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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,…

Life of an expat Norway

Life of an expat family in Norway: our first 17th May!

Posted by Thien Lan on May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 in Kids friendly, Oslo, Outdoors

We are kind of a serial expat family and arrived last July in Oslo, Norway. This is our first spring here and our first Syttende Mai: 17th May, Norway’s Constitution Day, the country’s national day. WOW we loved it! Bunads: Norwegian traditional costumes Unlike July…

cheap tasty food in Zurich

The secret to cheap and tasty food: do it yourself

Posted by Thien Lan on June 18, 2015 in Asian Food, Food, Health, Kids friendly, Near Dubendorf, Oerlikon, Parenting, Restaurant Review, Switzerland, Zurich

This week I discovered another way to delicious food for less. Different to the Groupon deals I tried last time, this time is: help yourself! Yan Sushi und Wok: all you can eat Asian Buffet! How good can all you can eat…

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…

Simply macarons best cakes in Zurich, Switzerland

Where to find the best cakes in Zurich?

Posted by Thien Lan on February 10, 2015November 4, 2017 in Food, Oerlikon, Zurich

I’m French, so I know my desserts, in particular cakes and pastries. I’m Asian so I know what’s good too! In Sydney we found a couple of French style bakeries like Victoire in Cammeray and Darlinghurst, La Renaissance in the…

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