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Lisbon small plate seriesJune 6, 2020May 16, 2026

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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London small plate seriesMay 30, 2020May 22, 2026

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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London small plate seriesMay 24, 2020May 22, 2026

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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Amsterdam small plate seriesMay 17, 2020May 22, 2026

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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London small plate seriesMay 12, 2020May 19, 2026

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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London small plate seriesMay 8, 2020May 21, 2026

Dehesa – red wine chorizo, chilli prawn in squid ink and pork belly

Dehesa! where the food is inspired by Spanish and Italian cuisine meaning the food is going to be colourful, flavourful and wholesome. A place, where after sampling the starters, you know you must have a few more dishes because the food is that good!

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Amsterdam small plate seriesApril 30, 2020May 16, 2026

Tapas Tia Rosa, Amsterdam – Tapas, wine and cupid?

Discovering Tapas Tia Rosa during my ‘unplanned’ long weekend in Amsterdam last June was a delight. I say unplanned because I really had no business being in Dam. Neal had a conference and I tagged along because why not?

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London small plate seriesApril 11, 2020May 21, 2026

Boqueria – where hand carved Iberian cured ham is a must!!

Our first visit to Boqueria was 3 years ago. Gosh, three years already! I still remember that Friday evening, Neal and I were not sure, no, let me rephrase that, I was not up for going out. Why? Well WINTER! Listen, I am from the tropics, I don’t do cold well lol.

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London small plate seriesApril 4, 2020May 19, 2026

Santa Maria Del Sur – the best steak in London, PERIODT!!!

I have thought about the controversy this blog title might stir, but, yeah, I said what I said! Santa Maria Del Sur serve the best steak in this London Streets!

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London small plate seriesMarch 31, 2020May 21, 2026

Social wine and tapas – mangalista pork, peppers and peanut butter parfait

Social wine and tapas is a wine shop and tapas place owned by Jason Artherton. This was our first introduction to Jason Artheron’s menu and let’s just say, we were hooked.

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London small plate seriesMarch 20, 2020May 21, 2026

Lock down food adventures – Introducing the small plate series

Hi Garmanvsfood family. How is everyone holding up currently? The last few weeks have taken the world by surprise, we are in a global pandemic and no one is equipped on how best to address this!

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