and the English Kimchi