Cuizine

Catching a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis, the legendary weekend Rúntur (‘round tour’) of the bars and clubs of Reykjavik, bathing outdoors in heated geothermal pool, glaciers, volcanoes… There were many reasons me and my girlfriend wanted to go to Iceland. But it’s safe to say food wasn’t first on my list. My knowledge was [...]

Situated on Macdougal street in historic Greenwich Village, The Minetta Tavern was a hangout of Kerouac, Hemingway, Ezra Pound and various other literary figures in the years that made the village famous. The area has long gone from bohemian to boho, as is usual with cities the rents go up and artists move out, but [...]

I first heard of David Chang in an article in the Observer Food Monthly that mainly focused on his mythical pork buns, but didn’t really give me much of an impression of his restaurants. I got more of that when watching an episode of Vice’ munchies series (Chang goes to a fried chicken joint in [...]

From all the culinary media I have been consuming recently, from what friends who’ve been out there have told me, they were lecturing us about craft beer and the burgers were served pink, YOU HAVE TO GO and from the craze for American food trends (burgers, hot dogs, BBQ) in London. It became clear to [...]

The holiday season is the most feast-laden part of the year and thus, it is my favorite time of the year. I couldn’t really give a shit about getting some presents at Christmas, and I straight up just don’t go out on New Years Eve because its so overly hyped that it always ends up [...]

    The Ribman has a stall at Brick Lane every Sunday, selling ribmeat rolls or wraps and rack of ribs for £5 a piece, they are indeed generally known as the best ribs in London. He’s become so popular (Jay Rayner tweeted praise) that he’s now also got a stall at Kings Cross every [...]

Journeying by car across to Seattle, I stopped off in the small town of Twin Peaks, surrounded by forests of beautiful Douglas Firs, close to the border with Canada. Hankering for a much needed caffeine hit, I was lucky to come across two members of the local law enforcement (one Native American, the other, it [...]

Expectations are a big part of dining. If I’m going to a pop-up restaurant, I’m expecting a slightly shambolic dinner party with better-than-usual food and a convivial environment from the sheer experience of it. If I’m paying £70+ for three courses I’m expecting something that’s going to blow my head off with tastebombs and waiters [...]

  Luca’s Italian is a food stall situated among the bustle of Ridley Road market in Dalston (the market that inspired  Eastenders’ market but in reality has a bunch more character.) Their make authentic, delicious Italian food, and their main USP (for now) is meatballs, available with a choice of seasonal sauces, plus proper polenta [...]

WELCOME TO LEYTON. WELCOME TO OCEANO. WELCOME TO (NOT LONDON).  So I spend some of my time cycling around the lesser known areas, or less glamourous parts of East London. Mainly Im trying to excercise but I also have a thing for bleak suburban or industrial/urban dropout ares (hence my love for Detroit). Make no [...]