It has been 3 months since I moved to East Dulwich and I still dont particularly feel like Ive settled in. Lordship Lane, its backbone, is lined with expensive furniture shops, wine bars and nic...
Salty caramel cheesecake. Just those words strike fear in any dieters heart, but joy in mine. Theres no greater contrast than the sticky sweetness of the caramel, with savoury undertones making it de...
After three days in Mexico City, it was time to head for the coast. Brilliant white beaches beckoned and we had a lot of sitting around to do. Tulum was our destination and after an exhausting plane ...
In Mexico City everyone is trying to sell you something. People walk up and down the Metro cars touting whatever they have on offer, ranging from chewing gum to milk frothers. Young men modify their ...
I didnt hear much about last weekends Taste of India, held at the Southbank so it was purely by chance that I stumbled across it on my way to The Hayward Gallery. I spent much of my time wandering ar...
Its a bit gnarly, this dish. I am fully expecting a lot of you to recoil in horror, and some "bleurgh!"s bursting from you as you read this. Fish heads arent that scary, really. As long as yo...
When it comes to food, Malaysians know their stuff. Most of their best food is sold on the streets at hawker centres and during my two weeks in Malaysia last year I slurped my way through bowls of no...
After leaving Wild Serais Malaysian brunch, we went along to K-Mart. New Malden is famed for its Korean restaurants and supermarkets, so while we were there we did a little light shopping. Rows of fa...
I was in two minds about whether to write about this sandwich. Goddamn it was hard work. It was a labour of love, something that Ive pursued doggedly for the past two months. It cost me a lot of mone...
Alliums dressed in citrus juice might be my Spring favourite. Steamed until floppy and then crisped and charred and a bit blistered on a ridged cast iron pan, the baby leeks were sweet and silky, its...
When I went to Momofuku’s Ssam Bar in New York on New Year’s eve, there were groups of friends there sharing the famous Ssam dish. Ssam is Korean, and it literally means ‘wrapped’, and it can be anyt...
In the interests of full disclosure and all that, I should state that one third of the Pizza Pilgrims (Thom) is a friend and we worked together. When I heard he was leaving the company to start a piz...
With Londons burger scene ever growing, Lucky Chip met with rave reviews and comparisons with Meat Liquors burgers. Both styled from the same American-diner style stable, Lucky Chips burger menu incl...
I really wanted Bubbas in Tulse Hill, styled as a fine dining Caribbean restaurant, to blow me away but warning bells rang on the approach. There was a lot of blue neon shining out of those windows. ...
The thing about having friends who work for charities is that sometimes you get roped into charity events, such as, I dont know, all my friends paying donations to come and see me get the shit kicked...
I first sampled Mike + Ollies food at Brockley Market. A flatbread stuffed with mackerel was devoured within minutes, and the textures and flavours impressed me so much that afterwards I immediately ...
It was absolutely hammering it down yesterday. Winds howled, rain lashed against the windows and I was bravely battling my way to the shops. Though were almost in Spring, this kind of weather calls f...
Eurostar were kind enough to send me and a friend off on a jolly to Amsterdam for a weekend. Imagine my surprise when we turned up at Citizen M to find the shower open plan to the bed (which we alrea...
The banh mi craze swept London last year and I found my favourite, Panda Panda in Deptford. Theirs were chock full of pickled vegetables, delicious pork and encased in a warm, rice flour baguette - w...
Although Im not a Christian, Ill take any excuse to pig out on pancakes and I always get caught up in the Pancake Day craze. Im more of an American kind of girl; I prefer their airy thickness to the ...
Image with thanks from http://love4culture.com/After 3 years living in New Cross, its time to move on. Im sure my parents will breathe a sigh of relief after two muggings in a year - look, one was in...
On first glance, this may seem like a normal scotch egg - perhaps even a kiev. Fortnum & Masons claim to have made the first scotch egg, and indeed they are the perfect picnic snack. But long gon...
I miss Malaysia. My trip there last April affected me greatly; it was one of the most hardcore eating trips Ive done. After day 3 I forgot how it felt to be hungry and instead felt only full, really ...
Kimchi is said to be Koreas national dish. A name that encompasses a wide range of chilli-soaked fermented vegetables, Koreans eat it with most, if not all meals and there is a popular Korean saying ...
Ive always had a bit of a love hate relationship with beetroot; sometimes I cant get enough of it, and other times I push it away. I soon realised what the difference was; pickled or spicy beetroot p...
Jeremy Lees new position as head chef at the newly refurbished Quo Vadis has been all the talk recently. Previously at Blueprint Cafe, he moved just after Christmas. Reports came in with rapt admirat...
Singaporeans will tell you that the popular takeaway classic, Singapore fried noodles, is not from their homeland. Its one of those dishes that popped up and got popular, and people are baffled (or e...
I dont know anyone who doesnt like toasted sandwiches. Whats not to like? Earlier this week, images of Mishkins Reuben sandwich in the morning paper haunted me for many hours. For me, an absolute mus...
You may have heard a lot about Burger & Lobster by now, and in particular their unusual menu. With just three choices of burger, a whole grilled or steamed lobster, or a lobster roll all served w...
I dont know whether you made it to Pitt Cue Co.s barbecue truck underneath the Hungerford Bridge last summer, but if not youre in luck, as theyve just opened a tiny place on Newburgh Street. We poppe...
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