I am not what anyone would describe as aggressively celebratory. Give me responsibility for an event, an office celebration or a birthday and I become militant about sponge. A mass-produced chocolate cake quietly placed on the table? Not on my watch. If we’re doing this, I want the sort of cake th
Some people order coffee because they like it. Some people simply can’t function without it. Others need their fix before attempting human interaction. And then there are those who want to know where the beans were grown, how they were processed, who roasted them and whether Mercury was in retrogr
From London to Malta, with a bit of international in between… just like me. EL&N London has officially landed on the island, more specifically in the brand new St George’s Mall in St Julian’s. And one thing I genuinely didn’t expect? The prices aren’t as fiscally of
There are restaurants you actively avoid, and then there are restaurants you simply never think about. I’d known about Cheese & Cuts for years. I knew the premise: Italian comfort food, trattoria-style, and a serious affection for cheese and cured meats. I’d seen the dishes on social
There are two types of people looking for somewhere to watch the Premier League in Malta. Those who want seven screens, cold pints and absolutely no possibility of missing a goal. And those who want all of that, but would also quite like the furniture to be nice. Fortunately, Malta caters remarkably
For me, a great cocktail bar goes far beyond what’s in the glass. Having grown up in London and lived in Tokyo, where the cocktail scenes are genuinely world-class, my benchmark is pretty simple: could this place hold its own in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong or Berlin? My checkpoints? The mixologists a
If walls could talk, Valletta would be absolutely exhausting. Five centuries of Knights, nobility, wars, reinvention and the occasional questionable addition have left the capital with rather a lot to say, along with a growing collection of hidden and decidedly not-so-hidden boutique hotels occupyin
Finding pizza in Malta isn’t exactly an endurance sport. Throw a stone in almost any direction and there’s a reasonable chance it’ll land somewhere selling a Margherita. Finding the best pizza in Malta, however, requires slightly more discernment — and preferably less throwing of sto
Whether you genuinely think you could give Tiger Woods a run for his money, or the only thing you know about golf is how to spell it, Malta is about to get a new place to play. The Sweet Spot, Malta’s first indoor golf lounge, is opening in Gzira this month (August 2026) — […]
Being pregnant and craving food from home is one thing. Turning that craving into an entire takeaway is quite another level of commitment. That, however, is essentially how Rasa Lanka, currently the only Sri Lankan joint in Malta, began. When Janaki was pregnant and craving Sri Lankan food, the idea