Category Archives: Travels with my appetite

A green salad with garlic and tuna…inspired by Pamplona

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Louise

A long time ago a French friend told me that the best, and least offensive, way to add a hint of garlic to a salad was to rub a raw clove or two round the salad bowl before adding all … Continue reading →

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The Spanish way

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Louise

I have just returned from an eight-day trip, or rather trek, across the French Pyrenees to Pamplona on the Camino de Santiago and, I can safely say, I am knackered. We experienced the most appalling weather (soaked to the skin … Continue reading →

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A perfect foodie Saturday: Maltby St market, Monmouth coffee and Catalan treats

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Louise

London foodieness can be a tad exhausting. The best places to eat take months to get into, the newest places don’t take reservations and keeping up with what’s hot and where to go often makes me want to retreat to … Continue reading →

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St John Hotel: great food in an uninspiring location. And the service…hmm.

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Louise

Leicester Square and its environs have to be the most uninspiring places to eat in Central London. Bar a few exceptions in and around Chinatown, most of the offerings are dull, depressing and overpriced. No one needs to try too … Continue reading →

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Caramelised chicory (or endive…) with Serrano ham

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Louise

This weekend, in Le Villaret, my friend Jerry chose a better main course than me (don’t you hate it when that happens?): rabbit cooked with sage, rose garlic confit and braised chicory. It was so good that it put my … Continue reading →

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PS to Parisian pleasures

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Louise

Aha, I have been introduced to good coffee in Paris. It’s served in a tiny shop, with hardly any room, and it’s mad cheap (about 2€, compared to about 4€ in the big cafés). Wonderful. And next door is something … Continue reading →

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Parisian pleasures

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Louise

I am off to Paris. Now, in many people’s eyes, Paris is home to some of the greatest food and restaurants in the world but, these days, I think it’s less impressive than it once was. Whereas as a teenager … Continue reading →

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