Momofuku Ko is an OG and gargantuan in NYC’s fine dining scene, and the epitome of our eating during our recent trip to NYC. Not only was the trip a belated 40th present to me, we dined on 27 December, notably the date that we got married seven years earlier, right here in NYC. Where … Read More →
lamb rack and braised shoulder, spiced carrot puree, baby spinach, pine nuts, herb crust, asparagus I’ve never been this delayed in writing a post. It’s been 2.5 months since our Townsville trip and I’d all but forgotten about our dinner out at Seasoned, that is until I was scrolling through my camera roll and it’s like … Read More →
Two weeks ago, I sat in a taxi and bawled my eyes out as it hurtled me towards the airport. The poor taxi driver. He didn’t know what to do with this highly upset, possibly volatile female in his back seat. He kept quiet and drove me further and further away from my baby. Six … Read More →
Wow, how hard is it to go back to work after a four day weekend, guys? I’m struggling today. It’s 3pm and I’ve just checked my frequent flyer points balance because what better way to get over the holiday blues (even a small one) than to book another holiday? Despite it only being a three … Read More →
Usually when somebody points you in the direction of a bar that sells food – all their food – for $4.95, you kind of expect (a) rubbish food (b) rubbish service (c) probably cheap drinks (d) all of the above. We went to El Furniture Warehouse (or “El Furny”) on a rec from a local, and … Read More →
tater tot hot dish, with mushroom beef gravy, cheddar, poached eggs and fried onions It has been 19 days since my last blog post. This is some kind of obscene record. I mean, the last time I stopped blogging for a substantial amount of time was when I had like, 1/3 of my intestines removed. … Read More →
It all started over a discussion about the utter crapness of wedding reception food. No matter where you have it, no matter who caters, it always leaves a lot to be desired. Unless you have a kick ass Chinese banquet, which is always good. I made a passing comment years ago that if I got … Read More →
It has been 22 months since I had a decent holiday. I know I seem to travel a lot, but unless by “travel” you mean “three-day-no-rest-city-break” then ok, I travel a lot. But believe me when I say those city breaks? You definitely need a holiday to recover from them. The last time I took … Read More →
Before I rave on about Burger & Lobster, I have to apologise if this post looks weird. I’m blogging on my iPad for the first time and well, as you and I both know, as awesome as tablets are, they are not laptops and the apps are never quite the same… But alas, no laptop … Read More →
Seared calamari with a lemongrass & lime dressing and a green chilli mayonnaise Who ever said country bumpkins didn’t know how to eat deserves a slap. And now that I’ve called them country bumpkins, I think I’m going to get a slap, but it’s Townsville… so you know what I mean Every time we go … Read More →
Tuna tartare with crushed green pea salad I need to go back to Melbourne. Working there for three days last week was but a tease, and though I managed to stuff myself full of dumplings, noodles, pastries, chilli, hot dogs, cupcakes, Malaysian and my Mexican cousin (yes, I ate my Mexican cousin, but no I … Read More →
Last weekend, our little crew of eight adults and three kids went road trippin’ overnight up to the Hunter Valley. Why only one night? Because we hadn’t been away with the kids before and now that we know what champs they all can be (no tantrums, no crying, heavenly!) we’re planning a longer trip away! … Read More →
Home made caramel brownies by my cousin Jane Considering the fact that I was in Melbourne for work, and ate in two nights out of four, I managed to fit quite a lot of foodage into my free time. Which was mainly Saturday. I do myself proud sometimes. Join me on my instagram journey! Enjoy! … Read More →
We all know I’m not a classy girl. I don’t need caviar and champagne to be happy. Give me some good local food, especially hawker food, served on plastic plates and I am on cloud nine. Which is why our Sunday night dinner at Newton Food Centre in the heart of Singapore rated as my … Read More →
black pepper crab Isn’t it always the same with holidays? They seem like eons away, and you count and you sleep and you count sleeps, and after longer than eternity times infinity, they finally arrive! And then you go, and before you know it, it’s over. GAH. I hate post holiday blues. I know it … Read More →
There are a number of misconceptions about me. For example, the misconception that I like to shop. I don’t. Or the misconception that I’m an extrovert (because, you know, I like to talk). I’m not. But the most common misconception of all is the very wrong expectation that I am a food snob. I am … Read More →
Dragon roll When we had dinner out in Townsville over the Easter weekend, I instgrammed a photo of the sake-tini that Panu had and when someone asked where it was from, I said “a Japanese restaurant in a little town.” My sis-in-law jumped all over that in a second claiming that Townsville is in fact … Read More →
rogan josh I’M ALIVE! Yes, yes I am. My last blog post was exactly one week ago, and believe it or not, this time I can’t point an accusing finger at my Instagram addiction. I’ve actually been way over here in Johanneburg, South Africa, hidden in the depths of corporate conferencing, barely surviving six days straight … Read More →
Last weekend, Panu and I headed up to Brisvegas just for the weekend, to celebrate my mum’s 60th birthday. That was the only reason we went, although if you look at the amount of stuff we ate, you might be forgiven for thinking we’d embarked on some sort of Panu & Cat vs Food adventure. … Read More →
When you come back from an eating haven like Hong Kong, the only thing anyone cares about is “what’s the best thing you ate?” Well, actually, for a normal person it might be “what did you buy?” but clearly, I am not normal. I don’t shop (seriously, hate shopping, not sure if I’m meant to … Read More →
It’s funny how life turns out. South Africa was never on my travel hit list – there are a myriad of other destinations I’d much rather spend my tourist dollars on and the princess in me can lap up hours upon hours of beach side pampering before you can even utter the word boring. I’d … Read More →
lamb tagine (slow cooked lamb braised in a tomato, coriander, cumin, turmeric and parsley sauce) I’ve been in Johannesburg a week and this trip has been ridiculously, magnanimously wayyyyyy more enjoyable than the last trip. One, because I’m not working 14 hour days this time and two, I’m not working 14 hour days this time! I’ve had … Read More →
I should probably warn you guys that this post is going to feature a whole bunch of meat, but you can’t eat any of it. In fact, try and they might eat you, or at least that’s what I was told. With that knowledge tucked away in my little brain, I remained incredibly well behaved, … Read More →
black prawn ravioli, prawn mousseline & champagne-chervil cream It’s only two more sleeps until I’m back on the plane, hurtling my way back to London. My two weeks in J’burg feels like it’s flown by, but at the same time, I feel like I’ve been here for eons and I want to go home so … Read More →