Thai time at Lemongrass

“I’ve NEVER had Thai food before,” said my friend, Hannah. It was a dark and stormy…no, it wasn’t. It was a clear, sunny day at the office*. I’d roped in three colleagues: Hannah, Gavin and John to volunteer at a concert being hosted by my brother’s school at the Al Badia Golf Club. We were…

Smiling BKK, you can Thai me any way you want

“We need to find the Mona Lisa!” I squealed. My partner in crime last night was @movie_mafia, who whipped her head back and forth to spot the elusive, smiling woman. Fear not…I was not luring the young MM into a world of crime amidst the cobbled streets of Paris, but cruising with her in Guido…

Mango Tree blogger lunch

[EDIT: This venue is now closed] Having never ventured to Mango Tree in Souk Al Bahar (or in London for that matter!), I was only quite happy to accept attending the blogger’s lunch hosted by the friendly chaps over at Guild PR, who were handling the PR for the upcoming Taste of Dubai festival. Here’s…

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…

Thai food at Siam Central

My friend took me to a Thai restaurant, Siam Central, which is on Charlotte Street and runs parallel to Tottenham Court Road. Centrally located (take the Northern line to Google Street or Central to Tottenham Court Road), it’s a small place that I normally might not have noticed. Absolutely loved the decór – typical bamboo…