I have always loved food, the good food which is either familiar to you and feels like a warm hug or the kind that tickles the curiosity of the palate and mind.
One of the recent additions to my repertoire of things-I-make-cause-Im-in-the-mood is mint tea. I started out making Moroccan mint tea but it kinda transformed as I went along.
I was looking for gunpowder green tea, but I found some lovely Oolong tea leaves in a quaint store in Oxford. Armed with my dried mint leaves from the Old Spice Souq of Dubai, I was ready to start mint tea-ing.
The tea has now become one of my favourites and a bit of honey makes it perfect for the cold rainy days of England.
Friday night is usually pizza night, especially from a pizza van around Oxford called Soleluna Pizza. they have a wood fired oven inside the food truck and have a selection of hand made lovely pizzas and foccacia. And the people who run it are the nicest folks, who give you a bit of advice, a bit of chatter and some incredible food :)
And lastly, a special mention about The Pickled Walnut in Cowley, Oxford. It is a syrian restuarant with good service and a great crowd. The food is delicious and every dish has a life of its own. Three friends, a rainy night and a couple of mojitos, what else can you ask for?
I had the baby chicken marinated with spices and herbs with a salad and garlic dip. It was by far the most tender and well barbecued chicken I have had the pleasure of having in a long time!
And the watermelon mojito washed it down very well.
We had baklava with icecream for desert and I can tell you honestly that after Dubai and Istanbul, it was the best baklava I have had in the UK.
After our great night, we rolled home due to sheer exhaustion of the work week. But for a good night out I would recommend Cafe Baba in Cowley, especially when they have a live band.
That's all I got for my first food post folks (#foodcoma), see you anon!
One of the recent additions to my repertoire of things-I-make-cause-Im-in-the-mood is mint tea. I started out making Moroccan mint tea but it kinda transformed as I went along.
I was looking for gunpowder green tea, but I found some lovely Oolong tea leaves in a quaint store in Oxford. Armed with my dried mint leaves from the Old Spice Souq of Dubai, I was ready to start mint tea-ing.
Friday night is usually pizza night, especially from a pizza van around Oxford called Soleluna Pizza. they have a wood fired oven inside the food truck and have a selection of hand made lovely pizzas and foccacia. And the people who run it are the nicest folks, who give you a bit of advice, a bit of chatter and some incredible food :)
And lastly, a special mention about The Pickled Walnut in Cowley, Oxford. It is a syrian restuarant with good service and a great crowd. The food is delicious and every dish has a life of its own. Three friends, a rainy night and a couple of mojitos, what else can you ask for?
And the watermelon mojito washed it down very well.
We had baklava with icecream for desert and I can tell you honestly that after Dubai and Istanbul, it was the best baklava I have had in the UK.
That's all I got for my first food post folks (#foodcoma), see you anon!
