food

A Full Size Fridge: The American Grocery Store

July 24, 2012

If you ever want to spark an easy conversation with an expat (or-re-expat, for that matter), bring up the subject of grocery stores in their native country versus their expat country and you are guaranteed a lively discussion. Our connection to food is a strong part of our subconscious cultural identity, and how we get our [...]

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Daily Chronicles: What I really miss

December 4, 2011

For the first 6 months we lived in London, the list of  things we missed were mostly “creature comforts.”  Now that we are closing in on two years abroad, our list is much shorter.  We have either learned to live without, found a substitute, or in some cases, even an upgrade. For example: when we [...]

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Thanksgiving Recap

November 27, 2011

Turns out Thanksgiving has become one of my favorite holidays. Since the holiday only exists in American expat circles in the UK, we don’t have to deal with the stress of grocery stores on the days leading up to Turkey Day, we don’t have to hit I-95 to battle against the holiday traffic, and we [...]

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Dining out with the Christmas menu

November 13, 2011

David already shared how early the Christmas season gets going in the UK with decorations, markets, and holiday windows in full swing by early November. Another interesting element of Christmas in the UK is the presence of a special “Christmas menu” at restaurants  and pubs. I may need the help of the few English readers [...]

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A Taste of Rome

July 11, 2011

About two months ago, over a bottle of red wine in an Italian restaurant in Chelsea, a plan was hatched to visit our London friend Paolo when he went home to Rome for summer holidays. Apparently even the most authentic Italian restaurant in London couldn’t do the city’s cuisine justice.  Paolo suggested a weekend in [...]

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Barcelona Getaway

May 12, 2011

Last weekend, we kicked off our 2011 travel with a weekend trip to Barcelona. The city wasn’t originally on the top of our list to visit while abroad, but ever since David starting sitting next to a Spaniard at work, we’ve suddenly been much more intrigued. What’s not to love about a city that takes [...]

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Market Fare

November 10, 2010

In case you are a bit tired of my ankle-related posts, I’ll put those moans aside for now and get back to the business of this blog – sharing stories and observations about living as an expat in London. A few weeks ago, we were lucky to have some Stateside friends visit us on the [...]

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I heart Jamie Oliver

August 22, 2010

It’s true: I am a Facebook fan, I follow him on Twitter, I watched Food Revolution, and I’ve convinced David to watch all of his Channel 4 shows. So, it’s no surprise that I have been wanting to go to Jamie’s Italian since it opened in Covent Garden (there are others, but I also heart [...]

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During the summer, I order Pimm’s

August 8, 2010

Guest Post by my Husband, David The first thing my friends asked me when I was back home in the States last week was “How is the beer over there?” forgetting that I do not drink beer. But beer isn’t the only drink in town, during the summer they like to drink something called Pimm’s. [...]

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Daily Chronicles: Groceries Part II

June 28, 2010

Who knew my prior post on groceries would need a Part II? After a weekend out of town (in Paris – oh la la – more on that later), I missed the window to do food shopping on Sunday afternoon, since our local grocery stores close at 5pm on Sunday. Super inconvenient. It’s also verging on [...]

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