Cooking, Travel & Eating Out on a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free & Refined Sugar-Free Diet
It was the first nice day of the year and what better way to spend it than a nice long leisurely brunch. Arlo’s had invited me to try their recently revamped brunch menu so we headed to South London to check it out. Brunch at …
I’ve always been a big fan of Côte Brasserie. I love French food and although they have multiple restaurants all over the country, each one that I go to seems to have its own personality. It feels like a little French Bistro and reminds me …
A few years ago we were visting Biarritz for Dan’s birthday treat and I wanted to surprise him with a delicious meal. I did some research and chose L’Etable as a place I thought he’d love to eat at. Rustic and authentic it was exactly …
Dan and I have been together 3 years! Doesn’t time fly! But how to mark our anniversary? A special event like that deserves a special restaurant so I was thrilled when the team at Roast Restaurant invited us there to try their menu. It would …
The Ivy has seen quite an expansion in recent years. From one restaurant in Covent Garden they now have 8 other Grills and Brasseries dotted around London and the UK. They are also opening a new one in Soho next month along with many others planned for the …
Madrid is such a gastronomic city with a huge tradition of cooking and eating, and the Madrilenos really know how to enjoy their food. The best restaurants in Madrid that I have visited are the authentic Spanish ones with long histories attached to them. They’ve …
A traditional Spanish Restaurant where the House Speciality is Steak cooked on a hot plate at your table! I took Dan to Casa Paco for Date Night on our last trip to Madrid as it’s his Dad’s favourite restaurant and he’s been raving about its steak …
What a fabulous morning! Full of colour, culture, celebration and fun, spent at the Sikh wedding of our friends Divya and Pradip. Here’s Pradip with his best men – the outfit he wore was incredible and I think he loved the fact that he was allowed to carry …
Is there anything better than a warm, hearty stew, when the weather is cold outside – and this is the most famous of them all, the classic French dish of Boeuf Bourguignon (beef casserole with added red wine and a fancy french name!) with a …
Dan and I take it in turns every other month to take each other on a date night where we plan a special evening for the other person. Last time, he took me to The Ninth on Charlotte St (read about it here), a fairly new …
To read more about my Italy Trip see blog posts A Day in Talamone, A Weekend In Siena, Brunello Wine Tasting in Montalcino Our final stop on our tour of Tuscany was the beachside town of Viareggio, just outside of Pisa. We chose Viareggio as …
Getting time with my family is one of my favourite things about Portugal, and tonight was a chance to catch up with my cousin Charlotte and her partner Ross who live out here year-round. We were spending the evening at one of their (and my) …