Category: Food
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Sunday sushi at Shokudo
A good friend of mine recently recommended a small restaurant in the heart of Gigiri. ‘It’s the best Japanese food I’ve had in a long time’, he said. My friend is a talented chef, so I took his word for it and booked a table last Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is called Shokudo, and it’s…
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At the Kilimani Organic Farmers’ Market
Last Sunday I got a nice reminder that I was born and grew up a farmer’s boy. The sun was shining, and my wife and I decided to go to the Organic Farmers’ Market at the Kilimani Primary School on Argwings Khodek Road. It was the stacks of fruit and vegetables on sale that triggered…
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Sunday lunch at Macushla House
Last Friday afternoon I rang Macushla House to book a table for two for Sunday lunch. We hadn’t been there for many years. But we remembered it as a cared for and secluded place, tucked away in the Langata lanes carved out of an indigenous forest – in Ngurure Road and not far from the…
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Jiko: rooted in Africa
Village Market has benefitted from a significant facelift in recent years, with the construction of its modern shopping wing and the adjacent Trademark Hotel. There have been changes, too, within the luxury Tribe Hotel in the opposite corner of the complex, including a revision of the menu at the African-inspired Jiko restaurant. My wife and…
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Italian Month at The Artcaffé Market
Three years ago, my then-fiancee and I had the enjoyable task of choosing a sunny spot for our summer honeymoon. Despite a World of possibilities, one destination was always at the top of our list: Italy. It checked all the boxes – the weather, the landscapes, the food and the culture. The only question was…
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Clean Eating at Boho
‘This is one of the best rhubarb crumbles I’ve ever had!’. That was high praise from my wife, Gabie, who is crazy for crumbles. We were at the Boho Eatery, along Ndovu Road in Karen, enjoying a late lunch on a Sunday afternoon. As she shovelled the crème Anglaise into her mouth with her teaspoon,…
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Sunday Lunch at the Talisman
One of my most memorable meals was on the terrace of Lamu’s Peponi Hotel. It was a creamy beef and mushroom pasta dish, paired perfectly with a cold beer and a cool sea breeze. The chef who prepared it was probably Ray Cournede, who in 2015 relocated to the kitchen at the Talisman Restaurant along…
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Chez Sonia: A Taste of France in Peponi Road
As a teenager my first travelling venture was to cycle with my sister to France. From our home town of Boston (the original one) on the east coast of England, we pedalled down to Lydd airport on the south coast, loaded our bicycles on a smallish but wide-bodied plane, landed in Le Touquet, and made…
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Unusual Tastes of the Andes in Lavington
For years I was saying that Lavington needed a hotel. Now it has one – The Social House. And it is a very special one. My son, Jan, beat me to writing about it for our Going Places column in February – soon after it had opened and before the lockdown. But not all of…
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