Australian cafés in the Cotswolds – an interview with Rob Broadbent of Lynwood & Co
I’m currently travelling through the Cotswolds, a magical area in south-central England covering almost 800 square miles and running through five counties (Glou...
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Golden couscous, sour cream, meatballs, and a magnificent medley of nuts and seeds
“The story of Alice Delcourt and her restaurant Erba Brusca is a fairytale about a nomadic princess who found her home in a hidden garden surrounded by a big me...
Dinner at the Kitchen Table
The Saucy Dressings' chief correspondent was recently lucky enough to get taken to Kitchen Table, more of an eating venue, than a restaurant in the traditional ...
A slightly eccentric foodies’ guide to Brighton
So I headed off to Brighton on business…. but business doesn’t take up all day thankfully, so I had the evening, the night, and the Saturday to enjoy what it ha...
Šaltibarščiai – a Lithuanian cold soup with a shocking, smack-you-in-the-face pink hue
For all kinds of reasons transport systems in eastern Europe are not very joined up. There are no train connections between the Baltic states, for example, and ...
Desert Island Dishes at Ollie Dabbous’ Pop-up
The Saucy Dressings' chief correspondent, Domini Hogg, went to Ollie Dabbous' latest pop-up and has contributed this review.Creating a set of desert island ...
Duck livers – a dead simple method and a very slightly more sophisticated concept
We recently had to collect a colleague from Schipol airport horridly early in the morning. We made it bearable by staying nearby in the old Dutch village of Abc...
Informal and Welcoming Restaurant in which to Savour Sophisticated Estonian Food in Tallinn
This summer I undertook a gargantuan gastronomic tour, starting in Stockholm, then working down through the Baltic countries; on through Poland and Slovenia; an...
Salty fingers – so what are they?
Salty fingers …. or to be more precise Salty Fingers®, is the brand name registered by the Dutch company, Koppert Cress, for a bizarre-looking edible leaf. It's...
Lunch with Matej in Nataša Tomažič, chef-patron of Majerija in Slovenia
On my recent trip to Slovenia I was lucky enough to visit a wonderful restaurant, Majerija, deep in the Slovenian countryside and interview the chef-patron the...