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General, Scotland, Thailand

Farewell Thailand, Hello Scotland!

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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!

General, New Zealand

New Zealand Food Exploration: Introduction

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When me and the boyfriend decided to visit New Zealand as part of our “We’re Having an Early Mid-life Crisis Freak-out Tour 2011”, I fell to researching straight away.

I devoted perhaps 25% of my time to hotels and tourist attractions, and the rest to tracking down must-eat food tips. From Chowhound to random Google searches combining place names and cunning key words such as “food” and “blog”, I gradually created lists of restaurants and notes on treats to try.

Our strict budget meant many delicious-sounding venues were discarded, but for the benefit of fellow cash-strapped food lovers, I’ll be posting on some of the thriftier edibles we’ve sampled.

General, Scotland

Scottish Bakery Treats: Introduction

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I recently moved to Ayrshire in Scotland. Having only been north of the border a handful of times before, my food encounters here were limited.

I knew about haggis, neeps and tatties, I’d heard about cranachan, and I’d eaten unlimited amounts of shortbread, but while strolling past a local bakery, I glanced in the window to see a number of unfamiliar items.

I only caught a glimpse, and one of them made me think of a yellow marshmallow peep chick. Walking on a bit further, I pondered what it could have been. A meringue-topped cake? A lemon tart of some sort? A version of that odd ice-cream cone filled with marshmallow one sometimes finds? Continue reading Scottish Bakery Treats: Introduction →

General, Oxfordshire

Escaping from Oxford to Eat Out: Introduction

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Being lucky enough to have a car, occasional spare cash and a like-minded boyfriend, I often get to explore the wilds of Oxfordshire for exciting places to eat. Each trip is begun with some ritual agonising over whether to risk a bad dinner in the name of exploration or to return to an old favourite where we know we’ll eat well. Continue reading Escaping from Oxford to Eat Out: Introduction →

General

First things first…

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Whenever I decide to visit a new town, city or country, the first thing I research is the food. Shallow and stomach-focused that may make me, but normally a place has only a limited number of attractions compared to an endless supply of eateries.

I devote hours to hunting out restaurants, cafes, stalls, delis, food halls and markets. Even if it isn’t practical to lug home bags of ingredients, I just love eying up the foodstuffs available, and where possible, cramming them into my mouth. Even the maligned supermarket provides a glimpse into a country’s staples, and it always fascinates me to compare these with the offerings back home.

This site, then, will hopefully become an abridged chronicle of some of the places I have found along the way. I know there are other people out there like me, and if a suggestion on here frees up a little more time for one of you to eat something great, then my work is done.