Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Raise your hand if you don’t like a good pizza. There are pizza “wars” going on in Vancouver lately. Who has the best crust? Who has the best toppings? Ask anyone and they will tell you it is all about the crust. We agree! I think the best pizza I’ve ever had the good fortune […]
When close friends completed the project that they have been working so hard on, it’s such a pleasure to say “Well Done.” We can only give a big “thumbs up” to Burdock & Co. owners Andrea Carlson and her partner Kevin Bismanis. They have created a restaurant that they should be very proud of. […]
If you happen to be in East London or Canterbury check out the Crown and Deeson’s. We liked them both a lot. They both serve well cooked English food, using local ingredients. One sunny morning, we headed to Smithfield and Clerkenwell, to have a wander and find a pub to have a nice lunch. The […]
We have never claimed to be restaurant critics! However, as the saying goes, we know what we like, so here are four restaurants/pubs that we would recommend if you are in London. We enjoyed two visits to the Harwood Arms. They‘re the only gastropub in London to have a Michelin star and are known for […]
I am not a Bolognese Sauce snob, really! Here’s a little crash course on the sauce in question. There are many ideas on how to make a “proper” Bolognese sauce and the “correct” pasta to be used. Firstly, the sauce is a rather refined and delicate one. However, over time, it has become rather corrupted. […]
On a gorgeous, sunny morning we decided to visit the Vatican. No tickets, no plans on going in but who knows? It was a few days after Easter and when we got to St. Peter’s Square, it was jammed. So, we sat at the base of a column looking at all the statues, and other […]
When you go to the UK there are so many delicious and outstanding edibles to be sampled. And we really want to sample as much as we can. But just because we’re food people, doesn’t mean that we can’t appreciate what might be considered old-school, but it has to be really well done. Consider the […]
One of the things we find absolutely fascinating once when we stagger back to our rented flat/home after a day of sightseeing, museum or gallery visits, etc. and after we’ve poured ourselves a large glass of wine, is to relax with a favourite guilty pleasure; watching local cooking shows. It’s amazing how much one learns […]
I know, you’re thinking, here she goes again with another one of those rants! It’s just not right. It seems that almost everyone owns a dog or two these days and good on them. My problem is those owners who refuse to pick up their refuse! Do you think it’s fair that they should walk […]
Just heard that song again! I used to babysit for a couple who were able to get the Jack Paar show on their TV. As we were unable to receive it at our house, I looked forward to babysitting their children and having the chance to watch the Paar show and see the famous, infamous […]