I can’t pretend that Easter has ever been a huge celebration in the Hampton household (none of us have all that much interest in chocolate, for a start, or Jesus...
“Behind every creative is a corporate job,” said someone, at some point, I assume – because it’s generally true. At least, it is in my case: my restaurant bills for...
It’ll come as no surprise to anyone who knows about my pork fetish (think ribs, pork belly, chorizo… these are a few of my favourite things) that the prospect of...
Among the list of FAQs I should probably have on this website is: Where oh where to find a decent brunch in Amsterdam? My (limited) recommendations are here, but while...
There’s a connection here – bear with me. Readers who’ve been following me for a while will know that there are various characters in my blog posts (otherwise known as...
As regular readers will know, I have an entire recommendations section for people wanting to know the best restaurants (IMHO) in a particular neighbourhood, or for a specific type of...
Do any of you watch Saturday Kitchen on the BBC? You know the bit where they have the omelette challenge, which seems to be more of a contest to see...
Don't have time to make dinner? Get food delivered straight to your door in Amsterdam, warm it up and it's ready to eat.
Nearly two years ago now, the opening of Café de Walvis was a turning point in the life of the Spaarndammerstraat. The Spaarndammerbuurt has been my neighbourhood for seven years...
