As with most of the seaside towns along the Kent coast, Ramsgate has been heralded as ‘up and coming’, the next big deal, the place where it’s all happening. On a drizzly, dark October night, I can’t say this is the impression I got. However, once we sat down at our table at Kyoto Sushi and Grill and started reading through the extensive menu, I began to think that maybe there was something about this town that was slightly ahead of the Kentish curve.
Yesterday was the opening, or technically reopening, of Folkestone’s Harbour Arm. As part of the harbour regeneration, the harbour arm has been brought back to life after more than a decade of disuse. The arm itself has been lovingly restored to reflect the important role it played during World War I.
My first foodie pen pal parcel arrived, a little late but that only meant I was even more excited to see what would be inside! Turns out that Helen, from Look What We Ate Today, is either a little bit psychic or maybe it’s a case of great (read: food-obsessed) minds really do think alike.
Last weekend, well more accurately last Sunday, we trekked from Greenwich to London Bridge hoping to be dazzled and delighted by the foodie wonders Borough Market has to offer. We arrived, stomachs rumbling and hopes riding high, only to find it deserted. Closed up. Empty. Dead.
While I was in California, I was watching “Chopped” on Food Network − I’m watching it now too, so I guess the whole California part is irrelevant − which is a cooking competition where each contestant gets a basket with four secret ingredients and they have to make a dish using all the ingredients and ingredients from the communal pantry and fridge. Before you starting thinking, “Gosh, that sounds really easy”, it’s not. The ingredients are not things you would normally put together. Maybe in the beginning the producers weren’t quite pushing the boat out − one episode in the first season had duck breast, green onions, ginger, and honey as main course ingredients. Sorry, but who couldn’t make that work? − but here we are in season 16 and things are a bit more difficult. What would you do with freeze dried roast beef, torshi, rainbow chard, and mint yogurt soda (see more previous lists of ingredient here)?
I bet you’re so sick of reading about cabbage soup that you’d be glad never to see another bowlful of hot, steaming, brothy vegetables ever again. Well, that’s too bad because I’ve got another version for you and this one’s got some Asian flair!
I have kindly been nominated for the Shine On Blogger Award by Oenophilogical, check out his blog for all things wine! This is a peer-to-peer award and it is a great compliment that my blog brings some sunshine into someone else’s life. What else are we bloggers after but to make our readers – should we be lucky enough to have any! – happy?
Ever found yourself home alone and at a loss as to what to eat for dinner? I usually don’t bother to cook anything too strenuous when it’s just me – telling yourself how delicious something is isn’t quite the same as someone else saying it, is it?
In my neverending search for healthy, tasty lunch options, I came across this in my Olive magazine. It’s Som Tum salad, which I believe is typically made with green papaya, but this version uses tart green apples and green beans.
