There are a few (and only a few, mind) disadvantages to being a food blogger. One of them is that if you’re feeling poor (which, believe me, is a familiar...
As you might imagine in an office full of writers, we have plenty of hot debates over the ‘correct’ use of English. The way we usually kiss and make up...
This being my first review of a restaurant in Amsterdam Noord, and me being a southerner in British terms too, I wanted to headline this post: ‘It’s grim up North’....
Saturday was an utterly foodilicious day. I had a friend staying from the UK, but I’d warned her that we might need to ‘do some research’. Research, in this case,...
To set the scene for Tuesday night, I need to explain my rather entrepreneurial company: two new friends, both currently in the process of setting up their own businesses, one...
We have Scary French Lady to thank for most elements of this blog post. You may know of Scary French Lady because she leaves comments occasionally, or you might have...
If you live in Amsterdam, it won’t have escaped your notice that we had local elections last week. Miraculously, I’m allowed to vote in these elections (I’m not allowed to...
A few weeks ago, I got in touch with the brains behind Amsterdam Spoke: an online magazine for Amsterdam’s would-be writers to profile their work – and to provide insider...
An Italian staple on the Van Woustraat, Amsterdam restaurant Fa Pekelharing does a good line in arancini, salads and pasta...
