Any doubts on how a localvore will make do in cosmopolitan London will quickly disappear at the food extravaganza that is BOROUGH MARKET. Along with a handful of restaurants and shops nestled under the archways of this centuries old market there's an amazing array of food,...
What to do with the queue? The once genteel world of making a reservation has long gone by the wayside in New York City. In London the No Reservation Policy ("NRP") is beginning to take hold. Many of the new "hot" restaurants bring price and inventiveness...
[caption id="attachment_3259" align="aligncenter" width="112"] A ""SIDE" AT NOPI[/caption] A different day, a different side. We found bliss at casino online our recent visit to NOPI where samphire (a seaweed meets Broccolini briny-edged veggie) was well paired to asparagus topped with some shavings of Pecorino. They...
Fall into formation!!! LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS Opening Ceremony here we go, go, go! [caption id="attachment_3165" align="aligncenter" width="112"] OLYMPIC SCONES AT THE ALBION[/caption] Albion Cafe, Bakery & Grocery 2-4 Boundary Street, Shoreditch, London 2012; ...
Ah, the athletics of it all in getting to the Olympic games: the airports, the buses snarled thorough London's narrow medieval streets and the Underground, a web of subways burrowed underneath the city that, even on a non-Olympic summer day swells to capacity with locals...
[caption id="attachment_3127" align="aligncenter" width="112"] COUNTDOWN LONDON 2012[/caption] Okay, you've got everything you need. The camera and smartphone combo with GPS and, just to play it safe your printed guide (better be a MAPPETITE!), a raincoat and an umbrella, though that could turn out to be a...
We're all for poultry possibilities but you've got to wonder about these chicken crisps. The Brits, who often take big steps forward in the sustainable and localvore world take one step back with the "Sensation" brand roasted chicken & thyme flavored potato chips. ...
Forget the aftereffects, indulge. Lucky you, as a dark chocolate covered prune makes for a great indulgence. Ditto for the candied chestnut, dried fig and date. Date, you say? Yes, indeed I do have a date for Valentine's day, a cocoa covered dream. MARANGONI CIOCCOLATO...
No trip too long for the real PASTEL DE NATA or, in English speaks, a Portuguese custard filled pastry cup. A ten minute walk past the northern reaches of Portobello Road and you end up at the GOLBORNE Road street market. Among a handful of...
Afternoon tea, an enduring English institution, is not a place where one often thinks of food as fashion design. Started in the mid-19th century as a tide-me-over meal to satisfy the hunger pangs of famished ladies between the lunch and dinner hours, afternoon tea evolved...