A meal at Zumbura, Clapham

A meal at Zumbura, Clapham

***this restaurant has since closed down*** Tucked away in a pretty corner of Clapham is a recently opened, modern Indian restaurant called Zumbura. Mercifully moving away from the traditional and stereotypical decor found so often in Indian restaurants in the UK, Zumbura is sleek, with brick walls and colourfully decorated ceiling, unobtrusive looking furniture and crystal-like glassware.   Ceiling  We took a table right by the window, watching the early evening passers-by and a few people having a drink on the…

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Flora dinner by Dan Doherty

Flora dinner by Dan Doherty

A few months ago we dined at a pop up by Chateau Marmot, hosted in our local area. Despite loving the food, we thought it was kind of overpriced and thought we’d not go to another one of their events. Yet when I saw a tweet advertising a two-days pop up special hosted once again in Waterloo by Dan Doherty, I immediately bought two tickets. I couldn’t resist as Dan is one of my favourite chefs, and well, it doesn’t…

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A meal at Il Mosaico, Ischia (NA)

A meal at Il Mosaico, Ischia (NA)

***this review pertains to Mosaico’s previous chef*** ga(‘create’, ‘UA-58163900-1’, ‘auto’); ga(‘send’, ‘pageview’); // ]]> When I visit Ischia (usually over a May bank holiday), I tend to mostly eat at local, typical restaurants to savour my childhood flavours and dishes I so seldom eat otherwise. Yet this year, my family treated me to one of the islands’s top restaurant and indeed, one of Italy’s best food destinations: il Mosaico, two Michelin stars venue within the uber posh Hotel Manzi, in…

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Brazilian night with Dhruv Baker and Rosana McPhee by Tilda Samba Rice

Brazilian night with Dhruv Baker and Rosana McPhee by Tilda Samba Rice

  In the last few weeks Brazil is everywhere, of course thanks to the World Cup. Italy and England didn’t exactly set the world alight and went out equally embarrassingly on the first round; thankfully some good Brazilian vibes were to be found last week at London Foodie’s beautiful London home. Sponsored by Tilda Rice and Wild Card, the event was a one-off dinner for a group of bloggers and friends which was going to be cooked by no less…

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