I Live to Eat and Eat to Live

Sutton and Sons – A Stokie Fish n Chip Shop

2012-01-31T20:12:00.001Z

I don’t understand Sutton and Sons. I’m confused. One day I get sublime fish and chips and another time it’s just average and a tad greasy. It’s the same cooks, same great fish from their

China Videos - Part Three - Hongjiang

2012-01-28T10:00:00.000Z

Sorry for the delayed upload of this video, but I've been real lazy of late. I do need to address this and get my arse in gear. Anyhows enjoy a longer than expected video of a real gem of a town. Hongjiang.

Foto Friday # 87

2012-01-27T10:00:00.000Z

Spices for sale at a market stall in San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico.

Sandwiches @ Moo! Grill

2012-01-22T19:34:00.000Z

Every once in a while I have a strong need for certain foods, whether they are curries, sausage rolls, jacket potato's or milanesa. Since last Wednesday for some reason, I have had a hankering for milanesa, either as a dish or in a sandwich. After reading a review recently about Moo! Grill, I knew where I was going to eat this weekend. It’s a small place, pretty close to Spitalfields

Foto Friday # 86

2012-01-20T10:00:00.000Z

A lady selling salads and herbs on the street in Chefchaouen in northern Morocco.

Hunan Province – Part Three – The Hongjiang Old Town of Mr Nie.

2012-01-16T22:54:00.000Z

Hongjiang was definitely the highlight of our trip to China. We’ve never thought we would go, but at the last minute we made the decision to visit the town, and thankfully we did, as it is definitely a bit of a dark horse of a town. It’s a bloody nightmare to get there as well. It’s not even on any reasonable route, which has kept it as good as it is. To get there we had to take a bus from

Foto Friday # 85

2012-01-13T10:00:00.000Z

The catch of the day in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sunday Roast @ The Flask in Hampstead

2012-01-11T23:00:00.000Z

I’ve been meaning to write this for ages now, but with things happening at the end of last year, Christmas, New Year blah blah blah, it all got forgotten about. But finally here it is. The Flask ticks all the boxes for a good Sunday Roast. It has the appearance of an old time boozer, how it was in yesteryear, even though the brewers gave the place a refurb a few years ago. They did a good

Foto Friday # 84

2012-01-06T10:00:00.000Z

A dish made in heaven. Fish n chips, mushy peas and a pint of ale. Heaven I tell you, bloody heaven.

My Favourite Coffee Shops ……

2012-01-04T10:00:00.000Z

There was a time when I didn’t drink coffee. It is so long ago that I cannot remember those dark, non-caffeine fuelled days. I also cannot remember the moment when this neo addiction started. Maybe it was sometime around 1992, that I am pretty sure, but when or where, who knows. As the years go by, the memory fails you see. Like most people with a dependency I am willing to travel far and

Foto Friday # 83

2011-12-30T17:49:00.000Z

Snake Rice Wine for sale in Luang Prabang, Laos. We were told it cures all ailments. I'm sure.

China Videos - Part Two - Dehang

2011-12-29T07:00:00.000Z

A video of one of the most tranquil places we've been to in China. Dehang, Hunan Province.

Hunan Province – Part Two - Dehang and Egg and Tomatoes

2011-12-27T09:00:00.000Z

Not a lot happens in Dehang, and I think nothing should. The locals live a very simple life. It’s mostly an agricultural area with everything from rice to pumpkin are grown in the surrounding terraced fields that surround the village. The tourists who visit rarely stay longer than it takes then to wander around this small village and to do some of the walks that this area is famed for. The

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T10:05:00.000Z

Foto Friday # 82

2011-12-23T10:00:00.000Z

The Mercado Del Puerto in Montevideo should be on anyones list of places to eat at. Well as long as you are in Uruguay and are in fact a meat eater. Veggies beware.

Foto Friday # 81

2011-12-16T10:00:00.000Z

Lemongrass for sale at the market in Kota Kinabalu on the island of Borneo, Malaysia.

Tayyabs – A disappointing Return

2011-12-13T22:18:00.002Z

I do not know what has happened to Tayyabs, maybe it was just a one off or maybe this is how a stalwart has lost its magic and sadly gone downhill. I must be the only person in London who has

China Videos - Part One - Fenghuang (Phoenix Town)

2011-12-10T23:16:00.001Z

Finally I got around to putting this video together. So for you have been anticipating it, the wait is over. The ancient town of Fenghuang in all it's glory. More videos can be found here on youtube.

