Food was one of the things I was most excited to explore upon arriving in Singapore. Food in Singapore is generally a blend of Malay, Chinese and Indian influences and you can't walk far in Singapore without coming across one of the many hawker centres that have a huge range of foods on offer at … Continue reading Singapore: Food & Drink
This week is a bit of a crazy week. After just over 2 years in my job and some of the best working years of my career so far, I left the office today for the final time. I have the opportunity to go travelling for a few months and am making sure that I … Continue reading The Shed, Notting Hill
We recently found ourselves in Blackheath to catch up with some friends and their gorgeously squidgy 10-month-old daughter. They suggested Copper & Ink on Lee Road and one look at their menu told me we were in for a treat... Copper & Ink was set up by local Masterchef finalist Tony Rodd and food writer … Continue reading Copper & Ink, Blackheath
Foraging has long been a big love of mine ever since picking blackberries from the country lanes around my grandma’s house when I was little and seeing them cooked up into a crumble with apples from her garden. It’s magical to me that it’s possible to find such delicious wild ingredients sometimes right on my … Continue reading Coastal Foraging on the Isles of Scilly
Hanoi is almost synonymous with street food and some well known Vietnamese dishes originated in Hanoi and so I was so excited to eat some of my favourites right in the city where they come from. On our first evening in Hanoi we did a street food tour to throw us in the deep end … Continue reading Hanoi: Food & Drink Highlights
Ho Chi Minh City - conveniently abbreviated to HCMC and still often referred to as Saigon AND importantly the home of the banh mi (Vietnamese baguette). HCMC was the first stage of our journey through Vietnam and a great place to delve straight into the food scene! Here's a few of the highlights. PropagandaNot far … Continue reading Ho Chi Minh City: Food & Drink
The Water House Project is a supper club in Bethal Green by Chef Gabriel Waterhouse aimed at making seasonal fine dining more accessible and more social. I came across it on Instagram where I was immediately captivated by the innovative ideas and creative menu - in particular a cheese course of Perl Las blue with … Continue reading The Water House Project: Social Fine Dining in Bethnal Green
Think about the idea of typical Icelandic food and what comes to your mind? Fermented shark? Whale? Roasted sheep’s head? Well funnily enough, those aren’t as commonplace as you might imagine – which can only be a good thing if you ask me – and you’re far more likely to see Icelanders eating a good … Continue reading Iceland-Style Hot Dog
Laos cuisine definitely has its own identity and especially in Luang Prabang where there are a lot of regional dishes. There are similarities to northern Thai and to other areas of South East Asia, but significant differences too. The river and the jungle sustain the region and aromatics like galangal, lemongrass and chilli are flavour … Continue reading Luang Prabang: The Best Food & Drink
I'm a big fan of aubergines in all sorts of forms: babaganoush, curries, moussaka, stuffed, grilled. Their distinctive flavour, the way you can get a real smokiness into them when you grill them, the way they pop in your mouth when you have them in a curry and it's like a juicy bomb of flavour … Continue reading Argentinian Pickled Aubergines
