I have known Chariya for a number of years, and her MasterChef UK 2023 win was richly deserved. Her drive, enthusiasm and expertise has always been amazing, plus she is annoyingly likeable for someone so gifted.
When I learned Chariya was opening her own restaurant in Alton (also home to her coffee shop Coffee Cherry), I was extremely excited and booked a slot as soon as I could.
It seems a bit mean of me to tell you about a wonderful festival that has been and gone and only happens every two years. To show you delicious photos of food you can’t easily obtain, while relating how scrumptious things were. It’s almost as if I am rubbing it in your face…
I’m not, I swear! If anything I am tormenting myself.
Continue reading Amazing Thailand Festival, Secretts, Milford
A drastic drop in temperature (over 20 degrees) signalled my return to Scotland a wee while ago.
Up until now I’ve been working through all the Thailand food posts I didn’t get time to write when I was out there.
I’ve now finished, so for my 100th post, I’m glad to say I’ll be turning back to exploring the Scottish food scene.
I’ll be trying my hand at a few restaurant reviews (although I’m anxious about being too critical, which doesn’t bode well!) and doing my best to track down all kinds of wonderful food.
As I’m living in Ayrshire, the focus will no doubt be around here, but I hope to cover some Glasgow outlets in the future, and I’m sure there’ll be some random excursions too.
Forks at the ready!
Cake isn’t something I associate with Thai cooking.
I was therefore pleasantly surprised to come across these colourful steamed cakes in a bakery one day.
