Nouvelle Cuisine and fancy dining is not for me! Do you remember the heydays of the Nouvelle Cuisine/Haute Cuisine? Intended to be a style of cooking that resulted in lighter, delicate dishes with fresh ingredients, presented beautifully, it often lead (me) to pretentious, overpriced dining-experiences. My parents were big fans, so I have been exposed […]
Review of The Deck at the Saigon River
Saigon River By day We have only seen a small part of the Saigon River, during our strolls through town. The river is mainly a ‘working’ river and nothing to marvel about (for tourists). It can even be quite smelly during the day due to all the waste. By night At night it has a […]
Rico Taco - Mexican food in Saigon
Rico Taco - Mexican food in Saigon I read about Mexican restaurant Rico Taco before traveling to Saigon. The description ticked several of my boxes: good Mexican food in a colourful decor with murals on the walls. Sounded as music to my ears. So I immediately put it as a pin on my personalised Google […]
Vietnamese Bistro Propaganda
I ain’t no street food lover Are you one of those people who love street food and local experiences? I’m not, as most of you know by now. Being a very fussy, picky eater, with diabetes and a delicate health, it’s not for me. On top of that I’m not that adventurous, plus comfort and […]
La Cucaracha Zwolle
La Cucaracha Zwolle I had only one evening, so also only one dinner, during my recent city trip Zwolle. I decided to go for Mexican food at La Cucaracha. Why there? Well, the main reason was that this Mexican restaurant is owned and run by our friends Silvio Platje and Jo Routledge. As I said in […]
Het Veerkwartier Haarlem
Het Veerkwartier Haarlem Remember my review of Buitenplaats Plantage? A lovely restaurant/cafe/bar/lounge/indoor-outdoor place in a greenhouse near Haarlem? Well, Het Veerkwartier is a similar place. You find this “restaurant-and-more” in Haarlem’s Waarderpolder. Park your car on the parking lot across from the KPN tower and from there it’s only a short stroll to lake Veerplas […]
Review Buitenplaats Plantage Vogelenzang
I promised you that -after my series about Groningen city-, I would now show you around in Groningen-province. And I WILL! But it’s summer now in Holland, at least for a few days, so I want to point out one of my favorite hotspots near Haarlem, especially recommended on a sunny day: Buitenplaats Plantage. Visiting […]
La Favela Seminyak Part 2
In my previous article “10 reasons why La Favela is Bali’s coolest place” I showed you around the awesomeness that is La Favela. La Favela Seminyak Part 2 In this article I’ll give you a peek inside some parts of this super funky restaurant-club that I did not show you yet: Private dining rooms Brazilian Style […]
10 reasons why La Favela is the coolest place in Bali
La Favela is the coolest place in Bali Walking through hip Jalan Kayu Aya in the heart of Seminyak, you might easily pass by restaurant-club La Favela, without even noticing it. And that would be a shame, since you would be seriously missing out! Let me tell you -and even better: show you- why La […]
El Topo in Bondi Junction Sydney- Mexican food in a cool decor
During our last trip in Australia, we stumbled upon Mexican Restaurant El Topo in Bondi Junction. It is located in a shopping mall and is spread over multiple levels. We had drinks and nacho chips at rooftop level. The interior decoration of the place is supercool. And totally up my alley! I have only been […]