Do you ever forget where you put something? Or start a project and for whatever reason, leave it and then totally forget you even started? …
Loving Life on The Bristol Food Tour
A few weeks ago I spent a leisurely few hours walking around Bristol with a gang of like-minded foodies on something called The Bristol Food …
Fried Laksa & Stories from Penang, Malaysia
Laksa is a popular noodle curry soup which you find all over South East Asia. It’s particularly popular in Malaysia and even more so in …
Polish Zapiekanki from Zapsy, Bristol
Recently, I’ve been extolling the virtues of Zapsy and their tasty Polish sandwiches (zapiekanka). You’ll probably have seen me waffling on about them ALOT on …
Fritters & a history of Singapore’s hawker centres
Singapore is full of hawker centres and both before and during our recent trip to Singapore, we were recommended more than one to try. In …
Shop Local with Good Sixty
Good Sixty is something new and rather fabulous in Bristol. It’s a website designed to connect local food shops and small producers with customers all …
Durian… the King of Fruit.
Have you heard of Durian? We hadn’t until we went to Malaysia. It’s a large fruit (around the size of a rugby ball) which is …
Finzels Reach Street Food Market, Bristol
You know I love my street food and after 7 months away from Bristol, I’m pleased to see that the scene here is as buzzing …
Cupboard Essential: Tom Yum Paste
Tom Yum paste has recently become a staple ingredient in my travelling box of foodie bits. I’m sure you all have a jar or two …
The Spotted Duck, Mountsorrel
*Sadly, The Spotted Duck has now closed – Feb 2018* When John’s House opened in late 2014, my mum’s village of Mountsorrel was all of …