Foto Friday # 80

2011-12-09T10:00:00.000Z

This was one of the bills we were presented with from the night market in Fenguang, Hunan Province, China. No idea what is says, but we were more than happy with the price.

Hunan Province – Part One - Fenghuang

2011-12-06T23:16:00.001Z

Hunan Province is famed for many things, but the most famous is being the birthplace of Mao Zedong. I did think about writing something about him, but decided against it, as the subject is just too complicated with too many people knowing a hell of a lot more about him and the history around him than me, So I decided no. But whatever you think about the man and what history says about him.

Foto Friday # 79

2011-12-02T10:00:00.000Z

One of the stoves and ovens in the slightly eclectic "Andres Carne De Res" outside of Bogota in Chia, Colombia.

J is for Japanese @ Tosa

2011-11-27T21:30:00.000Z

I cannot even remember what year it was when my one and only visit to Tosa was. Maybe it was in 2006 or 2007? Who knows? But ever since then I have constantly said “I have to return”. But alas I never ever did. But ever since we began this A – Z of London restaurants J was always going to be Japanese and Tosa was always going to get a mention. I was thinking that it would have been

Foto Friday # 78

2011-11-25T10:00:00.000Z

From Guangzhou with love .......

Swing Dancing and the Victoria Tandoori

2011-11-20T16:00:00.000Z

A few weeks ago we went to watch some friends perform at a Swing Dance performance in Hackney. To be honest if they were not performing I would not have given it a second thought about going. In fact it’s very unlikely I would even have known this all existed. It’s a big thing in London it seems. Regular dancehall meet ups and lots of groups in all parts of London were there showing off

Foto Friday # 77

2011-11-18T10:00:00.000Z

Taken on a road side in Costa Rica by my Costa Rican uncle. I'm hoping he wasn't talking about my food.

Post Holiday Blues

2011-11-16T21:53:00.001Z

We’ve been home for about 5 weeks now from our rather too short a trip to China. If the truth be told we are still suffering from those dreaded holiday blues. I’m still down and I don’t want to be here, I want to be back in China. I really do. I’ve never been affected like before after a trip. This holiday was never going to be a wondrous culinary adventure as most trips to China are, no

An Underwhelming Feeling @ Meat Liquor

2011-11-13T22:39:00.003Z

To say we were underwhelmed by our first impression of Meat Liquor would be an understatement. After reading for such a long time about the God like status of the Meat Wagon in South London, I was expecting some really good stuff from the now stationary place in Marylebone. Unfortunately we left with a feeling of “What is all the fuss about”. But on the other hand there were many plus points

Foto Friday # 76

2011-11-11T11:11:00.001Z

The heat and humidity of Guangzhou even at 7 in the morning was to much for my camera. This simple restaurant opposite Guangzhou North Railway Station served up simple noodle soup and mixed meat congee for about 60p.

Banana Tree Soho – The Blandest Meal of the Century

2011-11-06T22:02:00.019Z

I seem to be getting a lot of invites to try out new restaurants recently. Most of then I turn down because even though they are free I don’t want to eat at those establishments.I was in two minds whether or not to accept the invitation to eat at the new Banana Tree in Soho. I’d tried the branch in Angel on one of the Tube Strike Mondays. Ahhhh I miss those days, the only good thing of working

Foto Friday # 75

2011-11-04T10:00:00.002Z

Corn drying outside a home in Ping'An in Guangxi Province, China.

South Indian @ Ganapati

2011-11-01T23:24:00.001Z

What a difference 24 hours can make. After a very disappointing night at a tourist Indonesian restaurant in Central London, we end up at a great little South India joint in Peckham. I’ve never been to Peckham before, well only on a Saturday night when Del Boy would find his way on to my teatime tele viewing. I was a young lad way back in the early 80’s.To be honest I never contemplated going

I is for Indonesia @ Bali Bali

2011-10-31T11:52:00.000Z

Well this train is back in full swing now, after a long while with no outings, we have two in quick succession. All in all most of the places we have visited on this mad hop around London have been pretty good, some excellent, some so so. But Bali Bali unfortunately has to be the lowest point so far. I hope none get any lower than this. I initially tried to get everyone to head to my favourite

Foto Friday # 74

2011-10-28T10:22:00.000+01:00

The chef weighing up our dinner before it was dispatched and cooked in Basha village.

