The Foody Traveller
Paramount Fine Foods for has made a name for itself in Canada, the USA and the Middle East with its Paramount Lebanese Kitchen restaurants. It has now opened three restaurants in London. We called in at the Paramount Lebanese Kitchen just a few yards from Gloucester Road tube station – the others are in Paddington […]
With family living in Dorset Anna Hyman had driven through the New Forest many times to reach them. And that was the problem; on the whole she had never stopped long enough to investigate this wonderful National Park with its wealth of attractions, gorgeous scenery, to say nothing of the famous ponies which graze there. […]
It had been a fascinating two weeks in Argentina but lying tantalisingly close to Buenos Aires is Uruguay. Anna Hyman and Jackie Marriott crossed the Rio de la Plata to explore the picturesque and historic city of Colonia del Sacramento. If, like us, you only have time for a day visit to Uruguay’s gorgeous little […]
Puglia (Apulia), often referred to as the heel of Italy’s boot, is a lovely region. It‘s a region of fascinating ancient towns, some with stunning churches, curious pointed-roof houses called trulli, fabulous beaches and enchanting fishing villages and a countryside studded with olive groves and farms. It has lots going for it. And it was also […]
A Hackney-based friend and I called in for dinner at the Elephant’s Head, an atmospheric Victorian gastropub in the heart of Hackney, and very much enjoyed the evening. A handsome building lovingly restored The pub, a handsome building dating back to the 1890s, has recently had been lovingly restored and given back its original name, […]
Using edible flowers as garnishes has become more and more popular of late. Over the years I have tried crystallising rose petals and primroses, and our summer ice cubes frequently have a gloriously blue borage flower entombed in them to chill and decorate a gin and tonic. But reading Frances Bissell’s fascinating and comprehensive book […]