The blog, apart from a space where I share recipes and thoughts about food, has also been something of a diary for me; when I revisit old posts, looking the photos and texts I’ve shared here, I’m able to retrace my steps and remember. And I want to remember the past couple of days. [READ MORE]
After a long, hot, relaxed summer, it’s back to school time. We’re back to our normal routine, perhaps quite reluctantly, perhaps not with the same enthusiasm we embrace our loose summer one. It’s fall, it’s here and apart from all these delicious recipes, there’s lots more to make you fall for the season over and over again. [READ MORE]
Today is a good day. For one, it’s Friday, which has been my favourite day ever since I was like 5. It’s also super sunny (for about a week now) and in London, this alone is a cause for celebration. As if these two were not hooray-worthy enough, there’s more: The Tasty Other has been nominated for Best Blog at the BHMA Gourmet Food Blog Awards. Wait, what?!? [READ MORE]
This past Wednesday was a miserable, miserable day. It was raining for like eight hours straight. And the day was dark and blue and depressing and so was my mood. And then yesterday, it got warmer and a little sunny and the night was sweet enough to have drinks outside with two of my girls. That’s fall in London for you. And I’m embracing it all the way. [READ MORE]
I know painting chairs has very little to do with cooking, or eating; for about a year now, I’ve been enthusiastically posting about ingredients, dishes and all things food-related, only pausing every once in a while to write a few words that are still indirectly related to all of the above. [READ MORE]
For the past couple of years, when browsing at thrift and vintage stores, instead of looking for cool clothes and accessories, I tend to mostly keep an eye out for things that help fuel my passion (cooking and eating), but most importantly items that will stay with me for a long time and which I will enjoy over and over again in meals with friends. [READ MORE]
You know how some people love to spend their summer nights hitting a super loud, super hip and cool and whatnot super club? Damn, those people! Honestly, I can’t think of a better way to spend a (hopefully not too hot) summer evening than over a relaxed, delicious dinner al fresco. I don’t have a balcony or garden in London and it’s precisely these beautiful, casual warm nights I miss the most; so naturally, it’s also those I try to enjoy as much as possible now that I am back home. Like this one, which the annoyingly talented Ms Gertrude Gary Milk of teapot.gr and I prepared at my parents’ balcony. We set the table, she took the photos, I cooked the food and together we ate and drank everything but the props. No biggie- we can do this all summer long. All we need is a camera and lots of homemade grissini. [READ MORE]
I didn’t always love summer; when I was a kid, I prefered Christmas and the presents and abundance of desserts that came with it. After I finished school though and started to have parent-free holidays, I began to appreciate the beauty of spending countless hours on the beach, summer lovin’, island hopping and, most importantly, the abundance of ice-creams available. [READ MORE]
One of the things I mostly love about Sundays is brunch. I mean, what’s not to love, right? Sure, it involves one of my favourite activities (eating), but that’s not all: a couple hours spent in good company, with delicious food, discussing the week that’s passed and the one ahead, fills me with energy and anticipation for the days to come (yes, even Monday). [READ MORE]
Sunday is Father’s Day and since I love compiling lists of every short, I thought I’d round up some gift suggestions. The majority of them are not food related- that’s because I’m sure if I got my dad a ‘foodie’ item, I would then have to endure a quite long session of sarcastic comments. Come to think of it, quite a few of the suggested items will probably receive such comments- but I hope your dad is more easy going. So here you go, 11 dad-friendly ideas, some quite pricey, some not- I hope they inspire you to get your papa something cool. [READ MORE]