The word for salsify in Dutch is a real tongue twister – the sort of word they’d have tested on soldiers during the war to check which side they were...
If you live in Amsterdam, it won’t have escaped your notice that we had local elections last week. Miraculously, I’m allowed to vote in these elections (I’m not allowed to...
A few weeks ago, I got in touch with the brains behind Amsterdam Spoke: an online magazine for Amsterdam’s would-be writers to profile their work – and to provide insider...
An Italian staple on the Van Woustraat, Amsterdam restaurant Fa Pekelharing does a good line in arancini, salads and pasta...
When the waiter at Greetje brought us our menus, he asked whether we’d prefer English or Dutch. Since we didn’t mind, he brought both. I opened the English first, and...
Last weekend was all about vodka: Polish vodka. I spent the weekend in Krakow, after which I ended up in Warsaw airport with a whole heaps of Polish złote and...
It was over a week ago now, but I promised a few people who couldn’t make it that I would blog about the most recent Hidden Kitchen events. I had...
I realise I moan and whinge every February, but it really is a b*tch of a month. As if being broke wasn’t depressing enough (Stadsdeel Westerpark is currently enjoying about...
Those of you who are regular (and observant) visitors may have noticed a few changes to the site lately. But if – like me – you tend to ignore all...
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Hi, I’m Vicky! Food writer and certified wine geek. Amsterdammer and digital nomad. British by birth and Dutch by choice.
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