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GIRLS NIGHT OUT AT LA PIOLA
My love for La Piola (a little Italian restaurant near Place Flagey) is no secret. The food is excellent, the service is quick and very friendly, plus once we’ve finished eating, they seem very happy...
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BRUSSELS AT WAR 1914 – 1918
While I was eating cream tea with my Mum in Battlesbridge, Philip was checking out a museum in Brussels – he really enjoyed it, so I asked him to write about it for you guys… It’s now 100 years since...
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EATING RICE PAPER ROLLS AT KNEES TO CHIN
I love not being sure how to eat a dish. That moment of uncertainty, when you either need to wait for your dining companions to go first and show you how it’s done, or admit your ignorance and hope...
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BEER AND CHEESE TASTING WITH CHIMAY
Does beer actually go with cheese? That was my first thought when I received an invitation from Belgian Beer and Food Magazine to attend a tasting with Chimay. It was a special event for Women and...
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THE MICHAEL COLLINS VEGGIE BURGER
Last year Alison, Maxine and I began a mission to find the best burger in Brussels, we even gave it a fancy name; The Brussels Burger Quest. We started strong, sampling the delights of Les Super Fils...
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Orange Dreams Exhibition at the Atomium
This weekend we were so excited to have two very special people come and visit us in Brussels. My Mum (who you might remember has been over a few times already) and my wonderful Niece Ella, who was...
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The Cool Bun Veggie Burger, Brussels
I think my favourite night to actually go out is actually on a Sunday. It just feels a little bit naughty AND the bars and restaurants are far less busy. So it’s a win, win really. I’d heard really...
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Making Pho at Pho Pho, Brussels
Pho is a Vietnamese soup made with broth, rice noodles and veggies (or meat, if you’re that way inclined). I’d heard it mentioned a few times around the interwebs, but hadn’t actually tried it until...
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The Cat Cafe in Brussels
Phil and I adopted two cats when we first moved in together, they were brother and sister (not actually related, but had been together since they were born), the boy died about a year later, it broke...
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Brussels City Museum
I’ve been into the Grand Place about a thousand times over the last three years, I’ve been amazed by the stunning architecture of guildhalls that surround you on all sides. I’ve snapped a gazillion...
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The Hotel: Our Final Nights in Brussels
I took a few hours off from clearing out the cellar, packing my bags and sorting out all the paperwork for a little bon voyage dinner with my friends Max and Alison. There was lots to celebrate, Maxine...
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How To Spend A Day In Brussels
Unlike some brash European capitals, Brussels is a rather modest city. She doesn’t make her best bits obvious, she is much more subtle than that. Both the Grand Place and the Atomium should be on...
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