Located at: 2, 1 Colombo, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 07 Sep, 2019 Have y’all seen the sweet stuff at Sapphyr Lounge? Those pastries look spectacular! Tucked away at the far end of the lobby, their pastry display is definitely worth taking a look at. And once you do, you’re bound to fall for something…
Special Edition: Mooncake at Shangri-La Colombo
Located at: 2, 1 Colombo, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 07 Sep, 2019 It’s the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival (which, in foodie language, translates to Mooncake Season) and Shangri-La Colombo has done the honours of introducing the island folk to the traditional cakes prepared for ‘lunar appreciation’. Although the festival originates in China, like most of…
AQUA Forte @ Galle Fort
Located at: 62 Leyn Baan Street, Galle Fort, Sri Lanka Visited on: 05 Aug, 2019 This wine-and-dine Italian restaurant located inside the Fort conveniently popped up in the newspapers the day before we were to visit Galle. It also had rave reviews, which was encouraging. Hence, we decided to stop by for lunch. The interior was…
Colombo’s Biggest Brunch @ Cinnamon Lakeside
Located at: 115 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 04 Aug, 2019 When it comes to brunches and buffets, there is barely a shortage in Colombo. Which is a good thing as it brings about some healthy competition. Ironically, it is ‘healthy’, in a sense, for us too as – despite…
Cheers @ Cinnamon Grand
Located at: 77 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 22 Jul, 2019 This classic sports bar is always abuzz when there’s any significant sporting event happening anywhere around the world. That aside, it’s also a pretty chilled out spot for a bit of lunch, evening snack or dinner. They dish out your typical…
Colombo Fort Café
Located at: Old Dutch Hospital Complex Echelon Square, Hospital St, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka Visited on: 19 Jul, 2019 This visit came quite a long time after the last one, and I was harbouring fond memories of a few tasty dishes I’d had here before. It was a pleasant afternoon, so we decided to dine al…
The Euro Diaries: Francesinha in Porto
Take a steak, ham, chorizo, cheese and bacon sandwich, pour a generous amount of molten mozzarella over it and slap a sunny-side-up on it. Yup, that’s what the francesinha is about. Add some fries or fried potato slices on the side and it becomes the ultimate comfort food. Simple, yes. But also very yummy!
The Euro Diaries: Savoury Cakes in Porto
One thing you notice on menus in Portugal is that codfish is mandatory in their seafood section. Another thing you notice if you go to a café is that they will also almost inevitably have codfish cakes (bolinhos de bacalhau) in their display. When served fresh and hot, these actually make for pretty tasty finger…
The Euro Diaries: Nata in Porto
You cannot leave Portugal without having a nata. Or two. Or more. BUT you must have them from some place that prepares them with care. A nata is essentially a hard pastry shell filled with an egg-custard concoction – a custard tart. Some like to sprinkle a bit of cinnamon powder on it – I’m…
The Euro Diaries: Carne de Porco à Alentejana in Fátima
Food in Fátima is nothing much to write about. They seem to casually presume that pilgrims are there for the faith and not for the food (well, a presumption that is not entirely incorrect). Amidst a whole lot of bland pork, codfish and octopus dishes, we came across this very traditionally Portuguese Carne de Porco…
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