FINN'S FOOD

Part two of the South east Asian experience. - Part 2: Da Nang, Vietnam

Before I start taking you through this experience, I must preface. I have never been more full in my entire life, for some this may be an unpleasant feeling. However this feeling brings me so much joy as I know I have eaten GOOD. So big shout out to our tour guide Tran. We started this tour at a true locals spot, unlike Bangkok this was a locals food tour. I did enjoy the Micheline guide experience through the busy Bangkok streets but it didn't feel authentic at times. But

Aug 193 min read

One of many food tours, Bangkok, Thailand

After a rather lively night enjoying the what nightlife Bangkok has to offer and a little amount of sleep the only logical option to attempt to cure our weariness was to venture into the world of Bangkok's food scene. Thankfully said food tour was via tuk-tuk so we could escape the deadly Thai sun (the Thai sun famously being much hotter than the one we have back home). It is important to mention that this tour was featuring only Micheline Guide restaurants so naturally I f

Aug 172 min read

10 Days, 9 Friends and a Lot of Bread

In August, eight friends and I took on the Tour du Mont Blanc, a 10-day hike around the base of Mont Blanc through France, Italy and Switzerland. We were a mix of friends from uni and school, and I think it’s fair to say none of us quite appreciated how hard some of the days were going to be. There were some seriously long climbs, tired legs and moments where the next mountain pass looked very far away. But the scenery was so worth it. Walking through the Alps every day, with

Aug 152 min read

My brother’s 23rd birthday celebration PART 2

For my brother Charlie’s second 23rd birthday celebration he invited some friends around to our house - and of course with that came a wide spread of hearty homemade dishes prepared by both me and my brother’s favourite chef, our Mum. One reason in particular why I adore my mum’s cooking is because she can always cater to such a large number of food requirements. One of her best friends is coeliac, but whenever she joins us for a meal she never displays an ounce of disappoint

Jul 282 min read

My brother Charlie’s Birthday Part 1 - Dinner at WILD

My brother Charlie has been unbelievably lucky this year and had not one but TWO birthday celebrations. For our smaller, family night we headed to WILD in Berkhamsted⁠, somewhere I’d been wanting to try for a while. It’s a pretty new local restaurant and I was itching to try it. WILD has a pretty cool idea behind it. A lot of the menu starts with what’s growing at its own farm nearby in Radlett, with the chefs working around the seasons rather than deciding on a dish and th

Jul 212 min read

300 Cupcakes Later… 🧁

My mum absolutely loves baking, so at Easter she decided to put it to good use and set herself a slightly mad challenge — baking and selling cupcakes to raise money for Herts Young Homeless. What started as a nice charity baking idea quickly turned into our kitchen looking like a small-scale cupcake factory. She ended up making over 300 cupcakes, all baked, piped and decorated by hand. There was buttercream everywhere, boxes stacked around the kitchen and probably enough suga

Apr 71 min read

A slight aside from the rugby - to a Michelin starred restaurant

With the disappointment of the rugby still a bit raw, we decided to drown our sorrows and have a big blow out dinner. We chose Timberyard and it’s definitely one of the coolest restaurants I’ve been to. It’s tucked away down a quiet street just out of the centre of the city, and from the outside it doesn’t look like much - but when you go in it’s wow! It’s set in an old industrial warehouse, with exposed brick, lots of natural wood and a really relaxed, modern feel to it.

Feb 152 min read

Six Nations at Murrayfield 🏉

A trip to Edinburgh to watch England vs Scotland at Murrayfield sounded like a pretty perfect weekend to me. Being English and a huge rugby fan I went into the game feeling fairly confident. That confidence didn’t last very long! Before heading to the stadium, we had lunch at DINE Murrayfield⁠, which is really close to the stadium. I’ll admit my expectations for a rugby-day lunch weren’t particularly high — rugby lunches aren’t exactly known for amazing food. But this was act

Feb 141 min read

Private chef cookery class experience in Santiago, Chile

After Peru we had a few nights in Santiago, Chile. I really loved this city - it was full of life. We did something really unique while we were there - we had a private cooking class with a chef called Tatan (short for Christian). He’d previously had his own restaurant in Santiago for 10 years, but the class was actually held in his home which made the whole thing feel way more relaxed than a normal cookery school. We started strong — sitting out on his terrace with champa

Jun 10, 20252 min read

Eating my way around Lima, Peru

Peru was always going to be a trip where food played a big part - I love South American food - but I didn’t realise quite how good it would be until we did a food tour around Lima. Basically, a few hours of walking around the city eating and drinking — pretty much my ideal sightseeing activity. The star of the tour had to be the ceviche. Fresh raw fish cured in loads of lime juice with chilli, red onion and coriander. I’d had ceviche before, but eating it in Lima was complete

Jun 2, 20252 min read

Back after a break

If you’ve noticed that this blog has been very quiet for a while… there is a good reason. I took a year out before starting uni and ended up spending most of it in Revelstoke, Canada, training to become a ski instructor. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Between long days on the mountain, early starts, and generally trying not to fall over in front of small children learning to ski, the blog definitely took a back seat! Revelstoke itself is brilliant. It’s this s

May 31, 20252 min read