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Slightly Peckish: London Ramen Wars - Tonkotsu (LDN)
March 19, 2013
London Ramen Wars Part I: Ittenbari The second ramen bar that opened in London close...
Slightly Peckish: London Ramen Wars - Ittenbari (LDN)
February 26, 2013
London is currently undergoing a ramen boom. In the past year alone, five new ramen...
Slightly Peckish: Dishoom, A Traditional Bombay Café (LDN)
February 12, 2013
Although I've been writing for Umami Mart for almost three years, I have yet to...
Slightly Peckish: Omiyage from Japan: Placenta C Jelly Supplement
January 29, 2013
Yup, you read it right. This is a present from one of my Japanese friends...
Slightly Peckish: Omiyage from Japan: Shonan Cheese Pie
January 15, 2013
There is something about Japanese confectionary and pâtisseries that pushes sweets to a level of...
Slightly Peckish: Roganic (LDN)
December 25, 2012
It's not very often I go to fancypants restaurants but that doesn't mean I don't...
Slightly Peckish: Euphorium Tea Salon (Colombo)
December 4, 2012
  On a combined wedding/tour/family holiday in Sri Lanka in mid-November, I had two days...
Slightly Peckish: Chirashizushi at Sakana-tei (LDN)
November 13, 2012
I always thought chirashizushi was the large, family-friendly tub of vinegared sushi rice studded with...
Slightly Peckish:  Pâtisserie Deux Amis (LDN)
October 23, 2012
Hello all, it's been a while, hasn't it? It's been a hectic year and my...
Slightly Peckish: The Restaurant of Love Regained by Ito Ogawa (A Book Review)
July 3, 2012
Books featuring descriptions of food often leave me drooling. In fact, what you read about...
Slightly Peckish: Ministry of Crab (CMB)
May 29, 2012
Crab. Now who doesn't have a thing for crab? Sri Lanka is a tiny island...
Slightly Peckish: Khanom Thai - Thai Sweets (BKK)
May 1, 2012
I know it's been almost two months since I visited Bangkok, but I didn't want...