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…
Discover Series… We did it again. Following on from the success (well, it felt that way) of the fundraising dinner DiscoverAbruzzo, I decided to plan a second event. Same cause (FAI, the Italian heritage trust), same location (our humble abode) but this time, why not enroll the help of fellow Cilento lovers @Squadrilla75 and Chiara, her friend from school and pastry chef? During our summer holidays in Villammare (Cilento), the planning begun. We shopped for food, we asked our local chefs…
A wonderful, winter warmer: buckwheat gnocchi with spinach and cheese
Singapore. I absolutely love the place, and I have been lucky enough to visit a few times, albeit only for a couple of days each time. My recent stopover in this beautiful city saw us visiting some very interesting restaurant and not one (yeah I know) of the famous hawker’s centres. It was not on purpose – I would have loved to check out the Maxwell Street one or the East Coast Park area the time was not enough and…
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…