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Author: Thien Lan

I’m Thien Lan and like your typical Asian girl you can’t start a meal before I’ve had a picture of each dish! Sounds familiar? Well it’s now for you to enjoy and discover new yummy restaurants around Zurich. I’m a Parisian born Vietnamese who arrived in Zurich, Switzerland last August after having spent 11 years of my life in Sydney, Australia. I’m married to a French man and lots of my friends are in France so you’ll also see reviews of restaurants there. In fact you’d call me a woman rather than a girl as I’m on the other side of the mid thirties and am a mum! So unlike other food blogs like therealpickygourmet.com written by what it seems like a bachelor with a great sense of humour (love the analogy between “vegetarism” and sex with a condom), you will also find kids friendly places in here. I might also expand log posts beyond food with some thoughts about parenting, home decor, fashion, and perhaps music (well I play Singstar, Rock band and some piano).
Bo Bun Recipe Vietnamese dish

Bo Bun Recipe: Vietnamese healthy and tasty dish

Posted by Thien Lan on August 20, 2017May 26, 2020 in Asian Food, Food, Health, Kids friendly, Recipes

Hi everyone, By popular demand, when I posted a pic of my homemade Bo Bun, here is my recipe, which I got from my mum. Why is Bo Bun so popular right now? Bo Bun became very popular and trendy…

living in Oslo with family

Hygge life: our first year in Norway, the happiest country on Earth

Posted by Thien Lan on March 25, 2017May 21, 2020 in Oslo, Parenting

Look back on our first year in Oslo Our family arrived in Oslo in Summer 2015. Here is why we moved to Norway, after 11 years spent in Sydney Australia and 11 months in Zurich, Switzerland. We just got over our…

sognsvann oslo

Sognsvann lake, Oslo, in Winter

Posted by Thien Lan on January 28, 2017 in Kids friendly, Oslo, Parenting

First time we discovered Sognsvann lake was last year in August. We could swim, pick up berries, have a picnic. This winter we came back and it looks completely different. The lake is totally frozen, children and adults ice skate…

2017 in Norway

Happy New Year 2017!

Posted by Thien Lan on January 28, 2017November 12, 2017 in Oslo

Hi everyone Got so busy I missed the western New Year. So I’m taking today’s opportunity to also wish all of you, dear readers, a wonderful lunar year of the Rooster, filled with joy, laughter, happiness, success, prosperity, luck and…

Winter in Oslo

Winter in Oslo: weather, pictures and Christmas spirit

Posted by Thien Lan on December 5, 2016November 12, 2017 in Oslo

No need to wait for 21st December for winter to come. This year snow, cold and darkness came early. Temperature dropped early November. It started snowing whilst the leaves had still not all fallen off their trees yet. Last year, snow only…

Santa Monica with children

USA with children: Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Universal City Walk

Posted by Thien Lan on November 12, 2016December 4, 2016 in Holidays, Outdoors, Parenting

It’s now affordable to fly Oslo to Los Angeles Early in 2016, Norwegian Airlines launched very affordable direct flights between Oslo and Los Angeles, so as soon as we know the school holidays dates for their October break, we made our…

Vigeland Park Oslo

Vigeland Park Oslo: a beautiful stroll in the heart of the city

Posted by Thien Lan on October 30, 2016 in Oslo, Outdoors

I haven’t posted for a while, sorry about that! Looks like it’s because I’ve been blogging quite a fair bit for work so I don’t have the drive to blog for my own blog anymore. It has to change though….

Hos Thea Best restaurant in Oslo

Why is Hos Thea the best restaurant in Oslo according to TripAdvisor?

Posted by Thien Lan on September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 in Food, French food, Luxury, Oslo, Restaurant Review

We’ve been living in Oslo for a bit over a year now. My husband and I are keen foodies. We love going out to restaurants. We enjoy cheap and cheerful joints as well as fancy 3 Michelin starred restaurants. This time,…

Visit Oslo in a day video

Week-end visit of Oslo: rooftop lunch and fjord cruise video

Posted by Thien Lan on July 19, 2016November 12, 2017 in Food, Norwegian food, Oslo, Outdoors

Visiting Oslo over a week-end A month after my high school friends came to visit me in Oslo, I had the pleasure of hosting Karine. Karine is a friend from Zürich. We used to be part of the same dance…

12 hours in Oslo video

12 hours in Oslo video

Posted by Thien Lan on July 9, 2016November 12, 2017 in Norwegian food, Oslo, Outdoors

Three high school friends came to visit me in Oslo from France over one week-end mid June. Here is a short video of what we did in just 12 hours. Vigelands Park lunch at Lorry’s Litteraturhuset King Palace Dessert at…

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Chúc mừng năm mới. Happy New Year of the Ca Chúc mừng năm mới.  Happy New Year of the Cat (rabbit in China). Wishing you prosperity, great health and lots of love .
Weekend in Paris. 27-28 Jan, new lunar year. Weekend in Paris. 27-28 Jan, new lunar year.
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Exclusive visit of the helicopter carrier Mistral Exclusive visit of the helicopter carrier Mistral organized by @hec.alumni Côte d'Azur and a former Officer of the French Marine. 

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It's that time of the year when we make Orange Win It's that time of the year when we make Orange Wine!
🍊 8 bitter oranges from the garden 
🍋 2 lemons from the garden
🍷 5 liters Rosé wine, 1 bottle Grappa
🫗 1 kg sugar (or cane sugar sirup)
🫘 Cinnamon, anis seed (just like phở) , cloves, vanilla

Come back in 21 days 😀

Makes 6 bottles.

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Restaurant review: @restaurantlougolin in Plascass Restaurant review: @restaurantlougolin in Plascassier

🤩 That view! Breathtaking glasswindow overlooking Grasse and the Cannes Bay with the Esterel mountains in the background. Plus the verandah was nicely heated for a cosy winter lunch.

🥘 The food is delicious presented in a delicate way with colours and flowers. I had snails for starter and the combination of textures and tastes was perfectly balanced

🍽 Service was efficient and fast, and the waiter gave us good advice

💳 Price: the lunch menu (we'd to friday) is very good value for money at only €24 for two courses and €31 for three.

Will go back: it's only 15 min drive from home.

#Lunch #valbonne #opio #grasse #finedining #goodvalue
#view #panoramic #panorama
It's fun to stay at the...YMCA... #ymca #fun #new It's fun to stay at the...YMCA...

#ymca #fun #newyear
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