The fabulous The Campaign Room Bistro at Carberry Tower, is locally-known as a positive spoil and with good reason… Using the very best, fresh, local and seasonal Scottish produce, a selection of mouthwatering lunches and dinners are presented beautifully. The ambience is relaxed and warm with attentive, friendly staff. The drive out to the venueContinue reading “2022 Top 5 Winner: THE CAMPAIGN ROOM BISTRO, Musselburgh, Scotland”
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2022 Top 5 Winner: MEDITERRANEO, Hvar, Croatia
Croatia is a bucket-list destination for many, especially after Game of Thrones made some of the city sights a must-see destination to fans and we noticed mostly American visitors in the narrow city streets of Dubrovnik, Split and Hvar. The days of being known as an affordable destination are however over, and with Croatia setContinue reading “2022 Top 5 Winner: MEDITERRANEO, Hvar, Croatia”
Ets Vallauri Wine Bar and Shop (Cannes) Review
When you’re in Cannes for a day and want some good wine, this is your place! We saw an online review simply reading “A bit snobby”. When someone who visited in January 2021 (when Covid was still lurking around) posts a rubbish 3-word review like that, you wonder what they thought to be so rude.Continue reading “Ets Vallauri Wine Bar and Shop (Cannes) Review”
Three days in beautiful Bordeaux
Wine tourism is a favourite hobby. What’s not to like about sweeping landscapes often with sunny blue skies and a massive variety of grape types pressed into tasty wines across the globe? From the volcanic vineyards of Santorini and Sicily, to Tuscany and the Cape Winelands; and the dramatic Douro valley and Galicia on theContinue reading “Three days in beautiful Bordeaux”
2022 Top 5 Winner: NAMIDA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recently I visited Argentina for less than 3 weeks and although the foodie scene in Palermo (Buenos Aires) is very impressive, Namida is one of the few restaurants I frequented more than once in my too-short visit. They got my 1st Thacks Award for 2022. The venue and decor was delightfully crisp and although NamidaContinue reading “2022 Top 5 Winner: NAMIDA, Buenos Aires, Argentina”
2021 Top 5 Winner: OCEANS 8 SEAFOOD & SUSHI, Somerset West, South Africa
Contrast amazing pizza in Vietnam, superb Chinese food in Cyprus and champagne-style Corpinnat in Spain, the final Thacks Awards Top 5 awarded for 2021 was awarded in December to a Sushi Restaurant in South Africa. Think, thickly cut salmon; freshest yellowfin tuna and other line-fish, recently fished from Africa’s southern-most bay (False Bay). Combine theseContinue reading “2021 Top 5 Winner: OCEANS 8 SEAFOOD & SUSHI, Somerset West, South Africa”
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