by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 15, 2013 | Food & Drink
I wish I had the discipline to actually use all the cookbooks I own. Seriously, I have so many! They’re fun to read, but then when I walk into a supermarket at the end of the day, I will most likely go for something that I know how to prepare without a recipe....
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 13, 2013 | Food & Drink
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when I never drank coffee. I loved the smell of it, but not the taste. Today, I still drink more tea than coffee (I so moved to the right country), but I now love a nice cappuccino in the morning or a...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 11, 2013 | City trip, Europe, Food & Drink, London, United Kingdom
Is there such a thing as too many afternoon teas? This weekend I had two! On Saturday, Selena of Oh, the places we will go managed to get 20 London bloggers in the same room for an afternoon tea at the Mercer Street Hotel in Covent Garden. It was so nice to finally...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 9, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
I don’t remember seeing so many beer drinking city workers in the movie, but this is the place that was Harry Potter’s access route to Diagon Alley in the Philosopher’s Stone movie. See that blue door? What is an optician today, was the Leaky...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Oct 28, 2013 | Art & Culture, City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
After I finished the delicious cinnamon bun at the Fabrique Bakery, I made my way to the Geffrye Museum next door. I’d heard about the museum, but actually didn’t know what to expect. Imagine my surprise when I walked into this lovely garden. What a hidden...