H is for Hungary @ The Gay Hussar

2011-10-25T21:33:00.000+01:00

There really wasn’t much choice when it came to H. Honduras or Hungary. After an arduous time scanning the Internet for a Honduran restaurant in London. I gave up. Hungary it was gonna be.Now there really isn’t that much choice when it comes to Hungarian restaurants in London. Well you have the Gay Hussar, and well you have the Gay Hussar. So the Gay hussar it was going to be for our next

Thai Food @ Kaosarn in Brixton Village

2011-10-23T12:46:00.000+01:00

My mistrust of certain cuisines being cooked well in London restaurants has left me either missing out completely or just eating my favourite foods on a very in frequent basis. The Mexican revolution that happened what, last year. Yes, I was the only one who never went to certain joints to try their tacos and wraps. Mexican food does not travel well. It should. Like any other complicated cuisine

Foto Friday # 73

2011-10-21T22:00:00.002+01:00

Pure sugared honey for sale up above on the rice terraces in Dazhai.

Honey Time @ Delfina

2011-10-19T00:04:00.006+01:00

Mid way through our China trip, I received an invite to the upcoming launch of Bermondsey Bees, a honey themed event at the Delfina restaurant on Bermondsey Road.The honey is cultivated by local beekeeper and resident, Dale Gibson. When I say local I mean local. The bees actually live about 150 metres from Delfina. Which is great for the chef as when he runs out he can always sprint round for

Sunday Roast @ The Talbot

2011-10-16T20:08:00.000+01:00

Nearly 2 months without a Sunday roast can play havoc with a mans mind. But it has only been the last two weeks that I have been wanting one.The 3 weeks we were in China it was the last thing on my mind.

Foto Friday # 72

2011-10-14T11:00:00.005+01:00

Knowing ones fate is never a good thing, especially when it involves big choppers. But it is all apart of life in this Dong minority village of Zhaoxing in Guizhou province.

Video for Burger Monday @ The Draft House

2011-10-13T07:06:00.002+01:00

Finally the video from the recent Burger Monday event @ The Draft House. Be warned its long.

Little Delights @ da Polpo

2011-10-09T09:32:00.000+01:00

After 3 weeks of traveling around rural China and eating a mammoth amount of noodle soups, we were in the mood for some food that was as far away from China as we could get. It was almost a year ago since we first ate at Polpo, and having tried 2 of the 3 later incarnations of this ever so popular and cool mini chain of small eateries, I thought it was time to try the latest opening. da

Foto Friday # 71

2011-10-07T10:00:00.007+01:00

A lady relaxing after having a bowl of rice and meat in the streets of Changsa in Hunan Province, China.

Brunch @ The Big Chill House

2011-10-04T05:05:00.001+01:00

I was supposed to have written and published before our 3 week trip to China, but with last minute preparations at home and work shelved all thoughts of that. So here it is. A week or so ago I was contacted by a lady from fourteenten.com, who sent me a card offering me to try #breakfastmyway at the Big Chill House in Kings Cross. Who am I to turn down a chance to sample a place offering a new

Foto Friday # 70

2011-09-30T10:00:00.001+01:00

Sometimes it's best to go by the restaurant rules than your own.

Foto Friday # 69

2011-09-23T10:00:00.002+01:00

The best elevenses you can have anywhere in the world.

Canal Walks and snacks @ The Narrow

2011-09-18T10:00:00.005+01:00

One of the most enjoyable things I love about London is walking down the towpaths beside the canal on a Sunday. It takes me back to my childhood in Hampshire, when we used to follow parts of the old Basingstoke canal through the countryside. How I miss those days of eternal youth, the feeling that life had no end, and we were to be young forever, free to do whatever and young enough not to

Foto Friday # 68

2011-09-16T10:00:00.004+01:00

A sign in Nara, Japan wishing us all a happy life.

We are in China

2011-09-11T08:55:00.002+01:00

Yes, finally we are here ..... Not too sure if I can post some photos from here or not, but we'll see. Whatever we are in for a great 3 weeks.

Foto Friday # 67

2011-09-09T10:00:00.004+01:00

Our friend at the Sunset Gecko, who kept us awake every night and thankfully ate all those damn mossies.

