30 Hours of Eating and Drinking in London

Mr FFID and I give each other food and drink experiences for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas. It's a win-win for both of us as we both can enjoy it and are equally food-obsessed at this stage. For my birthday in May, Mr FFID scored some serious brownie points by planning the perfect 30-hour getaway to London. As hardcore food tourists, we packed a lot into that trip and as usual, I'm sharing all the places we tried here.

36 Hours in Amsterdam: A Food & Drink Guide

If there's one European capital that has become increasingly popular in recent years it has to be Amsterdam. Once a place that was only associated with its red light district and its liberal attitude towards cannabis is now seen as a cultural tourist destination and one of the prettiest cities that keeps popping up all over Instagram.

Lisbon City Guide: Where to Eat and Drink

While my mother is Portuguese I'm ashamed to say that I've only been to Portugal twice. The first time was about ten years ago, Mr. FFID and I spent a week in Lisbon doing all the main attractions, enjoying day trips to Caiscais and Sintra as well as gorging on cheap food and drinks. We loved it and always said we would come back.

48 Hours in Copenhagen

You might know that this trip wasn't my first time in Denmark and that I've already done a little guide on where to eat in Copenhagen. Well this time I decided to offer a little getaway to the Danish city to Mr. FFID as a Christmas present.

24 Hours in Belfast

Mr. FFID and I spent a weekend in Belfast last year, during which we visited some great some spots that I shared in my A Weekend in Belfast: where to eat in drink article. But there was one place in particular that was closed when we visited that I've always wanted to try, which was a great excuse to go back to Belfast for a night between Christmas and the New Year. If you follow me on Instagram (@Frenchfoodieindublin) you probably know where I've been already but I thought that I'd share some of the most worthy addresses we tried out during our 24 hours in Belfast.

Glenlo Abbey Hotel & The Pullman Restaurant

While I don't often treat myself to a staycation, I do have a little list of fancy Irish hotels I'd love to try at some stage. Glenlo Abbey Hotel has been on this list ever since I realised that their restaurant was located in original carriages from the Orient Express.

Seville City Guide: What to See, Eat & Drink

A few years ago I spent a couple of days travelling by myself around Andalusia (Seville, Cordóba and Granada) and fell in love with this region of Southern Spain. So when Mr. FFID and I were invited to a wedding outside Malaga I planned the trip making sure we had a few extra days in Seville before the celebrations as I really wanted Mr. FFID to see what the city was like.

Things to do & see in the Corrèze (Dordogne Valley)

My trip to France in June seems like such a distant memory, but as I was going through the pictures of my French holidays I thought I'd do a little round up of some great things to see and do when traveling around the Corrèze department/Dordogne Valley. If only there were direct flights from Ireland I'd definitely go more often... For now I just have to be patient until next year.

Sleeping in a Fairytale Tree House

My parents live in a beautiful remote part of France (the Dordogne Valley) where I love escaping to once a year. As I visit them very rarely I tend not to do much sightseeing over there and just spend quality time with them, also known as eating and drinking.

Staycation in Donegal & the Wild Atlantic Way

Last year when I told people I was going to Donegal for my honeymoon, they kind of laughed at me thinking it wasn't 'very exotic'. Having travelled extensively in our 20s the only thing Mr. FFID and I wanted to do was spend time together in our favourite place in the world: Ireland.

A Food & Drink Guide to Portland, Oregon

If I had to describe my trip to Portland, Oregon in a few words, they would be: coffee, doughnuts, craft beer, ice-cream and food carts. There's more to Portland's food scene of course but this happened to be the way I tailored my food discoveries.

A Visit to Rungis: The Largest Wholefood Market in the World

Rungis is a food mecca for food professionals which was built in 1969 to replace the former city market of 'Les Halles'. It's the world's largest wholesale food market: 237 hectars (585 acres) of buildings filled with food, hosting over 1200 companies onsite. It's like a food city basically. From there some of the best products are sold to Parisian restaurants and food businesses (65%) while 25% go to the rest of France, with just 10% exported.

Where to Drink Coffee in Portland, Oregon

If you follow me on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) you may already know that I was in Portland (Oregon) last month. While I travelled on my own to attend a conference I made the most of it by arriving earlier and checking out the food and drink scene. Let's just say, I ate... a LOT. So much that I have enough content for a few Portland articles that I'm looking forward to sharing with you. 

Where to Eat in Paris: The Best 100 Bistros

While I haven't lived in Paris for over 12 years, I keep an eye on its food scene and love going back from time to time for a foodie weekend. It had been too long since my last visit in 2015, so when I was invited on a press trip by the tourist office of Paris I was more than delighted.

11 Delicious Places to Eat and Drink in New York

As you may know I was in New York last December with Mr. FFID for part trois of our honeymoon. I shared a few spots I liked in Brooklyn and today in this post I'm throwing in all the spots that we visited in NYC that I'm happy to recommend.

Travel: Where to eat and drink in Aarhus, Denmark

During my Fáilte Ireland food champion benchmarking trip in November, we visited & ate our way around Copenhagen and also got to discover some awesome spots in Aarhus, Denmark's second city.

To be honest I had never heard of Aarhus before (my Danish geography is pretty bad) but this city happens to be one of the European Capitals of Culture as well as being a European Region of Gastronomy in 2017, so it really made sense to stop there and see what it was all about.

Travel: Where to Eat in Copenhagen

'People will travel anywhere for good food - it's crazy.' - René Redzepi

Denmark has been doing incredibly well over the last few years at attracting an international crowd of food lovers. With Noma named best restaurant in the world several times, Copenhagen has become an international food destination and the world has gone totally mad for Nordic cuisine.

5 Food & Drink Spots You Must Visit in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

As you may know I spent a few days in New York back in December. Despite many previous visits to the Big Apple I had never made it to Brooklyn until this recent trip.

Brooklyn was one of the places I was the most looking forward to visiting and even though I was coming down with a massive cold on the day we made it there, I managed to fully enjoy wandering around this trendy neighbourhood.

A Weekend in Belfast: Where to eat and drink

Last year was the 'Year of food and drink' in Northern Ireland and because of all the international press attention they got, I've been wanting to check out the food scene in Belfast for the last few months.  So to beat the January blues I booked a little weekend away with Mr. FFID and without even realising, it just happened to be the weekend of our 12 year anniversary. It was perfect timing!

Christmas Time in New York

I've been to New York several times but the trip that really blew me away was in December ten years ago. The city and atmosphere were so Christmassy, it was just magical and definitely one of my best travel memories with Mr. FFID.