Tennessee Williams and I have a lot more in common than I thought. It extends beyond the written word and a love of the South. How I came to know this is because I saw it, printed on a tea towel in New Orleans, Louisiana, for $12.95 and it said: “The USA has only three…
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The Carrington Hotel, Surry Hills
Sometimes matters of the heart call for discussion over matters of the belly. In the mood for sampling some pintxos, off we went to The Carrington, Surry Hills. Popping up on various recommended lists and having frequented the place prior, but not reviewed it, thought we would back track to remember what all the fuss…
Highlights of our Belly in 2012
So the world didn’t end this week as the Mayans predicted, so it gives us no excuse for not posting a round-up of our 5 most memorable meals of 2012… Dabbous ~ London, United Kingdom Our most anticipated meal of 2012. Dabbous has had an enormous buzz, winning several industry accolades since its opening in…
Our favourite ELEVEN of 2011
2011 – What an indulgent year of eating!! Not only did one half of Gourmet Belly literally *pop* (Freya is her name), we really pushed the boat out this year in terms of fine dining, travelling across continents just to experience some of the San Pellegrino top restaurants of the world. We had an incredible 5 hour lunch at Noma in Copenhagen (ranked…
Pizarro, London
194 Bermondsey St London SE1 3TQ http://www.josepizarro.com/restaurants/pizarro If I haven’t been banging on about this enough already, I love my hood. And with restaurants like José, Zucca and The Garrison practically on my doorstep, what’s not to love? Often being accused of neighbourhood bias, I almost didn’t want to write about Jose Pizarro’s latest opening, but when I accidentally found myself dining here…
José ~ Tapas Bar, London
104 Bermondsey Street London, SE1 3UB http://www.josepizarro.com Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours…or so they say on Ramsey St. And it’s no different here on Bermondsey St, with the latest addition to the already thriving foodie neighbourhood (Zucca and The Garrison are both on the same street) – we welcome José; a Sherry and Tapas bar…
Tapelia, Valencia
Avenida de Francia, 27 Valencia, Spain http://www.tapelia.com The need of an antioxidant and vitamin D boost led me to Valencia for the La Tomatina Festival in Bunyol. As they say, when in Valencia, do as the Valencians. Eat Paella. So we were definitely planning on sampling what the locals declare to be the original…
Fernandez & Leluu, London
Secret location in East London http://www.fernandezandleluu.co.uk Last night was my initiation into the world of Supper Clubs after closely following this phenomenon which has in recent years, been taking many cities around the world by storm. There’s alot to be said about people that welcome strangers into their homes…and even more to be said about…
Fill up with Gourmet Belly
Welcome to Gourmet Belly. Join us as we eat our way around the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia and beyond. We hope you can share our passion for food as we review some of our favourite culinary discoveries. Look out for our quest for the best Pork Belly, Yum Cha and Sushi amongst many others….
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