Epicurienne
Blog URL http://epicurienne.wordpress.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags Epicurienne, travel, food, restaurants, London, epicurean, international, journey, voyage
Enjoy culinary adventure and travel blogging with London-based Kiwi, Epicurienne, and her faithful companion, Monsieur.
Latest Blog Posts
- Parisian Decadence with Razz and Engo (posted from Portugal) on Nov 21, 2009 in Bloggers food Allthedumbthings Aubergine with melting parmesan Chocolate mousse Cotes du Rhone 2005 Creme de menthe with a difference Dotage with creamy polenta Engogirl Eurostar Gare du Nord Great restaurants in Paris Ile St Louis Le Marais Paris Paris in the rain Parmesan souffle Razzbuffnik Scallop risotto Sorza restaurant Paris Tiramisu
There’s not a lot of incentive for me to get out of bed at 5am on a Tuesday morning, especially in the Northern Hemisphere winter. But when I heard that Australian blogger, Razzbuffnik, and his wife, Engogirl, would be travelling around Europe...
- New York Food Talk on Nov 4, 2009 in Chefs New York Shopaholic abroad USA food 9-11 Anthony Bourdain Bergdorf Goodmans Big Apple Big with Tom Hanks Brasserie Ruhlmann Caesar Salad Century 21 Department Store Clam Chowder Dean and Deluca FAO Schwarz French restaurants in NYC Grand Central Station Ground Zero New York Guggenheim Heartland Brewery Idaho potatoes Irish pubs in NYC Les Halles Little Italy NYC Manhattan MoMA motrin New York bouncers New York Chinatown New York City Nobu Next Door NYC Christmas windows pastrami on rye Pomodoro Rosso Seinfeld Sex and the City South Dakota Bison Spring Street Natural St Louis Smoked Ribs Stretch limos the Diamond District NYC The Frick Collection The Red Flame Diner The Whitney Tribeca Union Square Cafe Yankees caps
It’s that time of year again, when a weekend in New York looms in Big Apple style on the pre-Christmas horizon. I have long associations with this city; it was in New York that, as a foetus, I first kicked my mother from the inside out, thrilling h...
- An Emus-ing Review of Boots on Oct 21, 2009 in Clogblogger London 101 PR Reviews Shopaholic UK The UK
October in London: it’s dark in the morning, a chill is in the air and at work the central heating isn’t working so we wear scarves all day long. It isn’t even Hallowe’en yet. Cue a timely newsletter from the folk at Fuelmyblo...
- The Wedding That Wasn’t – Part 3 on Oct 20, 2009 in Golf Hotels The UK Wedding food Beef Wellington Epicurienne Foie gras on brioche crouton with baby spinach Golf courses near London Hildon water Ice with a smile John Dory with pea puree and confit fennel Lindauer methode champenoise lobster Pan-fried scallops with celeriac puree Park Restaurant at Stoke Park Perfectly warm bread rolls prawn and avocado Puff pastry initials Ragout of chicken winglets Red mullet escabeche Sea bream with baby provencale veg Stoke Park Club Tian of Dorset crab Trio of fish ueber efficient porter service
To read the previous instalment please click here. So far, so good. Monsieur and I may not have been walking down the aisle, hand in hand, or trying to knock our female friends unconscious with a low-flying bouquet, but we were certainly enjoying our...
- The Wedding that Wasn’t – Part 2 on Oct 7, 2009
To read part 1 of this series, please click here. After weeks of waiting and wondering and harassing Monsieur for information, which was not forthcoming, we had finally reached the surprise destination where we’d celebrate The Wedding that Wasn...
- The Wedding that Wasn’t – Part 1 on Oct 6, 2009 in Hotels London 101 The UK Wedding food Venice UK Romance Surprise celebrations Wonderful surprise Capability Brown John Betjeman Slough Golf courses near London Bray Heston Blumenthal Fat Duck at Bray Bacon and egg ice cream Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough Romantic getaway Celebrations Postponed wedding Credit Crunch postponement of wedding Secret surprises Staycation UK
Monsieur and I were to be married this year, but as we’re grown up and responsible, we made the grown-up and responsible decision to postpone the happiest day of our lives, just in case we lost our jobs, something that was a very real threat at jus...
- A Wintry Wahaca with Qype on Oct 3, 2009 in Bloggers Chefs Cocktails Mexico food Baja California fish Baked pollock Black bean soup Burrito Chipotle mayo Churros Domestic Sluttery Food photography by Tikichris Huitacoche Mark Selby Masterchef winners Melanie Seasons Mexican cuisine Mexican food Mexican Restaurants in London Modelo Especial Beer Mushroom and cheese quesadillas Plastic cutlery Qype Events Smoked herring tostada Tequila Thomasina Miers Tikichris Tommi Miers Wahaca Wahaca margaritas Wahaca tequila tasting Wahaca Westfield Wahaca Winter Menu
Pity poor Monsieur: he’s the one responsible for my love of Mexican food, the complex moles, the cactus salads (hold the spines) and the juicy ceviches. Yet Monsieur wasn’t with me at Wahaca last Thursday, for a much looked-forward to eve...
