Viet-nom-nom: A Food Trail from Saigon to Hanoi.

Vietnamese food deviates from its Indochinese neighbours, compared to, say, Thailand, which offers up copious coconut-creamed based curries and deep-fried snacks doused in sticky sauces. Ultimately, you leave Thailand with sweet chilli running through your veins and oil seeping out …

Taste Real Thailand, Travel Like A Tourist: Chiang Mai’s Thai Kitchen Cookery Centre

Chiang Mai: a transition from beach-bumming, an escape from the oppressive humidity, a place to enjoy a sudden decline of high-school flashpackers and where street meals over 20THB are a thing of the past. The jittery 20 hour sleeper train …

Turkey and Cranberry Sauce Leftover Spring-Rolls

If you (like my Mother) purchased a monster of a Turkey this Christmas and cannot push another fork-full of Bubble and Squeak passed your lips and into your christmas-crammed stomachs, then here is a new way to use up those …

Oeuf en Cocottes- Rachel Khoo Style

I wasn’t sure whether to talk about my Christmas morning breakfast as a post, as it has nothing to do with where I’ve travelled. But to hell with it, I thought, it’s still food!! On christmas morning I decided to …

It’s Kingsmas! : Kingston-Upon-Thames’ Christmas Market

On Monday, I had the day off…to go Christmas shopping!! It’s actually a new thing which is even called ‘Christmas Shopping Day’, I was told last week. So, with my mouth still open in shock on this glorious day, I …

Taste Real Thailand, Travel Like a Tourist: Koh Samui, Finding Comfort in a Curry

Koh Samui wasn’t my cup of green tea. Areas such as Chawang and Lamai are heaving with neon lit back-allies where you’ll be greeted by a swarm of ladyboys attempting to pull you into bars that attract male westerners, sharing …

New Zealand Inspired Muffins with Pine Nuts, Basil, Bacon and Parmesan

Before my trip to New Zealand, I had never, ever, tried a savoury muffin before. Savoury scones and muffins are a signature standard item in most Kiwi coffee houses. I don’t know why, but these savoury sponge delights do not …