My friend and I got lost one night wandering the streets of Southwark, Borough Market and London Bridge in search of Flat Iron Steakhouse. I hadn’t heard of this UK steakhouse chain but he was keen to try it after researching steakhouses in London. His description sounded similar to my […]
My family is planning for Thanksgiving and asked me “when do you leave and/or when does your flight land?” as I have spent many years away for Thanksgiving (great award flight availability) as an add on to my birthday trips. I’ve landed in Perth (Australia) on Thanksgiving, celebrated with friends […]
It was a Friday night in London, we were hungry and had no reservations when we saw the corner restaurant, O’ver Italian restaurant. ‘O ver means truth in the Neapolitan dialect according to their website. It was packed inside and out so I was prepared for a long wait or […]
A Philly Cheesesteak in London? Call me skeptical, as I’ve argued Philly Cheesesteaks around the world. No…… green peppers are not a topping…mushrooms and green peppers are even worse and don’t get me started on the bread. The Philadelphia Cheesesteak is imbedded in my childhood and those memories of how […]
If you are a long time reader or follow me on social media, it’s no secret that I have a bit of a cookie obsession. A visit to Blondie’s Kitchen Pop Up at Selfridge’s in London was going to be a treat on my continual quest to find a good […]
So I took a silly quiz recently to see “How British Are You” based on the list of British foods you’ve eaten. It was a fun quiz and not surprisingly I scored “you are a picky eater” which made me laugh because I won’t eat haggis for extra points. One […]
When my former London colleagues would ask what I wanted for lunch, I’d always reply “I’m good with chicken” and they would give me a weird look. While chicken is everywhere in the U.S., in London not so much. There were Turkish, Indian, Thai, Italian and sandwich takeaway shops but […]
It was an overcast November day with a chill in the air as winter approached Tobacco Dock. The crowd gathered to eat, drink and be merry inside the warm, inviting event space as the holiday merriment had already overtaken the city of London on the buildup to Christmas. With my […]
It was my birthday and what better way to celebrate than to visit my favorite London cupcake and chocolate shops in Soho for a day of sugar treats? My travel writer friend, Kristen, who I met at the NY Times Travel Show earlier this year, met me for lunch at […]
“I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream” unless, like me, you are lactose intolerant, then you just sit there sad with your once scoop of sorbet remembering a time when you could enjoy ice cream (yes, I’m still bitter by my diagnosis). Here I was at Harrod’s Ice Cream […]