Grilled, BBQ'ed, fried, steamed or baked - we love fish in our house and I have created my own recipe for an Indian spice rub. I used this on haddock fillets on the BBQ this Sunday and the result was ...
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 - Casado. Why? ...
Whole Masoor dal and Tofu salad
The long Easter weekend has sped past far too quick for me and am back to work. I just wanted to keep lunch really light today - guilty after ordering a Chinese takeaway yesterday *sad face* So ...
A taste for Travel Adventures
Christmas Lunch 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 this year. Thankfully, my ...
A week in North Wales – my Travelogue Part 2 – South Stack Lighthouse and Cemaes Bay
After a fabulous day spent walking and lazing on a sandy beach, we had an early start the next day , highly excited that we were off to to see a lighthouse. Now for this excursion we booked a cab ...
How to plan a short break to Prague and Vienna
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 !! Hello ...
Escape the Urban Jungle, go adventure ”Eco-camping” at Panchgani.
It was in the Dec of 2010 that my two closest girlfriends and I decided that we should travel together to some place cool, to mark the end of an era and celebrate my fresh start. I had resigned ...
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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Best local wine bar in Venice
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