Good food for me is an important ingredient in a good holiday, so the Englishman and I were delighted to find an excellent restaurant in Uzes called Le Comptoir du 7. It was recommended by an American lady, Barefoot Blogger , living in this beautiful city, and was one of the highlights of our … [Read more...]
Lunch in Paris and the frustrations of Eurostar delays
On our last day - a Sunday - in Paris this January, Big Sis and I decided to have a long leisurely lunch close to the hotel before our scheduled departure on Eurostar back to London later that same afternoon. The trains had been cancelled the day before due to a lorry fire in the freight tunnel, but … [Read more...]
Five Places to Eat and Drink in Tampere, Finland
I was born in Tampere, this former Finnish industrial town, but now we live in London, I don't often spend more than a couple of days here.Last week, however, my father was rushed into hospital, and the Englishman and I flew into town, having cancelled our skiing holiday in Lapland. My dad is now … [Read more...]
Tenu – Finnish pop-up restaurant in London
I've been longing for a Finnish restaurant in London and even though Tenu was just a pop-up open for one month in December 2014, it was such a pleasure to see Brits being introduced to the delicacies of my home country. On the night we went, there were a lot of fellow Finns there too, and we spotted … [Read more...]
Father’s Day lunch at Heirloom, London N8
The Englishman enjoying his Father's Day pre-lunch pint.There's a new kid in the restaurant block in Crouch End, called Heirloom. Both the Englishman and I have been watching the changing shopfront of the restaurant on Park Road while walking past on our way into town on a Saturday, or passing … [Read more...]
Osteria Tufo in Finsbury Park, London
Photo by By: Sunil060902 (Own work) via Wikimedia CommonsEver since we've been in North London, for me Finsbury Park has just been a place to take the tube from. Lately, however, I've noticed that the area is undergoing a definite transformation.Just a stone's throw away from the station is the … [Read more...]
Best Fish & Chips ever in North London
Last night, after the Six Nations Rugby, we couldn't be bothered to cook and decided to sample the fish and chips we'd heard a lot about in Muswell Hill. Toffs, on The Broadway is supposed to serve North London's best fish supper, so that's where we headed.Doing our usual 'fly-past' check, the place … [Read more...]
Fäviken launch at The Swedish Ambassador’s Residence in London
I've written before about this extraordinary restaurant in Northern Sweden, Fäviken Magasinet, where chef Magnus Nilsson creates flavour explosions from locally sourced food and fauna. And I mean locally sourced. This is from their website:'We respect our raw ingredients for what they are, what they … [Read more...]
Brunch at The Blue Legume Cafe, London N8
When we moved to this particular corner of North London last January, I set out to do The Crouch End Knowledge, i.e. visit all pubs, bars and cafes in the N8 area and report back to you. But, due to some other important business (such as the publishing of my book), this task has been rather on … [Read more...]
Lunch at Brawn, London E2
The Englishman has been going on about this restaurant for a while now, and since today was the date of our second 28th anniversary (we got married twice, if you want to know why, go here), we thought a long, plentiful lunch would start the Jubilee double Bank Holiday weekend off with a … [Read more...]
