What I learnt from my experience of a long weekend spent exploring around Bergen and beyond.
Author: hdlcooks
HDL REVIEWS: Bacaro, Southampton
In which I eat at Bacaro for the 100th time and (spoiler) enjoy it.
Finding hope in… football?
There’s a donate link at the bottom of this post for Show Racism The Red Card. If you want to skip the nonsense and scroll right there then feel free. It has been hard to feel inspired in the pandemic. I know some of us have really thrived creatively – and the slower pace of…
HDL REVIEWS: Mi Cocina, Mexican kitchen at Bridge Street House, Winchester
Oh lockdown, what a strange thing you are. How can something feel so teetering-on-the-edge-of-apocalypse tense and also so peaceful and enjoyable at the same time? For someone who’s closest thing to a hobby is going out to eat at restaurants, lockdown has been a strange time for me. I didn’t miss eating out as much…
HDL REVIEWS: Shackfuyu, London
One of my favourite podcasts is Off Menu, where each week comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster grill a celebrity guest for their dream starter, main course, dessert and side dish. As far as podcast formats go, few are as perfectly suited to my interests – though I do often find myself shaking my head…
HDL REVIEWS: SUSHISAMBA, Covent Garden
I don’t tend to appreciate fusion food. It’s not that I’m some kind of culinary xenophobe, I just think that often when you take two clashing food cultures and force them into the same dish, it’s too easy to fuck them both up a little bit. Mac and cheese? Heavenly. Tacos? Delicious. A mac and…
How to plan a group holiday (without ending your friendships!)
Ah, the group holiday. Mentioned by many, attempted by some, succeeded by few. Every so often, there will be a fleeting ‘omg guys, we should go on holiday together this year’ that pops up in the group chat (often by the keenest lil nerd in your chat – AKA me). People agree out of politeness,…
A happy anniversary + The Elderflower, Lymington
Read all about my dining experience at The Elderflower restaurant in Lymington, celebrating my nine year anniversary
HDL REVIEWS: Dhaba 59, Southampton
Indian food has been a big part of my life ever since I was little. I was fortunate to grow up in an area of Southampton that is hugely diverse, with a number of international food stores and restaurants just a stone’s throw away from my front door. My older sister in particular had a…
How to make the most of a few days in Barcelona
If, by some stroke of luck, you’ve managed to successfully avoid following me on Instagram, you probably missed that I took a trip to Barcelona about a month ago. Despite taking on the role of organising a group holiday and the near-impossible task of coordinating a gang of ten unruly millennials, I truly had the…
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