Feb 3rd, 2010
Bristol is an awesome place for food. It’s got a great selection of restaurants, cafes, bars and food stalls – loads of independent eating places. Having spent so many years studying there, moving away made me realise just how good it is for lunch. One of my intentions for this blog was to share some [...]
Jan 16th, 2010
Quite a few years ago I spent some time living in Uganda. One of our favourite treats at weekends (besides listening to Rick D’s American Top 40) was going out for a meal at one of the local Ethiopian restaurants. There were only 2 options on the menu – vegetarian or meat. After we’d washed [...]
Dec 28th, 2009
When is a bus not a bus? When it’s been turned into a Vegan restaurant! Hidden away in Elys Yard, E1, this 1967 Routemaster bus has been converted into a restaurant and takeaway and is one of London’s quirky gems. Naturally, being a Routemaster, the restaurant is entered through the traditional open entrance at the [...]
Oct 19th, 2009
Eurostar tickets start at £59 return and Brussels is considered by many as the lower cost alternative destination to Paris. Paris and France are famed for their food, but what can you find food wise at the heart of the EU? Belgian beer, chocolate, waffles and frites are marketed in Britain as traditional, high quality Belgian [...]
Sep 11th, 2009
Like many our age growing up in England, a fair few childhood holidays were spent in France. Neither of us have spent much time there on our recent holidays though (nothing against France!). Like most of our holidays, we were excited about trying out lots of new food – probably food we screwed our faces [...]
Aug 26th, 2009
I wanted to make a very very quick birthday cake – we were on holiday and time was of the essence and the local shop not very big. I wanted to keep it real simple – so sponge cake. But how to make it just a bit more exciting than a Victoria sponge? I opted [...]