Before I visited Singapore for the first time, I had heard all the clichés about it – that is was incredibly, almost clinically clean; that it was a massive shopping mecca; and that chewing gum is officially banned. All these things turned out to be true – but they also turned out not to be […]
Click here for a full portionAfghani lamb pulao from Summers Under the Tamarind Tree
Why do you buy cookbooks? In fact, in this heavily digitised age of recipe search engines and behemoth online food portals, one might ask why does anybody still invest in this decidedly quaint 20th century indulgence of a printed book full of recipes? Some say it is for the pretty pictures; others say that it […]
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Did you know that, despite their almost interchangeable current useage, there is technically a difference between brasserie and a bistro? Fair enough, it is possibly only French foodies who could tell you the difference off the top of their têtes, but even our best friend Wikipedia has an entry about the different types of eating establishments. […]
Click here for a full portionThe Sipsmith Summer Terrace at Craft London
Ask most people about food and drink options in and around the O2 in North Greenwich and they will roll their eyes a bit and say “well it’s all the high street chains isn’t it? OK if there is a concert on but nothing worth making a special trip for otherwise”. And until recently I […]
Click here for a full portionCorte Carezzabella – an agriturismo in Rovigo
As we walked and cycled companionably along the lazy river in the late afternoon, the sun glinted orange on the water flowing like molasses between the gently waving grasses, backlit and golden in the sun’s last rays. The air was warm and syrupy, alive with the sound of birds and chirruping insects. Behind us, a church bell started to […]
Click here for a full portionBlood orange and Cointreau upside-down cake
Ask people what they know about famous illusionist and escapologist Harry Houdini and they will probably mention two things. The first is his famous Chinese Water Torture Cell escape, where he was lowered upside down and with feet manacled into a glass-walled contraption resembling a fish tank. This was then filled with water in full view of the audience, sealed […]
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