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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,…

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…

Le Restaurant Paris Michelin star

1* Michelin star Le Restaurant, Paris 6eme

Posted by Thien Lan on October 1, 2015February 4, 2016 in Food, France, French food, Hotel, Luxury, Michelin star restaurants, Restaurant Review

Located in L’Hotel, the smallest 5 star hotel in Paris The beauty of living in Oslo is that we can go back to Paris for a week-end. A couple of weeks ago, we came back for a friend’s wedding in…

Oslo vs Zurich

5 things that are easier in Oslo vs Zürich

Posted by Thien Lan on July 30, 2015November 12, 2017 in Asian Food, Food, French food, Switzerland, Zurich

“Oslo is damn expensive” is what you read everyday on blogs and forums of international people in Oslo. THINK AGAIN! Coming from Zürich all seems quite cheap: food, housing, transport etc… I arrived 5 days ago in Oslo and here…

easy healthy dessert recipe

Easy healthy stylish yummy dessert

Posted by Thien Lan on April 23, 2015April 15, 2015 in France, French food, Kids friendly, Recipes, Swiss food, Switzerland

I didn’t even thought my kids would love it but they did, so this is a definite winner: Verrine cremeuse et croustillante à la pomme i.e. Creamy crunchy apple dessert. It takes 2 minutes, it looks good, it has a…

Chateau d'Adomenil Relais et Chateaux

Chateau d’Adomenil****, Relais et Chateaux and 1* restaurant

Posted by Thien Lan on April 16, 2015December 10, 2015 in Food, France, French food, Hotel, Luxury, Michelin star restaurants, Restaurant Review

How much can you celebrate your husband’s birthday? Never enough! After an indulgent lunch at the Grand Dolder Hotel Restaurant in Zurich, we decided to take advantage from our trip to my mother in law in Nancy, east of France,…

oven grilled chicken legs

Oven grilled chicken leg

Posted by Thien Lan on March 26, 2015November 4, 2017 in Food, French food, Kids friendly, Recipes

Second recipe in the “What’s for dinner series”, with the same theme using the oven to make crispy, tender and juicy chicken legs. How to grill chicken legs in the oven? Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 60 minutes Oven…

Duck breast recipe

Oven grilled honey duck breast recipe

Posted by Thien Lan on March 21, 2015March 25, 2015 in Food, French food, Recipes

What’s for dinner? This is a series that I’m happy to do, almost real time with a few pics and a couple of instructions as my recipes are very simple. They appeal to my kids so I hope it will help…

Scallops by Eric Pras, La Lameloise

La Lameloise 3 Michelin star restaurant, Chagny, Burgundy France

Posted by Thien Lan on December 4, 2014September 25, 2016 in Food, France, French food, Kids friendly, Luxury, Michelin star restaurants, Restaurant Review

I’m officially launching this new blog full of restaurant reviews today. It’s going to be updated with a new review every Thursday so you can go and try those places on the week-end! Let’s start with the third 3 Michelin…

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🍋 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

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🤩 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.

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