Today we’re going west to sample some Indian delights at Copper Chimney in London’s Westfield. Westfield is a mega shopping centre which is beautifully designed with restaurants laid out around the edge offering myriad international cuisines. And as luck would have it there’s a handy bus that goes pretty much from my house to just […]
One of the joys of urban living (I grew up on a farm so really appreciate these joys) is the takeaway. Food someone else cooks, delivered to your door…how splendid. And we love an Indian takeaway so were delighted to discover the Bombay Bicycle Club – or Bombay Bicycle Chef as their takeaway arm is called. […]
Today we’re back in the main road in Sea Point. Yes, I know we do spend a lot of time eating there. Sundoo is a new addition to Sea Point’s restaurantland which serves Indian tapas. I love Indian food and am partial to the tapas-style way of eating so I was excited to sample our latest local. […]
I’ve long been a huge fan of Kiwi chef Peter Gordon and love his recipe book Everyday which I’ve cooked many dishes from. And the food in his restaurants never failed to surprise with his amazing fusion of ingredients creating wonderful flavours. This curry is one of those, served with ginger rice and minty cucumber raita. And it’s […]
Railay is a small peninsula between Krabi Town and Ao Nang in Krabi. You can only get to it by boat as high limestone cliffs cut it off from the mainland. It’s like a secret tropical kingdom waiting to be discovered. The scenery on the ride over is very dramatic with huge rocks sprouting out […]
I’m a big Rick Stein fan. I’ve loved all his TV programmes and cooked loads of dishes from his recipe books (many of them over and over again). I joined his Far Eastern Odyssey with great enthusiasm, revelling in the food of Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bali and Bangladesh (how’s that for an […]