Namaaste restaurant is on Camden’s busy Parkway and you could be forgiven for walking straight past it, which is what I did. Once inside it’s all modern decor and fancy lighting. Word to the wise, or as my teacher used to say ‘Avis aux amateurs’, wearing a tight leather skirt really isn’t a good idea [...]
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I woke up with a real craving for a US-style breakfast on Friday, I was specifically craving Ella’s skillet eggs. I don’t think I will ever forget them, not least because I was out of my mind on jet lag when I ate them, but also because the hearty combo of eggs, potato, peppers and [...] About half of my friends seem to be Aquarius and we kicked off the first of the birthdays this weekend with choice ales and musical candles at Cask in Vauxhall. When a chef offers to cook you dinner you don’t say no. We were served up some gorgeous fish, leeks with mussels, samphire and some purple [...] A little before Christmas I went on a country escape with some friends, what with a house move, viruses and other annoying obstacles I’m only putting the pictures up now. Pett Level is tucked between Hastings and Rye, south coast beach towns rule my world. Getting away for a bit is highly recommended, even if it’s [...] Apologies for the near blog silence, my life has turned into a bit of a technological comedy of errors of late, but hopefully everything should be back on track soon. Update yer spyware kids and don’t ever move house, s’all I’m saying. Granola, greek yoghurt and compote at Ginger & White in Hampstead. Had a lovely Ephiphanie/Twelfth [...] I was recently invited to the Cuckoo Club in Mayfair to sample their extensive cocktails and food menu. Mayfair member’s clubs aren’t usually my thing, but after a few of their cocktails I felt very at home. The glam decor comes courtesy of Biba’s Barbara Hulanicki who designed the wallpaper for the venue, along with [...] It’s still Sunday, barely! This Sunday Sundries commemorates a weekend which was spent making stew, mucking around with glowsticks, dancing to Movado and pumpkin pie for breakfast. As Guy Garvey would say, happy new week. I have a love affair with oysters which runs deep, I’ve converted many people to their briny charms and even after a horrific bit of Christmas food poisoning I could still happily gulp down a dozen, down the hatch, no problem. My recently documented trip to Canary Wharf was an invite from Boisdale to celebrate the [...] This is my last installment of my New York Eats, boo hoo. I really miss all the unique little places that you find in New York, London is moving forward but still has a way to go to match the variety and value in the Big Apple. First up is a MAJOR trip down memory lane, Vanessa’s Dumpling House might have been half the size six years ago but even then was ridiculously popular. Lines would snake round at lunch to pick up dumplings, soup and sesame pancake sandwiches (kind of like a bahn mi) each for no more than a few bucks. As a lowly intern I relied on Dumpling House for cheap and filling lunches, just a short skip away from my offices.
Late Sunday Sundries with a Scandinavian flavour as I went to the Christmas Market at the Finnish Church in Rotherhithe and stumbled on another Christmas Market at the Norwegian church a few steps away. I say Scandinavian but I actually mean Nordic as Finland isn’t strictly speaking part of Scandinavia. Just a bit of weekend [...]  |
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