Tasting Menu Review At The Artichoke, Old Amersham
food, foodie, restaurant, review, tasting menu One of the benefits of living just outside London, is that I get to explore country pubs and restaurants, neatly hidden away from the throbbing tastebuds of city workers. At the end of May, I finally got the chance to try The Artichoke…
Brighton Burger Fest – Three Burgers In Two Days
Brighton, burger, Burger Brothers, food, meat, MEATliquor, review, Trolls PantryOccasionally I get a craving for a burger. A real meat-dripping, melted cheese, moan-as-you-eat burger. I'm not sure what happened in Brighton. I went a little nuts. Coming off the back of a four day Easter training hike, my body was…
White Hart, Whelpley Hill Review – Pub Grub At Its Finest
food, pub, review, Whelpley Hill, White HartEvery now and again I seem to stumble across a gem of a pub. The White Hart in Whelpley Hill is one of those gems. I came across this pub thanks to the new Haresfoot Brewery - the first brewery to reside in my local town of Berkhamsted for…
Hawker House Night Market – Best Pop Up Street Food In London
food, london, street food, whiskyI haven't penned a foodie blog post for a while, so when I was given an early birthday surprise to visit the Hawker House Street Feast night market, it made sense to share some of the highlights of the evening. Especially as the Street Feast…
Cooking A Multi-Bird Roast – The Ultimate Christmas Dinner
chicken, christmas, christmas dinner, cooking, duck, food, foodie, multi-bird roast, pheasant Every year since we finished University, myself and a group of friends would take it in turns to cook Christmas dinner. At first it started off as a simple three course meal, but over time the annual lads Christmas dinner has become increasingly…
Exploring London’s Real Food Market
bbq pork, beef, food, foodie, london, organic, Real Food Market, South BankEvery now and again it's nice to take a break from the norm and explore new tastes. This is especially applicable to me and food. Last week I discovered the Real Food Market located at London's South Bank Centre Square, and ventured there last…
Bar Boulud Review – Best Burger In London?
Bar Boulud, burger, food, foodie, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, london, National Burger Day, restaurant Two weeks ago, I found out via. Twitter that it was National Burger Day on August 27th. I didn't waste any time and hopped straight over to Google to research the best place to go to get the best burger in London. Google was awash with…
A Foodie Tour Around Hong Kong
5monthsoff, Asia, bbq pork, beef, duck, food, foodie, Hong Kong, neon, sugar cane, tea, travel, turtle jelly, wantonPicture the scene. I've been delayed by 4 hours at Shanghai airport. This means I land into Hong Kong at 3am. I'm tired after my 21 hour journey....from Auckland. I pass through immigration, and head to the trains. The trains don't run until…
Butchery, Beef And Bewitching Views – Smiths of Smithfield
beef, camera, food, foodie, london, restaurant, Smiths of Smithfield, Steak, wineI'm not a food blogger. Not really. But I do love good food. Especially steak. And wine. So when I was invited to explore the top floor of Smiths of Smithfield restaurant in London, and presented with three courses of quality rare breed beef,…
Discovering The Six Different Types of Chinese Tea
5monthsoff, Asia, China, food, foodie, Hong Kong, tea, tour, travel I love tea. The British Empire was built on tea. Give me English breakfast tea, milk and one sugar, and I'm happy. After hiking Snowdon a few year ago, I even discovered a cafe in Llanberis that serves pints of English breakfast tea. I've…