Archive for the 'Food in the UK' Category

Fredericks Coffee House in Edinburgh

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

For foodies like med it´s important to eat well – also on holiday. In April I was in Edinburgh, and after a lot of shopping we found the lovely Fredericks Coffe House in Frederick Street. This was a nice surprise! The café had superb food, nice coffe, and of course a lot of gorgeous cakes. Perfect! […]

A visit to Edinburgh Farmers’ Market, Scotland

Monday, April 29th, 2013

A few weeks ago I was in fabulous Edinburgh. As a foodie I always try to visit food markets. Every Saturday morning there is a farmers market in Castle Terrace. Of course I had to take look at all the nice local produce! I bought some Scottish farmhouse cheddar from the isle of Mull, oat cakes […]

Afternoon tea at Sketch in London

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

A friend of mine has been to Sketch – and I was stunned by the photos of this magnificent place! After some research I found out that the French Master Chef Pierre Gagnaire have devised the menus in the restaurants. That makes the place even more interesting, and on my list for future London trips. […]

Peacock at Rowsley in Derbyshire, England

Friday, October 5th, 2012

For a romantic weekend away – why not go to Derbyshire in England? I recommend staying at the lovely Peacock hotel in Rowsley. We stayed here last year, and it was fabulous. And if you are into British costume dramas you will not be disappointed by the location. The hotel is situated nearby Haddon Hall, a […]

Hoxton Hotel and some travel tips for a weekend in London

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

Some friends are going to London in December, and were asking for some travel tips. What to do, where to shop etc. Why not make a post on the blog, and give them the link? Here goes: They are staying at fab Hoxton Hotel: Not far from the hotel they can shop at Old Spitalfields […]

Petersham Nurseries

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Thanks to Lone Kjær and her bloggpost with tips for a London trip I found this lovely place, Petersham Nurseries, in Richmond, Surrey. She recommends to go here for lunch, and it´s her favorite place. No wonder! Take a look at the website, it´s full of photos of lovely flowers and you can almost feel […]

What´s cooking?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

In my work as a journalist at SOL.no I get lot of good links from freelance journalists and other people who work for us as “experts” in different fields, eg. “Food”, “Comics”, “Interior Decoration”, “Parents” etc. Every month they make a top-five-list of something interesting in their field and send one recommendation. This month I […]