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Dixie Detours: Chattanooga, Choo Choo City

Chattanooga is my old teenage stomping ground. Since I’ve moved away, every year or two when I’ve managed to make it back for a visit (usually around Christmastime), the area always seemed to have gotten better than I remembered it being. Same holds true this time round. Continue reading

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Does Your Sweetheart Have a Sweet Tooth? Then Paris is the Perfect Place! (CheapOair)

Sure, it’s probably the most romantic city in the world, and thus the ideal destination for any amorous couple. But Paris isn’t just for sweethearts. Any Francophile can tell you that Paris is one of the sweetest places anyone’s ever … Continue reading

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Turin: City of Foodie Firsts (CheapOair)

Turin is a city of firsts in many ways. The northern Italian city is home to the country’s first official capital. It’s the birthplace of the Fiat automobile and is essentially the go-to scene for contemporary art in Italy today. And … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Bolowhatta? The Real Bolognese Revealed (Great British Chefs)

Let’s get to the meat of the matter. There’s no such thing as spaghetti Bolognese. Or, at least, there isn’t in the actual city of Bologna. You would do well to seek Bolognese inspiration for its rich tradition in pasta making. It’s a deliciously saucy city too and one which rightly lays claim as the original home of a large variety of food products – just not spag bol. Bologna and the region of Emilia-Romagna have as prominent a cuisine and as celebrated a food culture as anywhere in the world. Even among Italians from other parts of the country, the gastronomic sensibilities of the Bolognese are held in the highest esteem. Continue reading

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Tasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway: Bounteous Bologna

That I’ve been to Bologna four times (twice just this year) should speak volumes about how much I love this city. It and the region of Emilia-Romagna have as prominent a cuisine and as celebrated a food culture as anywhere in the world. Even among Italians from other parts of the country, the gastronomic sensibilities of the Bolognese are held in the highest esteem. Continue reading

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Tasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway: Torino Unshrouded

Initially pursuing an opportunity to visit Torino (perhaps better known to some of my readers by its anglicized name, Turin) was what eventually led to me coming up with my the full blown “Ham Highway” itinerary. The city was (and I assume still is) keen to have bloggers visit to write about the city. There was a chocolate festival scheduled for when I knew I would be able to go, and I was pretty sure I could get a commission to write about it. The more I looked into Torino, the more I of a hunch I had that it would be the sort of “content rich” place that I’d enjoy checking out. Continue reading

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A Visit to Jude’s Ice Cream Dairy (Great British Chefs)

Yes, there is a Jude (Judith actually) behind the scenes of this Hampshire-based premium ice cream maker. But the story of her eponymous treats is really about her husband, Theo. Finding himself suddenly and unexpectedly on the other side of a career in banking, Theo had time on his hands along with a bit of capital and a garage in which to tinker. He also had the acumen to realise a huge gap in the British ice cream market and the pluck to go about filling it. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Summer Street

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Sunday Lunch: Paradise by Way of Kensal Green

I don’t want to give away too much about the fantastic dining room of Paradise by Way of Kensal Green. If you’ve never been, it’s worth a bit of uncertainly for the wonderful surprise of seeing the interiors for the first time. And, of course, if you have been then you know what I’m talking about. Nice place for a drink, eh? But have you tried the Sunday lunch? It’s full-on (and filling!) and as lovely as you might expect to enjoy in such a pleasant setting. Continue reading

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Three of Bologna’s Best Gelatos (OneTravel)

Narrowing down a list that highlights the best gelato in town is tough, if not impossible. But I’ll give it a lick! Here’s a selection of three top gelato shops in Bologna. Continue reading

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Review: Fingers and Thumbs’ Seafood Shack

Last night I paid a repeat visit to a repeat opening of Fingers and Thumbs’ Seafood Shack. Yum. Following ye olde ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix’ methodology, I kept with what I knew I’d love: a big ole pot of lobster cooked with juicy prawns, mussels, clams, veggies and more. Complimented by n ample stack of rustic bread with home made cocktail sauce (which could have been a little better honestly), washed down with a few Kronenbourgs, and rounded off by a scoop of especially tasty vanilla fudge ice cream – it was a fun and filling meal. The damage? Around £55 total for two. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Hackney Wick Ice Cream Patrol

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

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London Daily Photo: Cups

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Free Ice Cream in London from the Orange Ice Cream Van – Will it Visit Your Postcode?

On Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of August, Orange is going to hit the streets of London with its very own ice cream van to help folks chill out and have a bit of summery fun … and you can decide where the van … Continue reading

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Free Gelato Tomorrow @ Dri Dri Pop Up Parlour, St Martin’s Lane Hotel (Londonist)

Free gelato from noon on 17 June at the Dri Dri pop up parlour in St Martin’s Lane Hotel. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: The Cosmopolitan

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London Food & Drink News: 5 May 2011 (Londonist)

London Food & Drink News: 5 May 2011 Londonist, May 5, 2011 at 16:00 pm A taste of what’s what in recent and upcoming London food and drink news … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 5 … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Ready

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London Daily Photo: Summer Scene

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Ben & Jerry: I have a cream (Locally Sourced)

Ben & Jerry: I have a cream Locally Sourced – Food Network blog, 22 February 2010 Following through with a commitment started in 2006 when Ben & Jerry’s launched the world’s first ever Fairtrade ice-cream, the dynamic duo of dairy … Continue reading

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Interview: Ben & Jerry’s Ben and Jerry Talk about London (Londonist)

Interview: Ben & Jerry’s Ben and Jerry Talk about London Londonist, February 18, 2010 2:15 PM In town for their Free Cone Day ice cream give away, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (more popularly known as Ben & Jerry) took … Continue reading

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Free Ice Cream and More on Fair Cone Day (Londonist)

Free Ice Cream and More on Fair Cone Day Londonist, February 12, 2010 11:30 AM Beardie Weirdies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (the dairy baron co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s) will be at Leicester Square on Thursday the 18th from … Continue reading

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Free Pancakes from Freggo on Pancake Day (Londonist)

Free Pancakes from Freggo on Pancake Day Londonist, February 9, 2010 11:45 AM Argentine ice cream and coffee bar, Freggo, on Swallow Street W1B 4DW will be flipping freebie pancakes with every coffee purch’ on Shrove Tuesday … READ MY … Continue reading

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Ice Cream Preview: Icecreamists Launch at Selfridges (Londonist)

Ice Cream Preview: Icecreamists Launch at Selfridges Londonist, September 1, 2009 11:50 AM Taking inspiration from Voltaire’s quote, “Ice cream is equisite.  What a shame it isn’t illegal,” the so-called Icecreamists “subversive new ice cream brand” is to launch a … Continue reading

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Making Carrot Ice Cream with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk (Londonist)

Making Carrot Ice Cream with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist February 11, 2009 7:25 PM We reckon if you like carrot cake or sorbets, you’ll absolutely adore carrot ice cream. Besides, it only requires … Continue reading

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