One impromptu lunchtime, we decided to check out Brasserie Blanc, a place I’ve had my eye on for quite a while. They have a decent lunch time menu if you have the time to sit around for two courses. There’s …
Following my nose, we wandered into English’s of Brighton from a day trip from London, which turned out to suit our desire for a good seafood meal quite nicely. We had some fresh oysters – West Mersea with a red …
This is what 4 days of sunshine will do to you.
BBQ #1 for the year – tiger prawns from Leeds Markets.
Livebait in Leeds was a surprisingly good lunch – it didn’t quite look like I thought it would from the outside but with nice exposed brick and plenty of natural light despite being slightly underground, it made for a pleasant …
Really delicious lobster in ginger and spring onion with yee min. Kinda messy to eat at times but definitely worth it.
The lobster is based on the going market price. This plate of noodles cost us £28 but was …
Char kuey teow – friend flat noodles with prawns, chinese sausage, beansprouts and spring onions at a hawker centre somewhere in PJ.
Also see my home made version, part of my Malaysian hawker stall food fest: …
A once-a-year treat that inevitably became a ‘must-eat’ in Singapore, the black pepper crab is undoubtedly one of the best ways to enjoy crab.
And an introduction to a disgustingly tasty other way to cook crab – baked with cheese. …
Our first sunset (one of many) in Kovalam, Kerala.
A selection of breakfast food – a spicy deep fried donut -vada, puri, dal, puttu and some sweet melon.
Our Boxing Day lunch at the Grand Hotel, Cochin. Karimeen …
First, a small river fish each baked in banana leaf then a few dishes of banana curry, sambar, fried bitter gourd, beans and cabbage, served with rice and poppadoms.…
Really tasty crab in Kumarakom Lakesong Resort in Kerala. Love the curry leaf hat.
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A rather relaxed bank holiday Sunday at the Midnight Bell. Surprisingly rare-on-one-side roast beef which was delicious with tasty gravy, chips, veg and yorkshire pudding. Also a giant fish and chips with minty peas.