Spice rub for everything from Vegetables to meat and seafood Elevate the taste profile of your grilled or roast vegetables ( or seafood or meat) with this delicious homemade spice rub. Now I ...
A taste for Food and Drink
A slice of Costa Rica – Casado
With summer firmly on it's way out and Autumn settling in, the chilly nights demand some great comfort food. I wanted to try something different so I choose a popular Costa Rican dish - ...
Tofu and whole red lentils salad
A love affair with Tofu I am currently in love with a few things like red lentils, avocados, butternut nut squash, oranges, baby spinach, baby kale, walnuts and matcha green tea. I somehow can't ...
A taste for Travel Adventures
Christmas Lunch at River Cottage
Winter at River Cottage River Cottage is an experience and after the power-packed day, I spent there last year with Foodies 100, I couldn't turn down an invitation to go back ...
A week in North Wales – my Travelogue Part 2 – South Stack Lighthouse and Cemaes Bay
Exploring Ceames Bay A travelogue is my way of documenting an online diary. Also, hopefully, a guide to future visitors to Wales to use this as a guide for their travels. So why not browse through ...
Prague and Vienna – How to plan a short break to Europe
Wanderlust Lazy me, I wrote this post on the bank holiday weekend but didn't end up uploading it! But here it is now! Followed up of course with my Prague and Vienna trip travel adventures ...
Eco-camping at Panchgani, India
Escape the Urban Jungle, go adventure eco-camping at Panchgani How and why we decided to go Eco-camping at Panchgani - It was in December of 2010 that my two closest girlfriends and I decided that ...
A taste for Lifestyle
Baluchi restaurant at The Lalit, London – a Review
Baluchi at The Lalit, London - a Review Nestled amongst modern glass structures sits the beautiful Grade II listed red brick building housing The Lalit, London. Acquired as part of an ambitious project by the Lalit Group, it is ...
Hoppers, SOHO – a review
To anyone familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine, appams are no stranger. Re-christened as Hoppers in the colonial times, these light dosa like crepe's also come in a fluffy stringy avatar much like idli in a 'ramen burger' form, are ...
Afternoon Tea amidst art at The Wallace Collection
One of the things I love about London is the many free museums and art galleries that one can go to and spend a few happy hours at. Hertford House which houses The Wallace collection is nestled in a quiet street just off the ...
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Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon, Fortnum & Mason – Afternoon Tea Review
Afternoon Tea is one of those fabulousl treats that I love to indulge in. For anyone as obsessed with tea as I am, it is absoutely unmissable experience. And after you have been to a few, I guranatee you will turn into a proper addict (not the scary type I assure you, but the pleasant…
Brown’s Brasserie and Bar celebrates 50th Anniversary with Covent Garden Grand re-opening
We have always been familiar with Brown’s and frequent their lovely rivreside location in our neck of the woods at Kingston Upon Thames. So when I was invited to celerated their 50th Anniversary at their newly refurbished Covent Graden establishment, I knew it would be a fun evening. With a half a million pound investment…
Hampton Court Palace Food Festival – Review
Of all the food festivals that I have been invited to in the past, this one has always been the most with the most dramatic backdrop. Spread over 60 acres this is only the formal garden acerage of this histroic palace. It also includes a staggering 750 acres of parkland. The very first time I…
Brigit’s Bakery Afternoon Tea, Covent Garden, London – Review
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