Food & drink
The Canary Islands, Home of World Class Cheese
One of the things that I love about the Canary Islands is the fabulous cheeses you can pick up on any one of the seven main islands. […]
Food & drink
Food & drink
It’s not a German Pizza, it’s Flammkuchen and it is Delicious
Flammkuchen looks like a pizza, but there are important differences; the base is thin and crispy but the sauce topping isn’t tomato based, it’s a creamy blend of… […]
Food & drink
How To Give a Croque Monsieur a Sex Change
What I didn’t know until we spent a few hours in Montparnasse in Paris was the croque-monsieur can have its sex changed by the flip of a fish slice. […]
Europe
Elegant Dining Beneath the Stars at Club Laurel on La Gomera
By night Club Laurel provides the romantic setting for sophisticated dining beneath a star studded sky with the gentle chords of an acoustic guitar supplemented by the cries of Shearwaters… […]
Austria
Beginner’s Guide to Austrian Cuisine
This is for other newbies, a beginner’s guide to eating your way through a common Austrian menu without choking on the käsespätsle in the process. […]
Food & drink
The Problem With Off the Beaten Track Places
There’s a thing about some people who like to go off the beaten track. Things they ‘discover’ themselves can often have more value than those in a guidebook. […]
Europe
Finding Food and Drink in Rural Fuerteventura After Dark
At two in the afternoon the prettiest town on Fuerteventura bustles with day-trippers. Its immaculate, flowery cafés and restaurants are filled with people. By eight… […]
Food & drink
Could do Better, the Parador de la Gomera
We strode to the reception of the Parador de la Gomera on happy feet… and were greeted with a welcome which was indifferent at best. […]
Europe
Silbo, Glass Floors and Tapas at Mirador de Abrante on La Gomera
There isn’t even a sign pointing to the Mirador de Abrante above Agulo on La Gomera yet. But, as we dragged our dusty, sticky bodies the final few metres across… […]
Food & drink
Leisurely Lunch at Restaurant Las Nasas on Gran Canaria
Las Nasas is located on the promenade in the little fishing village of Puerto de las Nieves in the north of Gran Canaria. […]
Africa
Hanging at The Black Cat Café in Punto do Sol, Cape Verde
We decamped to the Black Cat Café before the white sun had slipped below the horizon. I liked it immediately. Warm, African vibes and arty with a sassy waitress. […]
Food & drink
Herby Feta Cheese and Spicy Jam on Potato Rosti
Herby feta on potato rosti isn’t a recipe from any particular country; call it a European fusion that involves Greek feta and Swiss rostis… […]
Cape Verde
Food and Drink in Cape Verde
The famous dish of Cape Verde, cachupa is basically a tasty stew of vegetables, beans and chunks of meat flavoured by herbs and spices… […]
Food & drink
Serving Food on Wood in Restaurants, Trendy or Traditional?
There’s a social media campaign at the moment called we want plates, which is a light-hearted crusade against trendy restaurants that serve food on wood… […]
Europe
The Surprising Flavours of Fuerteventura
At La Gayría the penny dropped that there was far more to Fuerteventura than I’d expected. Plastic water bottles dangled below olive trees; bougainvillea tumbled… […]