Knoydart. A long way to go. A very good place to be.
Your Thai Chef was recently on holiday at the remote but none too inaccessible (a short boat ride from Mallaig) and beautiful Knoydart Peninsula in the west highlands of Scotland.
The local seafood at The Old Forge pub was excellent. How I would love to eat more!
Our stay at The Gathering B&B was excellent - spacious, clean, quiet, a beautiful view from the lounge, delicious breakfasts, and our friendly host Cara was very helpful (no wonder it is Number 1 on Trip Advisor!)
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Creative Cuisine, Travel Tips, and the Queen's Mum too!
I was very fortunate to meet Caleb Laws who is a very nice chap and an amazing chef. Caleb is very passionate about his culinary creations so do check out his excellent blog KiwiSizzler for his recipes, photos of his very delicious looking food, travel tips, and very little seen pictures of the Queen's Mum's residence.
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Every chef has to escape the kitchen and here are some places your Thai chef likes going to for a bite...
Jasmine Thai Restaurant
I don't tend to eat out Thai but was a meeting here recently. The buffet they put on of dishes from the northeast of Thailand (Isarn) was brilliant. Som Tam papaya salad, sticky rice, spicy meat salad (larb), grilled chicken, Isarn sausages, etc. All very yummy.
16 Goldhawk Road
Shepherds Bush, London W12 8DH
Tel. 020 8743 7920
Tian Fu Szechuan Chinese
The food at this Szechuan Chinese restaurant is amazing. I love it.
39 Bulwer Street (round the corner from the Defector Weld Pub)
Shepherds Bush, London W12 8AR
Tel. 020 8740 4546
I just love the Japanese pork katsu curry here. And just like YTC, they make their own curry paste as well. Those who cook with love: WE ROCK!
14 Market Row, Brixton,SW9 8LD
T: 020 7326 1399
Twitter: curryono
The best American-Style hotdogs in London for sure! Plus the guy who runs the stall is super nice. TimeOut London is also a big fan so that says something.
239 Old Street, London EC1V 9EY
T: 07989 387 441
Twitter: bigapplehotdogs
A cute little friendly place serving home-style Bengali cuisine. Home-style cooking rocks!!
36 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DP
Again I am glad to have such a cool venue and delicious food nearby. Try to get there for Wednesday nights when they have live music.
Location is secret!
The cutest sushi in town... and tasty too!
2 North End Road, Golders Green, London NW11 7PH
Morgan's Coffee Experience Coffee Cart
If you ever swing by Clapham Common tube station do stop for a delicious cup of coffee from the cart parked outside. They use beans from Monmouth... say no more :-)
Next time you're at Borough Market... apart from trying the chicken green curry (with the YTC touch) at Furness Fish & Game Stall... pop in for a cocoa tea (maybe with a shot of rum) at Rabot Estate. Sounds strange but their chilli chocolate chicken grilled panini is sensational.
Delicious Japanese food... very authentic and friendly. Superb sushi and tempura.
75 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7PP
The Roastery
I feel very lucky having this excellent spot as my local cafe. Very friendly and absolutely delicious food and coffees... and smoothies too!
789 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 3JQ
Young Cheng
I've been coming here now for over ten years for their delicious soya chicken and Chinese greens on rice. Not sure about the other dishes though...
76 Shaftesbury Avenue, Chinatown, London, W1D 6ND
My goodness! Is this venue gorgeous or what?! Plus cabaret on Thursday nights!
7-8 Bishopsgate Churchyard, London EC2M 3TJ
Andrew Edmunds
Guys... want to impress? Take her here.
46 Lexington Street, Soho, London W1F 0LW
For special occasions. Not cheap but worth every penny.
Sheraton Hotel, 101 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7RN
La P'tite Rotisserie
Fantastic Modern French cooking and excellent wines plus you can watch the chef work his magic!
6 Rue de la Corne de Cerf, 35400 Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
If you are ever in the beautiful Sicilian city of Catania, I recommend staying at lovely Orlando B&B (Mrs. Orlando was such a fantastic host) and dine at the neighbourhood gem Trattoria Antichi Sapori da Armando (make sure you make room for their delicious cannoli!).
118 via Caronda, 95128 Catania, Sicily, Italia
Tel: +39 095 552 788
Email: info@bborlando.it
Trattoria Antichi Sapori da Armando
17 via Redentore, Catania
Tel: +39 349 7811632
Email: armando.marletta@fastwebmail.it
Closed on Wednesdays and Sundays