I love the nightlife – dusk over Singapore’s Marina Bay as seen from the Singapore Flyer, September 2013
Click here for a full portionOxtail and red wine potjie
Photo courtesy and © Rosana McPhee 2014 Pop quiz: what do all the following dishes have in common? Marmite Tagine Balti Cassoulet Tian Potjie They do not seem to be linked by nationality or even broad geographic region; nor does the link seem to be ingredient-related. They do not share an alliterative first letter; […]
Click here for a full portionThe Bingham – a Sunday lunch review
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the TW10 postcode in Richmond is more liberally endowed with lovely places to eat than E16, where I live, on the opposite side of London. It is also a truth universally acknowledged that attempting to drive from E16 to Richmond through the centre of London at noon […]
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“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr
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It had been a long journey from my house to San Francisco airport with a broken leg, encompassing a 6 a.m. wake-up, an hour’s taxi ride, a wheelchair to get me from check-in to the Air France gate; another wheelchair ride when I changed planes in Paris, and finally the long transatlantic flight from […]
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Back in both 2012 and 2013 Two separate bodies did a bit of research to determine how much young people today know about where their food comes from. The 2012 survey by the charity LEAF targeted 16-23 year-olds, while the 2013 survey by the British Nutrition Foundation looked at 5-16 year-olds. What they uncovered was pretty […]
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