I really craved some pizza lately and I decided to meet up with a good friend at a top spot in London called Pizza Pilgrims. I first met these guys at the Southbank Food Festival and they were operating out of a food truck. An oven in a truck! But somehow, the pizza were some
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Last Hooray for Corner Room
The Corner Room has been hailed as one of the best kept secrets of East London town. I was keen to find out why. It was housed in the chic once-was-a-town-hall-and-still-kind-of-is Town Hall Hotel next to Bethnal Green station. Nuno Mendes, a culinary genius who trained at the California Culinary Academy and subsequently under Wolfgang Puck, Rocco
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New Yorker in London for Christmas
“Chestnuts roasting on the open fire…”, ah, as I hear the Christmas songs playing in the background with Nat King Cole’s soothing voice resonating through the apartment, feelings of warm and coziness just fills me up with excitement for the holidays. Although London weather is far from pleasant during this time of year, the pre
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Best Ice Rinks in London This Winter
Ahh, it’s that time of the year when various Christmas commercials are tugging at our hearts just before the holiday season kicks off. With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, the first thing I would like to tick off my holiday check list is ice skating! When I was little, I grew up watching
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A Little Slice of Parisian Charm in Piccadilly Circus
I still remember my short visit in Paris back in June and how cozy it was to wonder down Rue de Saint Dominigue (read more here). The brasseries and restaurants were filled with visitors from around the world and the nostalgic music that would greet us as we entered each venue. For the last couple
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A Show of Flesh and Buns in London
Alright, Londoners and all of my other curious readers from around the world, my latest restaurant conquest had been a highly anticipated event. I had a love affair with hirata buns since I first tasted them on the second floor of a Chinese convenience store in Singapore. But I really struggled to find them back
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Cambio de Tercio – Best Spanish in London
Recently for my birthday, I was treated to an amazing day which started with lunch at Spanish tapas restaurant Cambio de Tercio. Rafael Nadal is a frequent customer here whenever he plays at Wimbledon with his mentor uncle Toni. Perhaps this provided him with the ammo required to overcome Roger Federer in that epic Wimbledon