Yes! Yes!! Garmanvsfood fam, how we doing? Everyone okay? Good stuff. It’s a birthday celebration at Garmanvsfood HQ! Neal turned 21 (again) and we got to celebrate with lunch din dins at De Mondion!
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Elliot’s – cheese puffs, Chicken hearts, wild mushrooms & egg yolk
Since lock down 3 has ended in the UK, man them are out in the streets doing the MOST! People queuing for the pub at an ungodly hour on a MONDAY morning! The crave for a good ol’ pint in the pub is REAL folks!
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Lupins – fermented Cornish oysters? roast peach and ricotta on toast? – taster plates, British style
L U P I N S!!!! what a delightful place. Located in and around one of our fave places (Borough High street), it was love at first bite! So much so, we have been back on two separate occasions and have had LUPINS at home!
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Spaniards Inn, London – pan seared scallops, Duck breast and fully loaded charcuterie board
So lockdown is easing in the UK and I am looking forward to being ‘sociable’ i say that with caution becasue the introvert me is like hmmmm? Nonetheless, I stay ready to show up and turn out ha
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Galvin La Chapelle – Lasagne of Dorset crab, risotto of courgette & basil, Saint Marcellin walnut raisin croute & pickled nut!
Our first menu Gourmand was my birthday din dins at the Pompadour by Galvin in Edinburgh! One time for our Scottish brethren, I had some amazing food out there – ottoman feast and scrumptious pudding delights!
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The Duchess, Amsterdam – beluga caviar and royal sweets? A Christmas afternoon tea
I know, I know, you read the blog title and thought? Christmas? Ha ha ha! yes! I am currently in between countries and miss my family especially my munchkins in London. Malta has gone back into a lock
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Pheasant Inn, Cheshire – The poshest pork cracking EVER!!!
I do love when pub food smashes it! Like you do a double take when you see the food and re-read the item on the menu and you are like? Errrrr? 😱🤔😲 This was me at the Pheasant Inn! After my birthday din dins in Fraiche back in 2018
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TemptAsian, Sliema, Malta – bottomless cocktails for brunch? Yes please!!!
Hiya garmanvsfood family, how we doing? We getting excited for spring? I know I am! Pandemic or not, the clock continues to move, and March is upon us!!! In a few days I would have worked from home for one year, like a whole year?
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Oato, Lisbon, Portugal – braised beef shin, prawns in garlic sauce, rice & beans
Oato happened by accident like LITERALLY! We were three days into our break in Lisbon and (if memory serves me right) Neal had plans for us to have din dins in some place .. yep, you guessed right that did not happen for reasons (I fail to recall)
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Root 81, Rabat, Malta – Duck, pork and foie gras, duo of Duck and frangelico
The last day of February in Malta, hits different! The sun is shining, and it is a whopping 18 degrees centigrade, in the sun it feels like 20+. I mean hellor!!! I guess it is fair to say that the weather is changing and thank Jesus! Because, I don’t know about you lot, but I am OVER the winter blues….
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