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cooking, restaurant reviews, all about eating in Zurich Switzerland and France

College middle school in France

School in France: the good, the bad and the strange.

Posted by Thien Lan on September 26, 2019October 3, 2019 in France, France

6 things we are discovering by coming back to France after 16 years! Especially with children who have never lived in France!

Family moving to the Riviera

10 reasons why we are moving to the French Riviera

Posted by Thien Lan on May 1, 2019August 22, 2020 in Food, France, Outdoors, Parenting

After four years living in Oslo, we decided to leave Norway and move back to France, in the area of Valbonne Sophia Antipolis, north of Cannes, what the French call “La Cote d’Azur”. It will be our first time living…

French hachis parmentier recipe

Hachis Parmentier, French Shepherd Pie Recipe

Posted by Thien Lan on March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 in Food, Recipes

What is Hachis Parmentier? Hachis Parmentier is a classic French dish with mashed potato and minced meat. Hachis comes from ” hacher’ meaning to chop off, as it’s a way to recycle left over meat. Parmentier comes from Antoine Augustin…

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…

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…

cosy lunch in Oslo

5 top picks: cosy lunch in Oslo under 170 Kr

Posted by Thien Lan on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 in Food, Kids friendly, Oslo, Restaurant Review

As mentioned in a previous post, it’s not that easy to find places to eat at lunch as most restaurants only open for dinner, from 3pm. For us, lunch is much more convenient as we can bring the kids along on…

best steak in Oslo

St Lars, Bislett, best steak in Oslo and beyond!

Posted by Thien Lan on February 7, 2016February 9, 2016 in Food, French food, Oslo, Restaurant Review, Steakhouse

After our massive fail at Trancher we were still on a mission to find the best steak in Oslo. Grilled, chargrilled that is. As my mother in law in in town, we organised a date night with hubby and he made a…

Must do in Zurich

6 must do in Zurich over a short trip

Posted by Thien Lan on January 23, 2016January 26, 2016 in Holidays, Kids friendly, Outdoors, Switzerland, Zurich

A friend of mine just asked what are the Zürich must do or what she should absolutely experience over a short 12 hour stay. I now realise that only one of the 6 thing I recommend has been written about…

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Discovered Laksa in my thirties in Sydney! Was a p Discovered Laksa in my thirties in Sydney! Was a pick me up lunch.
Haven't had it since I left and missed it so much!
Nowhere to be found in Europe.
So I decided to cook it myself.

Pro tip: it's worth driving the extra mile (literally) to get silky Asian tofu as the dry one from Bjørg won't do.

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