a guide to 'traveleating'
Posted in British, London, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating on Aug 5th, 2009
[UPDATE - September 2009: Based on such a pleasant experience, I returned with the husband a month later for the same set lunch. This time, however, the lunch was underwhelming. The set menu was exactly the same, except that instead of fish fingers, they had Cornish sardines. It was also busier on a Wednesday than [...]
Posted in British, London, awards, cookery, cookery books, cooking, food on Jun 26th, 2009
A few months ago, I received an email from the Guild of Food Writers suggesting that I submit World Foodie Guide for the New Media award, one of their twelve awards. I have to admit that I knew very little about the GFW, being a food blogger rather than a professional food writer. The GFW [...]
Posted in British, French, London, dining out, food, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating on Jun 23rd, 2009
Background:
When our Canadian friends visited London recently, I had to think hard about where to take them for dinner. As we’d already dined at The Wolseley, Konstam and Yauatcha with them over the last two years, I wanted to maintain the high standards to which they’re accustomed in London. In the end, I chose Le [...]
Posted in British, England, Ireland, Scotland, cookery, cookery books, cooking, food, food & travel, recipe, traveleating on May 29th, 2009
After recently enjoying a lovely dinner at Hix Oyster & Chop House, I was intrigued to receive Mark Hix’s British Regional Food, sent to me by Quadrille Publishing to review. Billed as ‘a cook’s tour of the best produce in Britain and Ireland with traditional and original recipes’, the book promised a wealth of information [...]
Posted in British, Chinese, Italian, London, afternoon tea, bakery, breakfast, cooking, dim sum, dining out, fish and chips, food, restaurant review, restaurants, tapas, traveleating on Apr 22nd, 2009
This short guide to eating in London was inspired by various people. Armelle is a reader who visited London over a long weekend with her husband using mostly my recommendations, while Jen from Jenius is an Australian food blogger visiting London next month as part of her European tour. And quite often, friends based abroad [...]
