Miss Vickie's Chips

Another day, another review of chips, this time kettle style chips, from Miss Vickie's.  Miss Vickie's is a Canadian company, but owned by Frito-Lay, whose chips I've reviewed before.  They actually have a cute story.  Vickie (and her husband) started making chips in Quebec at a potato festival in the late 1980s, and they became a hit.  They developed popularity, commercialized, and expanded throughout Canada.  A few years later, they were...

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Jude's Ice Cream

As you know from my review last week of The Great British Ice Cream Company, I love ice cream and (literally) eat it every day, including when I travel.  I love exploring new brands.Which led me to another brand in London: Jude's."We're a family of ice cream makers. And we're dedicated to crafting unbelievably delicious stripey tubs of joy."Jude's has a cute background, really, truly a family company, a man and his wife started it in their barn in the country. ...

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The Rock & Sole Plaice, London

When in London, you have to get fish & chips, right? Except, well, I had a lot of chips on my visit (including highly mediocre ones at Hawksmoor and pretty decent ones at Heddon Street Kitchen, plus many more at venues I didn't write up).  I was sick of chips. I also wasn't particularly hungry, as most of my day was spent venturing from one foodie destination to the next, and I was solo, no companions with whom to share.  But still, I wanted to...

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Room Service from Plum + Spilt Milk, London

Whenever I visit London, I stay at The Great Northern Hotel, a boutique property, part of the Tribute Portfolio, and thus associated with Starwood (er, now Mariott), where my loyalty status is. It really is a unique hotel, in the heart of King’s Cross, dating back from the 1800's, located right on top of the huge King Cross station, a major, major transit hub. The rooms are ... well, full of character, but quite small. They have no fitness facilities, no extra spaces,...

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The Blind Pig, London

A hidden speakeasy.  Reservations required, far in advance.  Amazing cocktails, including ones that come with mini kettle corn containers attached to them.  Bar snacks by a Michelin starred kitchen.  Um, yes? The moment I heard about The Blind Pig, the upstairs cocktail bar that shares a kitchen with the Michelin starred Social Eating House, I knew I wanted to visit.  I quickly worked it into my plans for my few days in London.  It also...

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