Category Archives: Food n’ Grog

Rome Food Adventures: Glass Hostaria

Posted on 6 May 2016 by andyq

Now, isn’t that beautiful? This was the the second course of a ten-course dinner from Rome’s Glass Hostaria, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Trastevere, helmed by an Italian chef who did her training in the States (and has the American-sounding name … Continue reading →

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Madrid Drinking Adventures: La Venencia

Posted on 5 May 2016 by andyq

The first time I tried Spanish sherry, fino, sometimes known by one of its famous brand names, Tio Pepe, I found it sharp and dry and slightly unpleasant. This was when I was working at Expo 92 in Seville, in … Continue reading →

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Madrid Food Adventures: Baco y Beto, Chueca

Posted on 5 May 2016 by andyq

A weekend in Madrid, away from Paris, and what a lovely city… a relaxed and chilled atmosphere for eating and drinking and wandering around, and the temperature a few degrees warmer too. My pal Peter moved here about 7 years … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures: Restaurant Menelik, 17th

Posted on 20 April 2016 by andyq

Food and memory is a funny thing. I’m sure we didn’t eat more than two or three times at the Ethiopian restaurant in Vancouver, but I remember the times we did vividly: the slightly sour soft aerated pancake and the … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures: Bresse Chicken

Posted on 17 April 2016 by andyq

There’s nothing more than I like than an interesting food recommendation… it’s perhaps why I offer the same with my food blogs. So, over a fabulous gin cocktail called The Journalist, a new friend Tristan told us that not only … Continue reading →

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Paris Drinking Adventures: Le Trou Dans Le Mur, Montmartre

Posted on 16 April 2016 by andyq

Possibly confusing to some, the name of the area in the back of the wine shop, La Caves des Abbesses, is Le Trou dans le Mur, or the Hole in the Wall. We’d gotten a recommendation to try it out. … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures: L’Afghani, Montmartre

Posted on 16 April 2016 by andyq

I liked the look of this modest restaurant around the corner from our AirBNB; and we were glad to try it. Decorated in amusing art, photos and ethnic dress, it has the feel of a family-run business, keeping the authenticity … Continue reading →

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Paris Drinking Adventures: No Problemo, Montmartre

Posted on 16 April 2016 by andyq

I mean, what can one say but ‘No Problemo’? This bar, on the corner of a street, at the bottom of the stairs below Sacre Coeur is cute, tiny and casual. For such a small place, it looks like it … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures: Privé de Dessert, Pigalle

Posted on 16 April 2016 by andyq

I love a food gimmick. There’s a Buzzfeed post going around making fun of hipster food gimmicks, but for me, the problem is when the gimmick loses its originality, or it was never a very good trick in the first … Continue reading →

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Coffee in Paris: KBCafeshop, Pigalle

Posted on 9 April 2016 by andyq

So, I’m not sure why they run the name together like that… but having found this cafe from lists of good coffee in Paris on the interweb, we love this place, located in South Pigalle. Apparently, KBCafeshop was originally called … Continue reading →

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