Perfect Day

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or: One of my Top 3 Camping Trips It’s been years since I’ve camped and early this week, my camping drought was broken. It was only for one night however it is easily one of the best camping trips I’ve […]

Wasabi

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or: Judging a restaurant by how it serves its condiments Everyone that moves locations, whether a neighbourhood, state / province or country, always has various foods and / or cafes / restaurants they miss from their former location(s). I have […]

Buttered Popcorn

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or: When the food looks good I went to the movies on Friday night for the first time since our lockdown ended. It took me some time since I haven’t really been interested in going as I haven’t kept up […]

Flavor

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or: Tomato sauce and mayonnaise – it’s a match One of the 974 things I enjoy doing is trying food from all around the world, different cultures and even simply, different families (everyone has a different way to cook spaghetti […]

Melt

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or: Not all icecream is created equal Most of us who have either lived or traveled to warmer parts of the world have indulged in a roadside ice-cream sold from within an icecream van a la Mr Whippy, Mr Wimpy […]

Breaking Bread

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or: How to eat bread in Mauritius Mauritius was part of the French empire from 1715 to 1810 and over that time, they were introduced to something the French do particularly well – bread. Sure, they may have been baking […]

Taste It

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or: My first national food in a tube (not including Vegemite) It’s no secret. One of the 974 things I like about traveling is having the opportunity to try new food.  I’m coming toward the end of three months in […]

Chicken and Biscuits

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or: Carpark Picnicking One of the 974 things I enjoy about Mauritius is the music. I don’t understand much of it as it’s often sung in Creole however I enjoy the beat, the sound, the instruments themselves and watching the […]

Favorite Flavor

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or: Chips /crisp flavours – do they really taste like what’s on the packet? I haven’t kept my fondness for Smiths Salt n Vinegar chips / crisps a secret over the years. I have been a fan since my childhood […]

Critic’s Choice

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or: Thin and crispy versus fat and soggy? One of the big questions of our age is “which is better – thin and crispy or pan crust?” Of course I’m talking about pizza. I find it odd the opposite of […]