The food connoisseur blog started back in 2011, the demand was high for recommendations to eat, see and do. The blog serves as a creative outlet writing an online journal for food places I’ve been. Born and raised in London, I’ve always been passionate about food.
Striking conversations with friends, family and strangers. In recent years I went on food hunts, exploring different cuisines, hunting for food trucks out of curiosity. I’m always out and about, going to events and living life out loud.
When I heard that Coco ichibanya was coming to London I was over the moon. Located at the former Abeno Too location in Covent Garden. Japan’s biggest curry house chain Coco Ichibanya opened up their very first UK outlet. My very first experience of eating at a Coco Ichibanya outlet was on a holiday trip...
Day 6 & 7 – Black sand beaches, I had an alpaca dream and wedding time
September 8, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand, Travel
Karekare Just 40km away from Auckland city you can discover a black sand beach in Karekare. When the temperature rises high, the black sand on the beach becomes so unbearable to walk barefooted. It was a cool breezy day parked up in the car park. We walked...
Bun House – Great for small eats
August 19, 2019 in Chinese
Bun house has been on the list to go to for a while now, it uses to reside in Greek Street, in Soho next door to Pleasant Lady Jian Bing Trading Stall which is also owned by the same group. Bun House closed down to be refurbished as Wun’s Tea room which as...
Top 5 free spots to do in London
August 13, 2019 in Things to do
Being a true Londoner, I get to discover plenty of hidden gems over the years. If you know me, I love to explore my local neighbourhood and be willing to travel far for a fun-filled adventure. Here are my 5 totally free spots in London, I love and go...
An invite from jet2holidays dropped into my inbox, to launch the two new Greek destinations flying to Lefkas and Parga in 2020 even creating the hashtags #jetme2thegreek #jetmetothegreek to mark the special occasion. Jet2holidays invited a whole bunch of influencers to an event to cook some Greek dishes, participate in a quiz and eat our hard earn...
Day 5 Spa date | Pescado | Giapo ice cream parlour
August 9, 2019 in Auckland, Just desserts
Day 5 From Kerosene Creek we drove back to Auckland back to our Airbnb location. The next day we headed to the spa for a girly day with our bride to be and ate lunch. Lemon, lime & bitters are something the Kiwi’s love to drink. Since...
Ginza Onodera London – A taste of Japanese afternoon tea
August 4, 2019 in Afternoon tea, Japanese, Just desserts
I’ve written a ton of afternoon tea articles on the site, many are the traditional British ones but I never ventured different cuisines. Ginza Onodera 銀座おのでら ロンドン offers a Japanese afternoon tea in association with Tsujiri only available on the weekends during 2-4pm. The price for the Japanese afternoon tea ranges from £29 to £72 and...
Day 4 Rotorua | Māori village | Kerosene Creek
July 2, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand
Rotorua The end of Day 3 you saw us finish the road trip at Waitomo. Rotorua was the next destination for the road trip up in the North Islands, New Zealand. The first thing you smell as soon as you enter Wai-O-Tapu is the egg fart like the smell from all the natural geothermal activity. This area is known for the bubbling...
Pleasant Lady – Soho’s hatch in the wall
June 20, 2019 in Chinese
This hole in the wall hatch in Greek Street Soho is unassuming to the eye, you can walk past it and in a blink of eye you miss what it is. This little hatch is home to a Chinese savoury crepe street food by the name of Pleasant Lady. Soley selling Jian bing, it is a popular...
The Monocle Café – Katsu Sando’s
June 11, 2019 in Japanese
The Monocle Café is a chic small café nested in Marylebone opposite Chiltern Firehouse by the printed magazine with the same name Monocle. It offers great coffee and food with a Japanese flair, along with Swedish pastries and cakes from Lanka. Seating for the café is limited so if...
Huhu Cafe Waitomo review
May 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand
If you have read my Day 2 & 3 post on the Hobbiton movie set tour and Waitomo glowworm caves. You would know we headed back to our bed & breakfast Waitomo Caves Guest Lodge. We fancied some Thai food and drove out to town to find it closed amongst the other restaurants. Another...
Xi’an Biang Biang noodles are the sister to Xi’an impression. Biang Biang refers to the sound made by chefs who hand pulls the noodles with their bare hands. The Chinese character biang itself is the most complex word to write. I sometimes forget how close Aldgate East...
Olympus PEN-F review and photo samples
May 26, 2019 in Gadgets, Lifestyle, photography
If you have been following my blog for a while, you would know how the Olympus Pen EPL-8 camera changed my life since 2016. You can also check out my review for the Olympus lenses I upgraded to. The Olympus EPL-8 served its purpose a small compact interchangeable lens camera that could...
Day 2 & 3 – Hobbiton tour & Waitomo glowworm caves
May 22, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand, Travel
Sunday was a bit of chilling day heading to Mission Bay beach to catch sun than picking up the car hire from the evening before, the girls drove down to our next destination Matamata for the Hobbiton movie set. The whole of the Lord of the Rings trilogy...
London Cookery School – Dim Sum class
May 5, 2019 in cooking, Masterclass, Review
One of my favourite things in the world is eating Dim Sum. I can eat Dim Sum all day long and never get bored. Morsels of piping hot mini parcels of delicate goodies are so addictive. Then it occurred in me, I should really try and learn how to...
Bread Ahead – London’s best doughnut
April 30, 2019 in Bakery, Just desserts
Bread Ahead, it’s up there for creating one of the best doughnuts in London. The dough takes 45 minutes to prepare and needs to be chilled overnight before each doughnut is fried on each side than piped with various fillings. Bread Ahead has several locations in London,...
Kappacasein – Cheese toastie
April 14, 2019 in British, Street food
Kappacasein Here’s another post on yet another epic cheese toastie find, this time it’s Kappacasein in Borough Market. The owner Bill Oglethorpe makes his cheese in Bermondsey and his stall in Borough Market. Soley serving cheese toasties and Swiss raclette with potatoes and the gherkins. Borough market is the...
Day 1 & 2 |Auckland |Devonport | Twisted Tomato | Island Gelato
April 6, 2019 in Auckland, Healthy, New Zealand, Review
2 plane rides, a 5-hour layover 27 hours later I finally made it to Auckland. 2 years in the diary, I had a great excuse to go to New Zealand, a friend was getting married. Deciding to stay in 2 weeks, every day was planned from back...
Bottle of Seedlip spice 94 giveaway
April 1, 2019 in Giveaway
I’m doing a giveaway. Thank you so much for the follows and support. To win a bottle of @seedlipdrinks spice 94 distilled non-alcoholic spirit all you have to do is follow the instruction below. One winner will be announced on 15th April. #lebinhxSLgiveaway Follow @lebinh_x Comment with...
Mille Patisserie – Mille Crepes
March 25, 2019 in Japanese, Just desserts
Although mille crepes are nothing new, my first ever one was from Kova Patisserie. Ever since then, I have been slightly obsessed with these crepe cakes. However, there’s a newcomer on the scene, Mille Patisserie is located only 2 minutes away from Paddington station. The very teeny-weeny café is narrow with only two...
