http://samyciawood.com/wp branding, food, travel and fun Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:13:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love to cook and be creative. I love creating and eating complex dishes with many ingredients resulting in a multi flavoured foodgasm. But sometimes nothing can beat a classic simple dish that connects you to your youth. Baked beans on toast is an English staple, white bread, a can of ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/06/you-cant-beat-the-beans/ Had a conversation the other day about people on ‘Death Row’ (not sure how we ended up on this topic) and what people’s last meals would be. It lead to us wondering what would we have as our last meal if we had to choose one. Not a simple question to ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/06/what-would-your-last-meal-be/ It is now April 21st and the air flight ban due to the volcanic ash has been lifted. I am on the Tube on the way to the bus, which will take me to my plane ,which will take me home. As I was walking down to the Tube I ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/the-end-of-a-great-uk-2010-trip/ "PLANE RIDE OR A NICE DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY DARLING?" As we didn’t have to be up at 5am to go to the airport we had a leisurely morning. We eventually headed out of the house and into the country. Now this was a new experience for me as when I ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/april-18th-%e2%80%93-beer-at-lunch/ WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? So I just learnt that my flight tomorrow is cancelled due to an Icelandic Volcano spitting ash into airspace over most of Europe. Damn it. I am for sure disappointed and sad as I was so looking forward to spending the day with my wife and daughter. ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/dinosaurs-and-volcanic-ash-april-17th/ THWARTED EXPECTATIONS The morning started a little rough. I had a vision of sitting on a nice leather sofa in a sweet little coffee shop sipping a decaf Americano and writing this blog. This ended up with me in a greasy café eating a large lump of whipped egg on dry ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/perry-perry-where-art-thou-my-perry-april-16th/ SMALL WONDERS IN A BIG GALLERY The day started at the National Portrait Gallery. The gallery holds the world’s largest collection of portraits. Unfortunately for me most of them are paintings or illustrations, as a photography-lover this was disappointing. Painting seem like the poor cousin to the photograph (millions would disagree ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/frozen-men-and-beers-on-the-street-april-15th/ SQUEEZE ON IN Up early and on the tube with my mate at 8.30am. Oh how I have forgotten how busy it gets on the small metal cylinder traveling dangerously fast so far under ground. I got off at Euston to grab a coffee and write this and was shocked about ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/pokemon-and-old-dead-people-april-14th/ MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD Had a brilliant day, went to the Museum of Childhood in Bethnel Green. It is run by the V&A. In 1855 Prince Albert proposed the construction of an iron formed building in South Kensington to house parts of the Great Exhibition of 1851. In 1860 they physically ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/doris-day-and-chorizo-meaty-heaven-april-13th/ ON THE MOVE AGAIN So I have been in London now for six days and I am loving it, spending great time with friends catching up. Today I am on the road again off to another friend’s house for another two days. I am starting to feel a little bit ‘oh, here ... http://samyciawood.com/wp/2010/05/on-the-road-again-april-12/