Day out in Camden Town

Being a Sunny (but still freezing cold!) winter Sunday, we decided to spend the day out and head to Camden Town.

It has been a while since my last visit there and thought it'd be a good idea to see how Camden Town Lock changed since the fire that took it down a few years ago ...

And of course, no day out happens without a nice 'Gourmet Pause'.  ^.^  As we walked by the Fish & Chips stall, we just had to stop! It looked so crispy and golden!

Gourmet Burger Kitchen - GBK

What's for din-din tonight?

Feeling a bit lazy after a Very Cold Day at Work today, My Fiance and I decided to make the
most of the Capital FM Voucher valid at GBK { Gourmet Burger Kitchen } -
Buy one and have a second one for £1 - of which 90p goes to charity.  

Bargain! And also contributing to charity!

A Trip to Singapore

Last November, I was in Singapore and I keep a very fond memory of a fabulous meal I had at :

Artisan @ The Westbury Hotel Mayfair

To celebrate a Friend's birthday, we treated ourselves to a beautiful brunch at 

Artisan, the Restaurant at The Westbury Hotel in Mayfair.

The Westbury Hotel Mayfair is a 5 Star Luxury Hotel blending modern and contemporary style 

with timeless traditional comfort and quality and its restaurant, 

The Artisan, 

is no different offering a very memorable experience!

To entertain our taste buds before our starters arrived, we were pleasantly surprised

when we were brought beautiful complimentary amuse-bouches : 

Delicious Spoonfuls of Wonderful Flavours.

Vietnamese Restaurant in London ChinaTown

After a late morning stroll in Covent Garden and ending up in Chinatown one weekend, 

My Fiance and I started to feel a bit hungry ...  

This time, we didn't want to go for the usual chinese Dim Sum 

so decided to try the Vietnamese Restaurant with a bright Red entrance 

located just next to one of Chinatown's Big Metal Gates.

To keep it light and healthy, we had the Vietnamese Spring Rolls for starters - 

thin rice noodles, fresh & crisp mint leaves, crushed peanuts and cooked prawns 

wrapped beautifully in wafer thin wrappers. 

Dip in the sweet chilli sauce and yummm ! 

It was so Fresh and so Tasty!

For Mains, I decided to go for the typical Vietnamese Pho - 

flat rice noodle soup, with beef balls and beef slices. 

This is served with a side plate of Fresh coriander and mint leaves, 

beansprouts and chopped fresh chilli.

Angelina in Paris

Ok, this is not recent but the vivid memories of it feels as if it was only yesterday!

Thanks to my Beautiful Guide in Paris  {Angel.V}  we had a 

Wonderful time @ Angelina one Beautiful Spring Afternoon 

in April 2010 having the BEST Hot Chocolate Ever !!!

Bougie Macaron & Tea in Covent Garden

Recently opened patisserie in Covent Garden : Bougie Macaron & Tea

I have not visited Bougie yet but I have been walking by many times now, 

always stopping for a few seconds in front of its display to 

enjoy the lovely view of its colourful macarons and patisserie.

Sunday Brunch @ Mews of Mayfair

One of Mayfair's Best Kept Secret ...

Tucked away in a historic courtyard in the heart of Mayfair, the converted mews houses 

offer a very smart and stylish venue for any occasion. 

Chic and Elegant, yet unpretentious...  

a great discovery where we had a great Sunday Brunch! 

Welcome!

After a few days of :  'Work in Progress' - Here I am, almost fully satisfied with my Food Blog!

Welcome to shirl-thefoodie.blogspot.com and hope you enjoy reading what I have to share with you.

~   Food experiences from different places of the world { mainly from London! }

~  Wonderful and Delicious Photography

~  A few of My Favourite Recipes

This blog is mainly about the Beautiful Fat Cow hidden inside me sharing my Love for Food!

Enjoy and stay tuned for this new adventure!