March 20, 2012
One of my favourite Thai dishes is som tum, the spicy green papaya salad so...
March 6, 2012
One of the main things I look forward to whenever I visit Thailand is to...
February 21, 2012
Umamimart is celebrating 5 years this month with a celebration of noodles and how delightful...
December 6, 2011
Aaaah, one of the things I really miss in London is a good bowl of...
November 8, 2011
One of my favourite foods is South East Asian cuisine. I confess I wasn't much...
October 11, 2011
Although I haven't been fortunate enough to visit the country, Turkey has always held a...
September 27, 2011
This summer has been a whirl of social engagements, what with friends visiting, me visiting...
September 13, 2011
Yorkshire, two and half hours by train up north from London, is where one of...
August 23, 2011
Summer this year is a total washout in wet, gray and windy London, so we...
August 9, 2011
One of the surprising things about London is that you can get very good, cheap...
July 26, 2011
When I was but a spring chicken who had just graduated from university, I went...
July 12, 2011
We've been very lucky. Since last summer, we've had a bona fide udon-ya (shop) right...