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BangkokDecember 23, 2019May 21, 2026

Kinnaree Gourmet Thai by Vanessa Wu, Sukhumvit 8, Bangkok – finger foods and special cocktails

Dear Lord, Bangkok is hot! Phew! Since it is the last leg of what I dubbed our Oriental tour, we are slowing things down and not doing much of the touristy stuff. We are here to sample Thai Cuisine people, we focusing on that and only that 😊 !

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UncategorizedDecember 20, 2019May 21, 2026

Secret Garden, Ben Nghe, Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnamese tapas lunch and happy hour cocktails

Day 5 in Saigon and we have settled well into our rhythm of pool, sun, relax. We really are not eating much, no scrap that, let me try this again. We really didn’t have any food adventures planned because, aside from this being our first time here, we just didn’t know how and what to…

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TokyoDecember 11, 2019May 15, 2026

Ginza Kenyo Sake Cellar, Ginza, Tokyo – epic vibes is sake tasting & connections

After the awesome afternoon tea at Higashiya, we took a wander around Ginza to not only walk off all the confectioneries we had at afternoon tea, but more importantly, we are determined to see as much of Tokyo as we can.

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TokyoDecember 11, 2019May 15, 2026

Higashiya, Ginza, Tokyo – Traditional Japanese afternoon tea Samajiki style

It is day 3 of our 6 days in Tokyo and we are still loving it. Even though we have been on the go non-stop. It literally was a case of doing the most

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TokyoDecember 10, 2019May 22, 2026

Gyu-An, Ginza, Tokyo – Bad ass women + efficiency = best Kobe beef steak

We are in Japan folks! It seems ages since the last food adventure. How are you garmanvsfood family? You counting down to Christmas? Shopping for family and friends who are on your list? Gosh I still can’t quite believe that we are coming to the end of the year and about to start a new decade?!

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LisbonSeptember 6, 2019May 16, 2026

Local, Lisbon, Portugal – 2 chefs, 10 seats, banana and cheese

For our city break this time round, we decided to try somewhere other than Barcelona, and here we are in the gloriously sunny and hot city of Lisboa!

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rotterdamJuly 12, 2019May 22, 2026

Umami by Han, Rotterdam – Getting ready for North Sea Jazz festival with Chinese fusion food in Dutch?

It is North Sea Jazz festival weekend!!!!! I love festival season, going to performances, concerts, gigs and everything in between. When my cousin, Wana – a freelance journalist, poet, writer, performer and one of the most creative people I know (who loves festivals even more than I do),

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LondonJuly 6, 2019May 21, 2026

The Clove Club – Anniversary lunch featuring Wiltshire trout, Aylesbury Duck, Hereford beef and English Strawberries

Hellooo July! Gosh time is flying by real fast. It seems like we just come back from our break in Sorrento but that was back in May! How you guys doing? We have gone past the half way mark for the year and its five, 5 months to Christmas …

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AmsterdamJune 22, 2019May 21, 2026

Pianeta Terra, Amsterdam – where slow food tastes the most delicious

Hey Garmanvsfood family, how we doing? We are midway through this year already! Hope the first half of the year has been kind to you and yours.

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SorrentoMay 21, 2019May 22, 2026

IL Buco, Sorrento, Italy – Signore Rossario & Chef Peppe’s creations

The food adventure at II Buco happened by chance but I like to think we were meant to experience the food and hospitality of Signore Rossario.

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SorrentoMay 20, 2019May 21, 2026

Don Alfonso, Sorrento, Italy – 129 year history, 1982 vintage & Eel ice cream

It’s that time of the year where we celebrate Neal’s birthday and we are back in Italy, specifically Sorrento. The first few days here were glorious, the weather was superb.

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LondonMay 11, 2019May 7, 2026

Sabor – boiled Octopus and suckling Pig?

Spring has sprung (hopefully), the weather is changing and as we eagerly await the return of summer, we decided today was a good day to have a random food adventure in our beloved city.

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LondonApril 7, 2019May 21, 2026

Elystan Street – duck egg in mayonnaise, chocolate bar & truffle to go!

Hello Garmanvsfood family, we are slowly getting into warm(ish) months! How we all doing? First quarter of the year gone, less winter blues and more spring and summer vibes yes?

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AmsterdamFebruary 3, 2019May 22, 2026

The Restaurant at Drakes, Brighton – hand dived scallops and hazel nut soufflé

The coldest of the winter months is here!!! Although, I think March might be gunning for this position. How are we? I particularly like February not just because it is the shortest month of the year, but you feel like you are really getting into the new year and January blues are finally fading

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LondonDecember 21, 2018May 19, 2026

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London – Jury still out on this one

The first time I heard of Heston Blumenthal was via the BBC series called Heston Blumenthal: in search of perfection in the early 2000s. At the time I was not that much of a foodie and focused on university

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LondonDecember 15, 2018May 19, 2026

Pollen Street Social, London – magic Chinese box & ice cream = GENIUS!

Its 10 days to Christmas! Where did the year go? We both cannot wait for Christmas break to just relax, spend time with loved ones and hopefully not binge on too many chocolates ha!

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LlandrilloDecember 1, 2018May 21, 2026

Tyddyn Llan, Llandrillo,Wales – Celebrating Mama G

You probably read the title and gave up?! Ha ha! I ain’t mad at you. It is welsh and if you were hoping for the phonics of the word, so you can sound it out? Err…

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LondonOctober 20, 2018May 19, 2026

The Ledbury, London – Bantam’s egg is no ordinary egg!

Hey guys, how we doing? It’s October folks! Autumn is upon us, but we still feel the love of summer in the air. Summer ’18 has been glorious! Your girl still has not had the need to put on her tights since end of March?! Come through sunshine!

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LondonSeptember 29, 2018May 21, 2026

Tom’s Kitchen, London – milk chocolate and peanut butter parfait is ERYTHANG!

Tom’s kitchen by Tom Aikens was never really on our radar per se. We had heard about him. However, it was only when we sampled a few of his dishes at the Social Sunday we knew we had to go sample his cuisine.

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BarcelonaSeptember 9, 2018May 29, 2026

L’Angle, Barcelona – a grandiose eating affair

Our last food adventure on our mini break in Barna took us to L’Angle. I must admit I have struggled with not only how to caption this entry but how best to describe the experience.

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