Happy New Year (again) Garmanvsfood family. Hope you have had or are having a good celebration with your family however way possible. It has been a subdued celebration for most of us but as I said before, we MADE IT!
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2021: made IT!
2020!!!! the year that tired it, like literally TRIEEED IT! The start of the second decade of the year 2000 like WTF???!!! A year that began with so many dreams and aspirations for many of us turned out to be a year we never saw coming! And yet, WE MADE IT!
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Undergrain, Valletta, Malta – torched scallops, ‘assiette’ of black angus beef & passion fruit and majoram sorbet; a Maltese delight
Tis the holiday season?! Whhhhaaaaaaaa…..what a difference a year makes eh? Exactly a year and 2 days ago we were in Bangkok having a one in a lifetime meal at Gaggan Anand restaurant. It was our last food adventure of 2019 and OMG! what a meal that was
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Supper club, London – Boodle fight! a kamayan degustation #fortheculture
Hello November! Where has the year gone? Christmas is next month and 2021 is barely 2 months away! It’s as though time just raced from September till now – Halloween, bonfire night and now thanksgiving! Like WTH???
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Yauatcha – where dim sum is a fine dining experience
Aside from the slightly better weather in summer, another reason i love this time of the year is that my home town comes alive! Lots to see, eat, drink, do and just be! Plus, it is that time of the year where I get to spend time with the famz that i don’t get to see often because
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Launceston Place Restaurant – a clothes dryer and a trolley? = a one of a kind food adventure
The clocks have officially gone back, and we have lost an hour which means it is officially AUTUMN. How? Where did the time go? It is 8 weeks to Christmas people! And pause…. Yep, it is hard to even comprehend that it is that time of the year again;
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Flor – Crudités, Mutton, Hake and Orange wine
Flor was one of those places that was just unexpected and a joy to find twelve months ago! The food, the choons and the vibe?! FANTASTIC! Our day started with a visit to the moniker art fair in Chelsea. It was our first time visiting, massive s/o to my good mate Folarin for the heads up!
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The Dairy – Chicken liver mousse, Peach sorbet, Cherry bake well
Exactly thirteen months to the day today! What a day this was! Started with reggae brunch celebrating a friend’s birthday. Let me tell you something, I have never been to a reggae brunch before but boi! I am for sure going to the next one! It is a whole Vibe.
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Baden-badener weinhaus, Baden-baden-Neuweier – Boujee is Champagne for breakfast! #Rieslinghunt
Our plan on our last morning in baden-baden was to hit the road early as we intended to get to Trier on time. This will be our last stop before jumping on the Euro tunnel back to London. On our way out, Neal decides to do a ‘pit’ stop and I initially wasn’t up for…
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Klosterle-hof, Bad Rippoldsau – ravioli, truffle, river Fish: a German style pub lunch
Gosh, I do love a road trip! You take detours, find gems, see new places and get to experience a place uniquely for you. We drove to Freudenstadt which is about an hour or so away from Baden-baden.
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Restaurant Nigrum, Baden-baden – pumpkin goat cheese, parsley root, caviar fuss, spinach truffle jus – a German experience
Day 2 in Baden-baden and what a day it has been. Spent the afternoon sampling wines at Robert Schatzle, yep, #reislinghunt is very much live people! For din dins, we went into town, restaurant Nigrum and OMD!
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Robert Schatzle, Baden-baden-Neuweir – still on the Riesling hunt 😁
After sampling the Trocken Reisling from Robert Schatzle, we went to visit the vineyard, well, the wine house, since it was local to our hotel. We did not have a full wine tasting experience, because of restrictions.
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Restaurant Heiligenstein, Baden-Baden – carrot soup, Duck salad and a scrumptious sundae
Cochem set the tone for our road trip, we were ready for more wines, Nürburgring type findings and excellent driving roads lol. Baden-Baden, our next stop, was a three-hour drive from Cochem, and we loved it!
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H. H. Heironimi Weinkeller, Cochem, Germany – Weinpur: Riesling hunt!
Hellooo from Cochem, Germany! Yes, Garmanvsfood family, we did a ting! We went on a road trip to Germany! After being in lock down since March, it feels good to be out in these streets. We had been talking about taking a much-needed break, but COVID-19 had / and still has other ideas.
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The Elephant – Pop up delight by Simon Hulstone
There is something about the last days of summer that we all love. That last of the summer feeling, on roof top bar, drinking cider and basking in the sunshine. We were experiencing an Indian summer back in 2017 and loving it. We decided to play tourists for the day (as one does) and ended up in John Lewis, Oxford street.
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Tapisco, Lisbon, Portugal – People and good food done right
Tapisco happened a day after we had visited Local. What an adventure that was –the food was just fabulous. Anyway, it was a sunny afternoon in Lisbon, after being tourists for the day, we were hungry. Siesta, is not a ‘thing’ in Portugal per se, but on this particular day, we just could not find a place that was open
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Hâm – An introduction featuring Quail and sirloin beef
Hâm an old English word meaning ‘homestead’ or more loosely ‘home’ is our local restaurant in Northwest London. We have been here on several occasions because their breakfast, brunch, is darn good but never tried any other menu’s.
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Arthur Hooper’s – A charcuterie board, a cheese board + a taste of the Mediterranean
I kicked off January 2018 feeling refreshed and eager. We spent our Christmas holiday in New York, and it was well…. New York is no London for sure, I was not ready for the cold (FREEZING), noise, people, or the food!
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Bar Bocas, Amsterdam – Platter + tunes + Wine = Sunday vibes
On our last night in Amsterdam, we wanted a chill out spot where we could have a decent enough meal with music and just generally hang out. Behold, Bar Bocas, a place that ticked all the boxes!
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Rabbit, London – sweet cured Grouse, scallops & caviar
Having a meal at Rabbit was the best way to end a good day. We had spent majority of the afternoon in the Saatchi gallery to see ‘beyond the road’ exhibition and it was so dope – immersion of sound, light and space.
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