Spread the loveDim Sum or sometimes called Yum Cha is originally a Cantonese snack which has now been raised to be a full blown meal. Dim sum was usually served as a breakfast or brunch over a leisurely pot of tea, hence the Yum Cha which is to drink tea. One would have just one…
Spread the loveDelhi Grill, what a great addition to great Indian Restaurants in London. This is a newish restaurant in Chapel Market in Islington, opened by 2 brothers, Aman and Preet Grewel, serving Indian Dhaba food. All the dishes are from family recipes, with slow cooked meats, roti made in front of you, fresh ingredients…
Spread the loveLondon has never been great for Korean Restaurants. There used to be a superb one in Aldgate with home cooked Korean food and now there are a few around the West End. The good news is that several new places have sprung up in NW11, just opposite Tokyo Cafe. Kim Chee is one…
Spread the loveI am a massive fan of Venice and Venetian food as I have been religiously visiting that floating city for it’s Film Festival for over 10 years. In that time, I have found many non touristy places to eat and have been delighted with new flavours and seafood from the Venetian Lagoon. When…
Spread the loveYou can find the Masterchef Ottolenghi Recipes here. The fabulous Luiz Hara of www.TheLondonFoodie.com hosts these dinner parties under the banner of The London Cooking Club where he invites friends and readers of his blog to participate in these really International foodie fests. Each cooking club evening is themed to either a cookbook…
Spread the loveYes, those are real live plants on the wall. What is this place? It’s the new branch of Yuforia, a natural frozen yoghurt place. The live plants are to highlight the fact that everything is natural, although you have to look closely to notice that they are live. So frozen yoghurt in London?…
Spread the loveIn search of a good Indian meal around Marble Arch, I was about to go to Les Port Des Indes, which has somewhat past its sell by date. By chance, we came across Zayna on New Quebec Street. I used to live one street away from here and there never used to be…
Spread the loveIf it seems like I am visiting a lot of Indian restaurants, I am. From the cheap and cheerful to the high faluting refined fine dining type places. Since London has them all, it’s a constant merry go round. There are so many Indian/ Pakistani restaurants in London and one that keeps being…
Spread the loveWhen you are feeling under the weather the best thing to have is something light. I remember being force fed congee when I was younger and hated it. Things have changed, I can now appreciate all the different types of congee there is and it is a sort of comfort food. Congee is…