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Let There Be Meat

This mighty doorway grasped my attention on a wander through Manchester city centre.  It expresses stunning reverence for worship and cutlery. Closer looking reveals that it is worshipping a carniverous deity, […]
Let There Be Meat

Just the Ticket

If you could get all the nutrition you needed in a day with a pill — no worrying about what to eat, no food preparation — would you do it? […]

Mussels on the Street

Mussels are a popular street food in Istanbul – displays like this are a common sight on the streets. Linked to Fun Foto Challenge Copyright Debbie Smyth, 7 July 2015

Friends, Lovers and Pickles

“All colours are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites.” -Marc Chagall Istanbulites love their pickles! Pickles of all colours, shapes and sizes. Even pickled pine […]

Adrenalin on the Menu

I can’t stand heights so even looking from the ground to this tiny cafe high up in Istanbul got the adrenalin preparing to come to my aid! Not to be daunted, though, […]

Cookery in Motion

Eating in Istanbul is a delight – you can sample a cacophony of tastes, influenced by the disparate regions of Turkey and the many nations that have passed through this country […]

E is for… Exquisite Schlachertorte

The Viennese chocolate cake,  Sachertorte, dates back to 1832, when Prince Wenzel von Metternich demanded his personal chef create a special dessert for several important guests.  However, the chef fell ill and his sixteen-year-old apprentice, Franz Sacher, had to step […]

Fresh and Tasty in Brighton

Riddle & Finns was founded in 2006, with a restaurant in the narrow and bustling Lanes of Brighton.  They soon gained a reputation for fine seafood, especially their oysters. They […]