When people hear I am a food blogger, one of the first things they constantly ask is: “So what’s your favourite London restaurant?”. It’s a question that I’ve both come to expect and dread. Firstly, there is no answer to that question. It depends on a myriad of variables including what kind of food and […]
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Cape St Francis sunset, South Africa – January 2015
Click here for a full portionSwiss chard with chorizo and eggs: a one-pan wonder
Anybody that knows me will know that I have a bit of a thing for pithy sayings that condense big ideas into small sentences. When I went for the interview for my current job, I was interviewed by the managing partner and one of the colleagues with whom I still share an office. At […]
Click here for a full portionLuxury afternoon tea at the Café Royal Hotel’s Oscar Wilde Bar
Perhaps it is a consequence of growing up in a relatively young country, but even after fourteen years of living in London, I remain fascinated by the extent to which old things are preserved in Europe. I barely have one glass left from the year we arrived in London, and yet in the V&A I […]
Click here for a full portionExploring Singapore’s amazing cultural diversity
As we made our way along the crowded pavements on Serangoon Road in the stifling heat of a tropical Sunday mid-afternoon, tongues still tingling from the spicy laksa we had at lunch, the words of a friend came back to me. “Singapore? Why would you go there? It’s so… sterile and soulless!” In the middle of this seething mass […]
Click here for a full portionThe Imperial, Chelsea
When I was still a teenager, the Pet Shop Boys famously sang about East end boys and West end girls. I had never been to London and I had no idea what the difference might be (other than that they clearly came from opposing compass points!) but I certainly got the sense that the West […]
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