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The Diner on Gloucester Road 23 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
A new Diner opened on Gloucester Road recently and having heard good things about it, we popped over for lunch one weekday when we had an opportunity. Their menu is large and sprawling and it took us ...
Aubergines with Fried Onions and Chopped Lemon 15 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
I had yet another giant lemon that needed using up and turned to the internet in search of some inspiring recipe. A sale on a glut of aubergines and a recipe for them with lemon by Yotam Ottolenghi se...
Sunday Brunch at Mestizo 9 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
The birthday celebrations continued over the weekend and on Sunday, I was taken to brunch by one of my best friends. Mexican food at Mestizo! We’d been saving trying this restaurant for an occasion an...
A Birthday Dinner at Bocca di Lupo 4 Aug 2013 | 03:24 am
I had no plans for my birthday and was willing to just let it pass this year with no major event to mark its happening. Work has been busy and it’s been difficult balancing it with any semblance of a ...
Linguine with Prawns and Lemon 29 Jul 2013 | 01:49 am
I came home from Ischia with three giant lemons and lots of ideas of what to do with them. The lemons grown in Ischia are a giant kind that seems to also be famous in nearby Sorrento. I mean, I’m real...
Last Meals on Ischia and in Naples 22 Jul 2013 | 04:03 am
I was going to go all out for my last dinner in Ischia – could I get through perhaps four courses: antipasto, primo, secondo, dolce? I was very keen to try one of Ischia’s most famous dishes – Ischian...
Eating in Ischia 14 Jul 2013 | 07:24 pm
I didn’t have much time in Naples, the reason being a wedding to attend on the nearby island of Ischia! It’s a short ferry ride away, first past the island of Procida and in our case, arriving at the ...
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Naples 10 Jul 2013 | 04:12 am
It was about 4pm Thursday afternoon when we landed in Naples and 5pm when we dropped off our bags and went out in search of pizza. We needed to eat and fortify ourselves as my friend and I were soon o...
Brasserie Zédel 5 Jul 2013 | 03:06 am
I’ll keep this one short and sweet. I really like Brasserie Zédel. It’s got a great central location, it’s huge (there’s almost always a table available) and the food is decent. Oh, and it’s well pric...
A Smokey Salsa 27 Jun 2013 | 03:40 am
I was sent a jar of Gran Luchito recently and the first thing I thought of was to incorporate this smokey Mexican chilli paste into a table salsa to eat with tortilla chips. Those jars of ‘mild’ and ‘...
