Old Year! upon the Stage of Time You stand to bow your last adieu; A moment, and the prompter’s chime Will ring the curtain down on you. Your mien is sad, your step is slow; You falter as a Sage in pain; Yet turn, Old Year, before you go, […]
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South African wine and travel evening with STA TravelBuzz
Please remember to vote for me in the South African Blog Awards where I am a finalist in the Best Food and Best Overseas Blog categories! VOTING ENDS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT SOUTH AFRICAN TIME! Thanks! One of the more annoying mysteries of my life is the price of plane tickets to South Africa. I have […]
Click here for a full portionL’Atelier Robuchon, Mayfair (2024)
“In forming new friendships, forget not old friends.” – Roman Proverb As somebody who loves food and lives in London, it is remarkably easy to form new “friendships” with restaurants – on average, between 100 and 200 new restaurants open every year in the city! But there is always something comforting and reassuring in returning […]
Click here for a full portionMasalchi by Atul Kochhar – Indian street food in Wembley
One of the odd upsides of the Covid pandemic and London’s interminable lockdowns is that it has now been so long since I visited some parts of London that arriving there (now that things are opening up again) is almost as novel and exciting as visiting a new city. On a recent visit to Soho […]
Click here for a full portionRoasted Brussels sprouts with feta, pomegranate and pine nuts [GF, V]
I have a good friend who has introduced me to an excellent tradition: whenever she travels somewhere, rather than buying a T-shirt, mug, ornament or some other dust-gathering tchotchke, she tries to buy a piece of original art that will always remind her of the place and/or the trip. As a result of this tradition […]
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