a guide to 'traveleating'
Posted in breakfast, Cantonese, China, Chinese, dim sum, dining out, food, food & travel, Hong Kong, restaurants, traveleating on Mar 11th, 2008
If you’re a regular World Foodie Guide reader or a personal acquaintance of mine, then you’ll know that I love to eat dim sum! I go whenever I can, and if an excuse is needed, then I’ll invent one in the name of research. In early May, I’m going to write about Where to Eat [...]
Posted in afternoon tea, breakfast, dining out, food, London, Modern European, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating, wine on Dec 7th, 2007
[UPDATE - October 2009: I have been back to The Wolseley a few times since writing this review. The most recent dinner was two weeks ago, when I had the Grilled Fish of the Day - hake, which was simple but delicious. I also started with an artichoke salad, which I thought rather overpriced. My [...]
Posted in breakfast, cafe, dining out, Finnish, food, London, recipe, traveleating on Oct 27th, 2007
Nordic Bakery is a cool alternative to any of the London coffee and sandwich chains, with its dark Alvar Aalto furniture and Iittala crockery. Situated in the media mecca of Golden Square, it’s a Finnish coffee shop and bakery serving delicious open top sandwiches (£3.75), hot drinks and best of all, heavenly sticky cinnamon buns, [...]
Posted in breakfast, cookery, cooking, food, food & travel, Indian, recipe, traveleating, vegetarian on Oct 8th, 2007
This is a personal recipe for vegetable upma, an Indian breakfast/brunch dish, from my friend Jaishree Misra, a London-based Indian novelist who spends her time creating tasty dishes in between writing books! It’s always very exciting to be invited to her home to sample them… Ingredients: 5 tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup semolina (grainy is [...]
Posted in afternoon tea, breakfast, cafe, dining out, food, London, Modern European, restaurant review, restaurants, traveleating, wine on Jan 15th, 2007
[UPDATE 05/12/07 - I revisited The Wolseley on 5/12/07, so please read review here. I've also visited in 2008, but have not written yet another review] Located just across the street from The Ritz on Piccadilly, The Wolseley is extremely elegant with its high ceilings and art deco interior, but it’s not at all stuffy [...]
