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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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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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 bakewell
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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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 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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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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