Saturday night and I’m flying el solo. I kind of like this once in a while, to take my own time and wander along Southbank and you know, eat like five courses of modern Singaporean food on my own. Thank goodness they were itsy bitsy courses, a part of Singapore Tourism’s new campaign to introduce … Read More →
Gong Xi Fa Chai, my homies! I don’t really know how to begin this post. The only word that comes to mind right now is EPIC, but that would make for a very short post, and rather unlike me to not chatter away, so I’ll try a little harder. So here goes. Last Saturday, Mowie and … Read More →
It stopped snowing this weekend and the temperatures rose to a balmy 5°C, so Panu and I decided to go check out the Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park. It was rather grey and gloomy though, and threatened to rain, but we focused on the task at hand: bratwursts, chips and hot chocolates! The Winter Wonderland is … Read More →
Merry Christmas everyone! To those of you spending it with friends and family, I wish you a fabulous time at home. For those stranded anywhere because of the snow-pocolypse or for any other reason, believe me, this year in particular, my heart goes out to you. I was *this* close to missing Christmas with my … Read More →
I’m not going to write an epic report on this one because believe when I say many before me already have. I was slow. I was lazy. But last Saturday, I eventually got my hands on the Meatwagon cheese burger (recommended as the first burger I shalt try) and mother of all big flat meatballs, it … Read More →
They call it the Finnish Christmas Fair, but really, who are they kidding? Aside from one table of Christmas ornaments and some obligatory Moomin product, it was nothing but a good old food fair, descended upon by all the Finns (and non-Finns) of London each year to stock up on Finnish snacks and goodies for … Read More →
Don’t ever say I don’t love you guys! Because I love y’all so much (and because I know you want to win a meal to celebrate London Restaurant Festival), American Express and I are offering tickets for my readers to a special Festival Event – the American Express 10-10-10 – worth an amazing £200! American … Read More →
6pm is not too late for a nap is it? I asked that of the wise twitterati and it was with great glee that I was told, no, no 6pm is certainly not too late for a nap. And lucky that because wow, did I need that nap. My weekend began with a fancy dinner … Read More →
WOW it has been competition week in bloggersphere this week! Thanks to American Express, some of us bloggers have been able to give away tickets to awesome events during London Restaurant Festival, hopefully bringing some foodjoy to our readers! I had two scrumptious giveaways: a dinner at The Criterion Restaurant and even more excitingly, an … Read More →
From confit to crème brulee, manuka honey to miso, grouse to gravalax, London’s restaurants offer a delectably diverse range of flavours to tempt all tastes. The London Restaurant Festival (4th-18th October 2010), proudly supported by American Express, is a citywide celebration of eating out designed to encourage Londoners to make more of our rich array … Read More →
On Thursday last week it was a stunning 25°C. It lasted all of a sad 24 hours and on Friday, winter decided to rear its ugly head, pummelling London with big fat freezing raindrops and dropping the temperature to a positively chilly 13°C. 13 degrees man, and for those who have no idea how Celsius works, that’s … Read More →
It happened again. This time last year, I remember waking up, frothing at the mouth excited like someone was giving me a puppy wrapped in a ticket to Vegas on Christmas morning. But it wasn’t Christmas and there was no puppy. A ticket to Vegas did come eventually, but that’s not the story. The story … Read More →
Right this moment I have to say I deserve something amazing. Like totally amazing. Like an Eton mess, complete with fresh strawberries and blueberries and generous scoops of Häagen Dazs vanilla ice cream. YEAH. Why do I deserve such awesomeness? Well because today I worked. For free. I helped out at the Bea’s of Bloomsbury … Read More →
Saturday was always going to be a good. For starters, I woke up and ate Goober Grape squished between two slices of soft white bread for breakfast. What’s Goober Grape you ask? Well, click on the link you lazy punk ass. Or wait. Because I am planning on a whole video post, yes a video … Read More →
So last year I went along to this event called the Food Blogger Connect. I had no idea what to expect really, except that it was held at a groovy Lebanese restaurant, but wow, what an event! Food, food, bloggers, food, cameras, food! I mean really, is there anything else to life?! I’m not sure, … Read More →
My grandfather, my “ah gong”. I don’t really know how to start this post, except to say that every single year at Chinese New Year, I miss my ah gong more than you’d expect and surprisingly, more than even I expect. I never knew him very well ~ I was born in Australia, but we … Read More →
Chocolate sponge cupcake from Hummingbird Bakery and Chinese lanterns at Royal China Queensway. Happy Valentine’s Day & Gong Xi Fa Chai!
Those of you who follow me on twitter knew eons in advance that Panu’s mum was coming to visit. Why? Because I tweeted relentlessly about the packets of timtams she was bringing with her and how I just could. not. wait. to get my dirty little paws on them. Well bring she did. But wrapped … Read More →
Ok, wishful thinking calling myself a beauty. While I am from the land down under and I did try to be beautiful and even though beauty is apparently only skin deep, my natural reaction to claw, kick and bi-atch fight anyone who stands between my food and I pretty much vetoes my right to all beauty, including that of … Read More →