Bombay Cafe @ Dishoom

2011-09-06T10:00:00.004+01:00

I never really fancied eating at Dishoom for some reason, maybe because I thought it was going to be a supped up modern version of a local Tandoori, but then I tried their Ruby Murray at the pop-up on the South Bank and was hooked. It really was only going to be a matter of time before we ventured into their Covent Garden branch.It styles itself on an old time Bombay café, which I have eaten at

G (Part 2) is for Greece @ Tsiakkos and Charcoal

2011-09-04T23:00:00.000+01:00

As our little Susanitta was off sunning herself on a boat somewhere off a Greek island, the rest of us decided to be with her in spirit and head to a Greek style taverna and have a meal in her honor. So we decided to go and try Tsiakkos & Charcoal in Maida Vale, which was our number one choice, before we decided to go all German a week or so ago. I’m still recovering from that boozy

A Worthwhile Campaign

2011-09-04T10:17:00.000+01:00

A very worthwhile campaign to keep London's parks. We don't have that many and we need every green space we can get.

Foto Friday # 66

2011-09-02T02:00:00.000+01:00

One of the best meals you could ever have. Spiced roast pork, washed down with a cold refreshing beer. Awesome.

G is for Germany @ The Zeitgeist

2011-08-30T21:49:00.001+01:00

My forays into German food have been few and far between, apart from a recent visit to Kurz and Lang in Farringdon and a seemingly odd German restaurant in the countryside outside of Medellin in Colombia, that served awesome ham hocks and sauerkraut. It’s been pretty miserable to say the least. Well there was that one night many years ago in Munich at the Oktober Fest, where I guzzled down

Foto Friday # 65

2011-08-26T10:00:00.006+01:00

Anoop drinking form a freshly cut coconut in a small restaurant on Setse Beach, near to Mawlamyine in Burma.

All's Cool @ Chilli Cool

2011-08-23T22:51:00.000+01:00

I’ve finally made it to Chilli Cool. Finally I stepped through the door, sat down and ate. Guess what. I never wanted to leave. I think I’ve found my new fave restaurant in the world. My other one is all the way over in Hammersmith, and shall forever remain one of my treasured places, but it’s just too far away. I need somewhere close, or at least closer to home. Although the Regent is closer,

Burger Monday @ The Draft House

2011-08-21T10:10:00.000+01:00

My first burger Monday, and it will not be my last. I missed out on the last Burger Monday by a few hours. By the time I saw the email all the places had sold out. I was gutted and didn’t want to miss out again.When the email came though at work, I was in pure panic for 30 minutes after I saw the email for the latest Burger Monday, which was going to be at the Draught House close to London

Foto Friday # 64

2011-08-19T10:00:00.002+01:00

Spice towers for sale at a market stall in Marrakech, Morocco.

Big Apple Hot Dogs @ Chatsworth Road Market

2011-08-16T22:25:00.000+01:00

By the time the wife and I remembered to take a picture of the finished article they were both well and truly polished off. Most Sundays Big Apple can be found at Chatsworth Road Market in E5, and of course his normal spot on Old Street during the week, which I cannot get to during my lunch break from Ealing. The sausages were really good, so full of taste and flavour that knock most franks

Thai Kitchen 101

2011-08-14T10:38:00.000+01:00

I’ve been meaning to step inside the fabled doors of Thai Kitchen 101 for many a year. But on so many occasions either Green Chilli (now sadly closed) or Mahdi, (still one of my favourite restaurants on the planet) always got in the way. Thai Kitchen 101 was starting to become a holy grail to me. Always in reach, but yet unattainable. A bit like Uyuni in Bolivia with my wife.So after doing the

Foto Friday # 63

2011-08-12T10:00:00.003+01:00

The breakfast of champions at a market stall in Ingapirca in Ecuador.

What We Ate Last Night : Chicken Wings a la Moro

2011-08-10T12:00:00.008+01:00

Recently I received an email asking me if I would like to have the complete set of the (3) re-released Moro Books. Didn’t take a genius to know how my response was going to be. Man was I a happy sooty indeed. I have had a copy of the original Moro cookbook for too many years now. I seem to go in cycles with my cooking. Sometimes it’s French, then Italian, then Indian, then Asian and in between

Sunday Roast and other meals and drinks @ The Jolly Butchers

2011-08-08T10:00:00.006+01:00

The Jolly Butchers is a really cool, funky pub on Kingsland High Street. It follows the normal gastro pub rules. Wooden floors, wooden tables, mismatched wooden chairs, menu written on a blackboard. But this is a special place, a special place indeed. It is really the Londesborough and the Shakespeare all rolled into one. It has the social vibe and the beers of the latter and the food of the

Dishoom Pop Up......

