Last year, when I was researching places to stay near Goodwood for Revival weekend, I came across Charters Bed & Breakfast in the picturesque harbour village of Bosham, Sussex. We stayed just the one night, but it was so well-run, and the full English breakfast so delicious, that we booked a room for 2008 before [...]
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Gallo pinto, or ‘spotted rooster’ – rice and black beans – is Costa Rica’s ‘national dish’. After having eaten endless servings of this simple but very tasty dish while visiting my parents last year, I suddenly developed a craving for it. It seems to be particularly popular in Costa Rica’s Central Valley region, but I [...]
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Posted in afternoon tea, bakery, breakfast, cafe, dining out, food, Italian, Italy, restaurant review, travel, traveleating on Jun 29th, 2008
Although we drove past the beautiful lakeside town of Salò several times to and from Limone sul Garda, where we were staying, we didn’t actually stop there until we were on our way back to the airport. We knew little about Salò at the time (although I did keep wondering if it was connected to [...]
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I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Instead of enjoying what would have been a wonderful lunch at Hereford Road, just around the corner, we somehow ended up at Mulberry Street – a ‘spontaneous’ choice made in a moment of madness, and a horrible mistake. I admit it’s my fault for not having done [...]
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Posted in afternoon tea, breakfast, Cantonese, Chinese, dim sum, dining out, food, Greek, Japanese, Korean, London, Michelin star, Modern European, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating on May 16th, 2008
Now that World Foodie Guide is 8 months old, I thought I’d write a summary of my current favourite London restaurants. I stress ‘current’, because this short list will change as I make new discoveries. Of course, my wish list is as long as the list of restaurants I’ve eaten at (see Restaurant Reviews), but [...]
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