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Éclair de Génie: Paris’s Sweetest Spot for High-End Éclairs
When I first walked into Éclair de Génie, I already knew I wasn’t just entering another pastry shop. Paris is full of patisseries, but this is among the best, and there’s something instantly magnetic about this place. The moment I saw the golden letters under the deep blue awning and...
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15 Top Italy and Rome Instagrammers
If you are daydreaming of Italy, why not allow photo-sharing website Instagram to transport you right there? Follow these great Italy Instagrammers who offer a local’s insight into daily life in both Rome and beyond… 1. Heart Rome (@heartrome) Australian blogger, Maria Pasquale adores her adopted city. She’ll sweep you...
Growing up in England, we are constantly told to “eat your greens.” But eating our greens is not made very easy for us. Overcooked, undersalted and watery cabbage was the order of the day when I was growing up in the 1970s. But here in Rome, eating your greens is...
The Best Restaurants & Shops of Spitalfields Market
Spitalfields Market, one of the highlights of East London, has been an institution and destination for locals and visitors since 1638. The location is rich with history and packed with stalls and stores with everything on offer from cupcakes to makeup, vinyl records to vintage clothing! The market is part...
Everything you need to know about Brick Lane but were afraid to ask
It’s safe to say that East London has changed quite a lot over the years. Once an area associated with slums and crime, the East End is now known more for its curries and vintage markets than it is for its unsavoury past. It offers locals and tourists alike an...
The Top 5 Restaurants in Jordaan, Amsterdam in 2024
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam packed with history, not the least of which being food. It is home to Amsterdam’s oldest bruincafé (brown café), Café Chris, which opened its doors to the Jordaan’s working class in 1624. Today there remain many of these traditional watering holes which owe their...
How to Have Your Herring and Eat It
When I was young and visiting Holland with my oma, or grandma — who emigrated from the low countries to North America after World War II — our first stop was always the herring stand. My grandpa would stand by, pinching his nose, as my grandma ordered a couple of...
Saltimbocca alla Romana – A Roman Food Classic (Recipe)
For my first six months in Rome I subsisted almost solely on pizza and pasta. They were, after all, the dishes I had been so eager to sample before my arrival in the Eternal City, the very pillars of Italian cuisine: the hearty and flavourful bucatini all’amatriciana, a pizza margherita larger than...
Amsterdam food knowhow – who you gonna call?
When it comes to knowing a city’s local cuisine – from restaurants to specialist shops to markets – nowadays bloggers are the go-to resource. Unlike guidebooks and other publications that are often written months before they’re printed and can quickly get out-of-date, blogs offer up-to-the-minute, ultra-local knowledge of their area...
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