Dear foodies, I’ve been away in Belgium over Easter, hence no restaurants to report on this weekend. However, I did visit a few nice Dutch eetcafes recently that I thought...
Last week, my brother (also known as the Amsterdam Foodie’s Technical Director) came to stay. Restaurant fatigue aside, eating out was pretty much always on the cards. But not willing...
There’s something sexy and dangerous about the sacramental rituals behind certain gastronomic experiences. Like rolling a joint, cutting a line of coke, preparing to drink Absinthe or even just making...
Last week was Amsterdam Restaurant Week, which is meant to be an opportunity to go to top restaurants, eat three courses, and pay €25. The reality, of course, is quite...
There are many things in life that don’t go together: Paris Hilton and carbs, for instance, or skinny jeans and, well, just about anyone. Restaurants and concepts are another; I’m...
When I first moved to Amsterdam, I spent two months living with an Italian woman. Now, Italians outside Italy are a unique breed. While most of us immigrants are generally...
Last weekend I did something I don’t often do: I went on a blind date. Well, not entirely blind (I’d seen photos) but a date nonetheless. But first dates are...
Dinner at Peper & Zout was like an episode of Master Chef: a scattering of brilliance amongst a fair bit of mediocrity and a peppering of downright strangeness. I started...
Last weekend, I discovered that there was a food festival in Haarlem – one more item to add to the not-particularly-rapidly-growing List of Reasons to Leave Amsterdam at Weekends. And...
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Hi, I’m Vicky! Food writer and certified wine geek. Amsterdammer and digital nomad. British by birth and Dutch by choice.
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