Last week I went along to Pho & Bun, in London’s Soho, to review their 5 course tasting menu and I took along the lovely Natalie Seldon of Pretty Edible Stylist as my dinner date. Following the success of their sister restaurant Viet Eat Holborn, Pho & Bun opened in Soho and offers authentic Vietnamese street food at an affordable price. I absolutely love Vietnamese food so I was excited to see if Pho & Bun would live up to my expectations. The menu is indeed, very reasonably priced at £27.95 for 5 courses. This includes 3 starters, 1 main and…
A couple of weeks ago my friend Shelley and I explored Margate in Kent and had a fabulous time. We were kindly given complimentary wristbands to visit Dreamland, Margate’s amusement park which dates back to 1870! It was, at one time, listed as one of the top 10 attractions in the UK. In 2003 locals campaigned to save the much loved amusement park and £18 million was awarded to restore it to its former glory and in 2013, Thanet District Council purchased the site and work began in 2014 to restore it. There are still a few rides that weren’t…
Last month my friend Jenny and I decided to take a day off and spend it together. Initially we were going to do something crafty (like a pottery class) but couldn’t find anything that was during the day. Finally we settled on meeting in Richmond and I booked lunch at the gorgeous Petersham Nurseries as I’d been before and I knew Jenny would love it – also, they allow dogs so Jenny could bring Dot, her sausage dog, with her. We parked the car near Ham House and walked along the Thames to Petersham Nurseries. We picked the perfect day…
Last week I was invited by Branston Pickle to attend a cheese, wine and pickle pairing evening at London’s historic Canal Museum along with fellow food bloggers. As well as understanding how to pair wine with cheese and pickle, under the expert guidance of Julia Bailey, we were going to get to taste the limited edition cheese and pickle mince pies that were created in partnership with baker Lily Vanilli. I love cheese, pickle and wine so this was an absolute dream event to attend. We started the evening by doing a tastebud test, using some special paper. Julia explained…
When I received an invite to attend a milk tasting event with the UK’s first Milk Sommelier Doug Wood of Graham’s Family Dairy, I was intrigued! Even more intriguing was that it was being hosted in a private room in Bedales Wine Bar in Borough Market. So basically wine tasting but with milk. With a picture like this attached to the invite, how could I have turned it down! Photo credit: Rob McDougall. I had so many questions though… would there be food? Would we just be sloshing milk around a glass, swirling it around our mouth and spitting it into…