2011-08-06T08:42:00.000+01:00

I'm not going to write anything about the Dishoom Chowpatty Beach Bar on the South Bank. All I will say is that I'm gonna now goto the main Dishoom restaurant in Covent Garden. That impressed with the Ruby I was. But if you are on the South Bank you should definitely pop in and give it a try, as it won't be there for much longer.

Foto Friday # 62

2011-08-05T10:00:00.002+01:00

4 happy diners eating some lunch at a stall in Pujili market in Ecuador, high in the andes.

Video of an Old Man Playing the Guitar in Ecuador

2011-08-03T10:00:00.004+01:00

This is what I enjoy about travelling so much, and what I have not been putting here for so long. This a short video of an old man in Vilcabamba in Ecuador playing the guitar.

Sitaaray - An Invite to an Indian Buffet

2011-08-02T10:00:00.009+01:00

Not only were we lucky enough to be invited to Chor Bizarre, but we were also invited to eat at Sitaaray in Covent Garden. Double luck.The two restaurants in this Indian based group couldn’t be more different. Chor Bizaare is your more typical Indian style restaurant, but aimed at a client with a big bulgy wallet. Whilst Sitaaray is aimed at your group of friends on a good night out with a

Assa - My First Taste of Korea

2011-08-01T08:48:00.001+01:00

What I know about Korean food you could write on a back of a postage stamp and still have room to write all I know about West African food as well. Ie squat.So this is not going to be a post about my amazing new discovery and how I am now an expert and all knowledgeable on Korean food. No this is going to be about a simple bowl of spicy beef soup and other waffle. I know nothing about Korea,

North Sea Fish - A Mixed Bag Really.

2011-07-31T09:19:00.001+01:00

The North Sea Fish is more of a take away with a restaurant attached, than the other way around.As you walk into the restaurant side you feel you are in a 1950’s seaside hotel. The deep red carpet and wooden bar in the middle all add to this walk back in time feel I got. It’s an odd experience.It became pretty apparent that the restaurant caters for tourists more than locals, due to its

Foto Friday # 61

2011-07-29T10:00:00.001+01:00

The ultimate in street food. Cuy is the Ecuadorian national dish and is eaten by everyone from rich to poor. It is mainly an indigenous dish as they do not take up much room in the house as they are being fattened up.

The Lucky Chip Burger Van

2011-07-27T23:42:00.000+01:00

I am hoping we are on the verge of a revolution here in London. Food vans. Street food has come along with leaps and bounds in the last few years, but over the last 12 months it has jumped years into the future.Going are the days of the cheap doner kebab vans, greasy bacon butties and bad and burnt burgers. Sad to say they are still around, just head out to any festival and you will see them,

F is for France @ Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecote

2011-07-26T00:10:00.001+01:00

It has been a while now, over two months since our little jaunt through the alphabet in London town. But we’re back.After many people had been on holidays to Spain, Ecuador, Colombia and Morocco since our last outing back in May. Whilst poor old me hasn’t even left London in all that time. Boo hoo.So I am making up for it with a quick jaunt across the channel to France. This time to Le Relaise

Foto Friday # 60

2011-07-22T10:00:00.001+01:00

We love Via-Via Cafes, especially this one in Yogyarkta. Not that we were fed up of eating the local Indonesian food, but sometimes change is good. Plus they do great coffee, and it's a great place to meet other travellers, and they do great coffee.

Spuntino - Little Plate Heaven

2011-07-19T10:00:00.004+01:00

I really wished I had eaten at Spuntino a lot earlier. Ie from day one. But I have this habit of letting a new restaurant flow for a couple of months before hitting its tables to sample the wares from the kitchen. But as this group had two restaurants running at full flow very close by, it should have put my mind at rest, but it didn’t. I mean Marcus Waring’s new restaurant hasn’t received good

Birra Moretti and Giancarlo Caldesi

2011-07-17T20:59:00.000+01:00

I was invited to an event sponsored by Birra Moretti and La Cusina Caldesi last week. It was to promote the wonders of Birra Moretti, a fine Italian beer, eclipsed in the UK by the other more famous one. We shall not name it. But after tasting Birra Moretti with its fuller and far superior flavour, I am sold. The event was held in the La Cusina Caldesi, which is behind

Foto Friday # 59

2011-07-15T10:00:00.005+01:00

This is the spread we had at lunch after a hard mornings ride around Dalat in Vietnam with the Easy Riders. If you ever make it to this small old French hill station, then give these boys a go for at least a day, or if you like it a lot, then you can go with them for a lot longer.

