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Slightly Peckish: Som Tum Salad (BKK)
March 20, 2012
One of my favourite Thai dishes is som tum, the spicy green papaya salad so...
Slightly Peckish: Thai Suki at Coca (BKK)
March 6, 2012
One of the main things I look forward to whenever I visit Thailand is to...
Slightly Peckish: Bah Mee Nahm (BKK)
February 21, 2012
Umamimart is celebrating 5 years this month with a celebration of noodles and how delightful...
Slightly Peckish: Tsuru Ramen (LDN)
December 6, 2011
Aaaah, one of the things I really miss in London is a good bowl of...
Slightly Peckish: Singapore Char Kway Teow from Cha Cha Moon (LDN)
November 8, 2011
One of my favourite foods is South East Asian cuisine. I confess I wasn't much...
Slightly Peckish: Yildiz Bakery, My Local Turkish Takeaway (LDN)
October 11, 2011
Although I haven't been fortunate enough to visit the country, Turkey has always held a...
Slightly Peckish: Oktoberfest 2011 (München)
September 27, 2011
This summer has been a whirl of social engagements, what with friends visiting, me visiting...
Slightly Peckish: Castle Howard in Yorkshire (UK)
September 13, 2011
Yorkshire, two and half hours by train up north from London, is where one of...
Slightly Peckish: Afternoon Tea at Bea's of Bloomsbury (LDN)
August 23, 2011
Summer this year is a total washout in wet, gray and windy London, so we...
Slightly Peckish: Thai Food at The Churchill Arms Pub (LDN)
August 9, 2011
One of the surprising things about London is that you can get very good, cheap...
Slightly Peckish: Totally Tiramisu
July 26, 2011
When I was but a spring chicken who had just graduated from university, I went...
Slightly Peckish: Sanuki Udon at Koya (LDN)
July 12, 2011
We've been very lucky. Since last summer, we've had a bona fide udon-ya (shop) right...