A post long overdue, a few weeks ago I received a tasting box from We are the Sauce. As per their website, The Sauce is a new and fiercely independent company based in London. Their team of three takes care of all aspects: they speak to the producers, coordinate the shipping and even built their website. They travel across countries to research (and in a very detailed fashion too) the local food scene, finding out about relatively little known…
Life is happening…welcome Amber! I have not blogged for a while but with the near year, something new came into our life – a pooch. Since early January Amber has made us laugh and had made us loose sleep. Days have gone by without realising it, between vet visits, health scare, poop scooping and pipi training. So it’s nearly mid February and I find myself finally getting to the blog again with something that I really enjoyed last Sunday, with…
*note the prices in this post were current as of 2012* Donald Russell are quality butchers from Scotland, who sell their wide variety of products (not just meat) online. A couple of months ago I received a great selection of some of their newly launched products, and last week I was kindly sent a box of their seasonal offering, the Christmas Party Box. promptly invited a couple of friends over to share the food and the tasting. The Christmas Party…
Pisco Until now, I had refrained from trying one of London’s new south American restaurants such as Ceviche, mostly because I am trying to avoid eating fish altogether. As my sister @Squadrilla75 was visiting London to be my co-host of the DiscoverCilento Supperclub, we decided to enjoy a nice meal on the Friday night before the dinner, in an effort to distract ourselves from the tasks ahead the next day. After much deliberation (shall we try the new Moreno at…
A few weeks ago @bmcboy and I celebrated a special occasion. It took a while to select a restaurant, and in the end we picked Galvins la Chapelle. We had never been before, it looked like a beautiful venue and the food reviews seemed to be positive. Indeed, the venue is stunning, a former chapel with large windows and stone column, and a mezzanine floating mid room, with the open plan kitchen underneath. The service was very good. Pleasant welcome…