Our first food adventure of 2022 was a Christmas dinner at the golden fork! I know, I know, Christmas dinner in March? Like, gyal it should be spring right? Well,
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Casa Bleve, Roma, Italy – whims, vanilla ice cream with pepper & tart! Welcome to Rome 😀
Helloooo from Roma! After fourteen hours on the overnight train from Siracusa, we are here!!! As we arrived in the wee hours of the morning, our room was not ready, but, we got to experience how the city rises. Starting with a police horse parade whilst making our way to see the Spanish steps. Yeah,…
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The Golden fork, H’Attard, Malta – honey croissant, Pigeon on a stick and peach lollipop 😮
You know when you read up about a restaurant and you are like ‘yep, going to give this a go’ .. this is exactly how we felt about the golden fork. Plus, the executive chef Letizia interned with Heston Blumenthal at the Fat duck, so yeah, expectation was high and hanty did HER TING!!!
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Lord Nelson, IL-Mosta, Malta – where our beloved burrata initially left us wanting 🥺 but beef cheek and calf liver parfait save the day 😋
Having a food experience at Lord Nelson has been on Neal’s list for quite a while, so, when we finally managed to get a booking, we were well excited. Whilst I don’t want to say, we should have curbed our excitement a lickle…, we should have curbed our excitement a lickle!
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Commando Restaurant, Mellieha, Malta – where texture rules and beef carpaccio is KING!
C O M M A N D O Restaurant! Oh how I adore thee!!! Yes, I am attempting to sing / quote a sonnet? Poem? Lyric? Whatever you decide to call it about this gem of a place. Why? The food up in this here restaurant will have you singing PERIODT!
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Terrone, Birgu, Malta – wood grilled calamari, coppa di parma and a bone-in veal rib-eye
The food experience at Terrone was random to say the least ha! We had been to the area, Senglea to be precise and had eaten at Hammett’s Macina at the beginning of summer. We really liked the area, the three cities as it is fondly called.
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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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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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Restaurant Sala, Lisbon, Portugal – ham brûlée, mushroom ice cream, wood and leather
It is a few days into our city break, and Lisboa has just been fantastic! I have soaked myself in the 30-degree sunshine. I mean come through sun kissed skin in September!
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Restaurant Fraiche, Oxton, Wirral – double entrées, monkfish and encore desserts
It is 3 days to my birthday and the celebrations are in full swing. Nope, it is not a milestone birthday, but I made a conscious decision to celebrate regardless. Why? well, aside from the fact that it is the one day of the year that is mine, why not?
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