Bistro Du Vin

2011-07-13T23:10:00.000+01:00

I’m in love. I’ve found another restaurant that does what I love. Simple well cooked food. I don’t ask much out of life. I’m not into snazzy gimmicks, getting fed up with the ever changing food trends. I don’t want molecular gastronomy nor do I want my food deconstructed either. All I ask for is good ingredients, well cooked and shown the respect it deserves by a chef who loves his job.I’ve

Baozi Inn – A Revisit

2011-07-12T22:36:00.001+01:00

It had been a while since I had been to Baozi Inn, but I felt it was due a re-visit to check out how it was faring up. For a Tuesday night this small joint was heaving to the rafters, which is always a good sign for a restaurant to be full mid week during a recession.Not much had changed since my last visit a few months ago, the décor is still a little faux, but they do have some lovely green Mao

Brunch @ The Riding House Cafe

2011-07-11T10:00:00.005+01:00

The Riding House café has been on my radar since it opened earlier this year, but for many reasons, some best not mentioned we’ve just never managed to go there and eat. These things happen you see. But finally we managed it. About time.So this Sunday we turned up with reservation in hand for Sunday lunch, which actually turned out to be more of a brunch event instead, as

Burgers are for life, not just for snacking on....

2011-07-10T10:38:00.000+01:00

An emotional opening day of the fabled In-N-Out Burger chain in Texas. Funny but really quite sad.

Foto Friday # 58

2011-07-08T10:00:00.002+01:00

I love street food, but sometimes it can really damage you. This is some typical street food from Ecuador. It's called Chugchucara. No idea what it means, but the wife suffered for a couple of weeks because of it.

Sausage Time @ Kurz and Lang

2011-07-06T10:00:00.008+01:00

I’ve only been to Germany once, and that was a few years ago in Munich for the Beer Fest. Wow what a night that was. I only have very vague memories. Way too many Steins of lager.A thumping hangover to boot the following day as well, which was actually cured with two things. One was more beer, and the other was a plate full of German sausage. Man it worked a treat, better than any fry up.What

Food on the Street with the Pitt Cue Co.

2011-07-05T07:22:00.001+01:00

I am a great lover of Bar-B-Q. Anything to do with meat cooked over burning embers sends me into such highs that I start dribbling. Literally.To feed this addiction I am forced to cook bar-b-q style foods in my own oven at home, as I do not have a garden and therefore no bar-b-q.It’s the one thing we want in London. A house with a garden or even a balcony. We had a front porch once and I used

What We Ate Last Night : Bar-B-Q Rubbed Ribs

2011-07-02T10:00:00.008+01:00

I love bar-b-q, not the typical English bar-b-q of burnt but raw sausages and charcoal colored burgers that are as dry as cardboard. No, I’m talking about the good ol’ yankee bar-b-q type. The low and slow cooking that can take up to 24 hours to cook a Boston Butt, and 6 hours to cook some baby back ribs if you use the 3-2-1 method. This is my preferred method of cooking them, although I

Foto Friday # 57

2011-07-01T10:00:00.001+01:00

Sticky rice and grilled sausage in Luang Prabang, Laos. A simple but very tasty lunch.

