I have decided that my favoured method of getting to get to know my new city better is going to be by trying as many gluten free afternoon teas as I can. Then, because I enjoy nothing more than applying a bit of analysis to daily life, I’ll score them from best to worst. Hopefully over time this will form a Gluten Free Afternoon Tea League of sorts, and then I can recommend to you all the best gluten free afternoon tea in Sydney. In my opinion. I decided the best time to kick of proceedings would be to celebrate my birthday.…
I promise this isn’t clickbait! This is Poo, and we cooked with her. Yes, Poo is a Thai lady. Poo is a nickname given to her as a child, short for Chompoo or Rose Apple. Her real name is Saiyuud Diwong and she lives in the slums of Khlong Toey, the largest in Bangkok. Poo was struggling to make ends meet by selling food to other slum residents (many of whom were unable to cook for themselves due to lack of facilities) when members of the charity Urban Neighbours of Hope helped her to set up a cooking school. At…
Calling all fellow food intolerance sufferers (and yes, we really do suffer at this time of year) – have you ever been told to just pick the croutons out of your salad? Had carbohydrates in general confused for gluten? Asked whether you’re ‘seriously allergic’ (i.e. are you doing this as the latest trendy food fad)? Or had the only dessert option at your work Christmas party be fruit salad for four years on the trot? If so, you have my full sympathies, and this post is for you. [If you’re coeliac, guaranteed you’ve just done a little shudder at this…
Working title: Steaks on a Train. If you’re someone who needs to eat gluten free food, you may have ruled out long distance train travel. How could you possibly manage with no space to bring your own food, keep it cool or heat it up? Ambient gluten free food is basically cardboard, so surviving the 45+ hours on the Empire Builder between Chicago and Seattle had me a bit worried. However! I’m here to tell you not to panic. Turns out there are plentiful gluten free options on board the train, and they’re pretty decent, too. Steaks and all. I’m writing this…
For some reason, when he booked our tickets to Istanbul my dear husband managed to book us there in Business and back in Economy. Now, we never fly business on pleasure. We’re just too cheap for that. Turns out it was a mistake, rather than a kind and generous treat for me. His mistake was owning up to that fact! He could have had some serious husband points there! Anyway, rambling aside, here is how I flew with Turkish Airlines from London Gatwick to Istanbul Ataturk, what their gluten free food was like, and what the cabin was like both in…
