It might be a stretch to say that if I hadn’t quit my job, I wouldn’t have tried Simon Rogan’s Aulis – but you know what? That’s largely true. When I left my long-time job in Dubai, my colleagues’ leaving present was a chef’s table experience at the experimental kitchen in London – timely since…
Category: UK
Discovering London through some food tours
After I left the UK in 2011, I kept going back. And once I started doing food tours all over the world, I thought, ‘Why not do some in London?’ Not only is the city’s F&B scene a vast one to choose from, but there would always be hidden gems I’d know nothing about. View…
The British Larder in Suffolk, England
2019 EDIT: This venue is now closed Say hello to the best cheesecake I’ve ever had. This is the baked white chocolate and rhubarb cheesecake from The British Larder in Suffolk, UK. I was whisked off to this gorgeous gastropub in Woodbridge in Suffolk in late 2013 (December 23, to be precise – and yes…
I got drenched & nearly stood up…but the rogan gosht made up for it
Note: this post has been slowly marinating in the drafts section, waiting to see light of day, for two months. Yup, that’s how far behind my posts are. The memories might be sketchy, but my feelings for the place stay true. I met Rohit three days before this food jaunt. As I said in the…
Kati rolls so good I ate them for lunch. And dinner. On the same day.
“Do you like kati rolls?” asked my new-found foodie friend Rohit.“Yeah I recently discovered them in Dubai and really liked them!” I said, enthusiastically. And so he put me on a path that saw me scarfing down kati rolls for lunch, and dinner… on the same day. I met Rohit on Twitter, as one does….
The last bow of BB’s
These words probably sum up most of my times in Sheffield: All the crazy shit I did tonight* Those would be the best memories I just wanna let it go for the night That would be the best therapy for me I’ve blogged about BB’s Italian restaurant before: here and here. It’s one of those small…
Stuffing my face in Camden
Picture courtesy @eddydubai That was me at the end of a particularly exciting day in Camden. To be fair, this happened many months ago and I’ve been extremely lazy and haven’t posted this on the blog…so my memory might be a little sketchy. Forgive me. My friend @eddydubai and I were traipsing around Camden this…
Frog & Parrot
Pub food is, for the most part, pretty decent. It’s not gourmet five-star fare sure, but if you choose the right ones, you get palatable food in very good portions, considering what you pay. This pub, Frog & Parrot, is located on Division Street in Sheffield, and is one of those pubs that I’d say…
The lovely Hummingbird Bakery, London
Pictures by me and @eddydubai I’d never had red velvet cake before (I know, isn’t it shocking?) and I’d heard about The Hummingbird Bakery from @cookiemonster82 and decided to give it a try. I toddled off to their outlet in Wardour Street (just off Oxford Street) with @eddydubai and picked a slice of the delicious-looking…
Kitchin N1
Kitchin N1 is a buffet restaurant in the King’s Cross area in London. It is, as it says on their website, based on a “theatre-island kitchen” where you can actually see the chefs prepare the food. The chefs are surrounded by the buffet tables, where you can pick and choose your meal as you…
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