Singapore Coffee Hawker Stand

2011-06-29T07:30:00.002+01:00

A short video of a man making coffee at his stall "New Fashion Coffee" at the Pek Kio Food Centre in Singapore. He only makes 200 cups a day then he goes home. For more videos goto www.youtube.com/mzungu1970

Sandwich Time @ the Nordic Bakery and Paul Rothe and Sons

2011-06-27T23:30:00.001+01:00

I’ve been hearing about the Nordic Bakery for quite a while now, actually quite a while, but for some reason I just never managed to venture inside and sample the delights that it has to offer. I know I’m not a follower of fashion but this is taking the piss a bit.The Nordic Bakery is a great place to sit, relax, drink a cup of coffee, nibble on a sandwich or a cinnamon bun and read a few

Good Times @ Randall and Aubin

2011-06-25T07:13:00.005+01:00

Sometimes you find a place and for some reason you love it more than you should. The menu may be limiting, the food may not fantastic, but the atmosphere and vibe make up for a whole lot more, and to me this counts for nearly everything.It’s been a while since we were last in Randall & Aubin, a long while. We have good memories of the place, seen some wild shit happening inside its doors, some

Foto Friday # 56

2011-06-24T10:00:00.005+01:00

The Full English. A work of art.

Taiwan Tourism Appreciation Lunch @ China Tang

2011-06-22T23:11:00.002+01:00

After the nonsense of the Hangzhou Tourism Dinner, my boss owed me a good Chinese meal. Actually the only reason I got to go is because he is in India, and someone from the company had to go and fly the flag at the Taiwan Tourism Appreciation Lunch. Yes me.I’ve never been to Taiwan, we don’t sell that much of it to be honest, but the European office (who are based in Frankfurt) want to keep us

An Invitation to eat at the Thieves Market or Chor Bizarre

2011-06-19T09:59:00.000+01:00

Chor Bizarre is not your normal Indian restaurant. For starters there is no flop wallpaper, that mainstay of any old curry house, but then again we are in Mayfair. Instead there is a kaleidoscopic of interesting artifacts that make you feel you are in someones house rather than in a restaurant. Very different indeed.We were seated at a large table for two with very

Foto Friday # 55

2011-06-17T10:00:00.003+01:00

Well it's one way of getting the little piggies to market.

The Best Sunday Roast @ The Londesborough

2011-06-12T22:24:00.000+01:00

Hold the front pages. If you are still looking for the best Sunday Roast in London, you can stop looking. I’ve think I may well have found it at the Londesborough in Stoke Newington. We were supposed to goto the Riding House Café and have brunch/roast there, but as it was a crappy morning outside, cold, wet and windy, we decided to stay closer to home. I am so glad we did,

Video of the Sea Food Market & Restaurant

2011-06-11T18:23:00.002+01:00

I am in the process of getting a flip camcorder, which basically means I will be torturing you all with new videos of life in London and elsewhere. In the meantime I will be posting some old ones that have been lingering on youtube for a few years now. This rather short video is of the Sea Food Market in Bangkok. It's basically a supermarket cum restaurant and a fun and tacky, but expensive

Foto Friday # 54

2011-06-10T10:00:00.001+01:00

I did for a while, but thankfully I have picked them up again.

Morito

2011-06-08T00:05:00.001+01:00

I do love Spain and its Tapas bars. A whole night in some towns on a tapas crawl will leave you drunk and very nicely filled up as well. It’s the diversity I love so much. Imagine a street lined with small bars that only do a few different plates, but do them well. You go from one to the other having a glass of wine or beer sampling what each bar does so well. A very good

What We Ate Last Night : Venetian Liver

2011-06-06T20:45:00.001+01:00

I am partial to a little bit of liver. I love the stuff. I was such a fussy eater as a kid, but for some reason I always ate my liver. I grew up eating lambs liver, potatoes and peas. Although my dad used to overcook the liver, well it was the 70’s. I now prefer it a little pinker these days. Some of my most loved dishes are rather liverish. A quickly seared calves liver and mash is a dish made

Breakfast Club @ Artillery Lane

2011-06-05T19:25:00.001+01:00

My hangovers are not what they used to be. I now wake up feeling fine and as the day wears on it kicks in, and by the end of the day I am as rough as I should be in the morning. Must odd.I totally believe the best hangover cure of all is a good fry up. My aches and pains seem to vanish away with the consumption of mounds of fried food. Some of the best fry ups I’ve ever had have been eaten

Foto Friday # 53

2011-06-03T11:00:00.000+01:00

A most impressive set of knives at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

Rasa Sayang Express

2011-05-29T08:00:00.002+01:00

There are not too many good options to have a quick snack down Oxford Street. There are some dodgy Chinese buffet noodle joints, and the normal sandwich shops that sell the same same plastic sarnies. So when Rasa Sayang opened a small outlet to feed those tired weary and hungry shoppers it could only equal success.Well the shop always seems to be very busy whenever I have passed it, although I