When it comes to food, we have no rules and no restrictions – the menu reflects what we see in the market and what we feel like eating right now. It could be a Thai salad, a hamburger or a traditional dish from Alsace. And right now we feel like eating couscous. If you buy in to national […]
Yesterday I decided to set you guys a little test on the Eat Rio Facebook page. I wanted to know if anyone was familiar with these rather attractive leaves. I’m not going to try and make out I’m some expert here. The fact is that I only discovered these leaves a few weeks ago […]
Merda! Sorry, but I needed to get that out of the way. The ‘M’ word is Portuguese for ‘shit’ – it isn’t the most common swear word you hear in Brazil, but it, ahem, pops out from time to time. So why have I gone all scatological? Well, it all started when I walked into a […]
So there I was, up on the roof watering the plants, when I looked up and noticed that the clouds that had been gathering for the last couple of hours had started to clear. It was getting late in the day and I had been wondering if it would rain, but then the sun kind […]
A little while ago I posted a photo on the Eat Rio Facebook page of a rather unusual avocado which appeared to be 8.5 months pregnant… The ‘Preg-ocado’ (Portuguese: Grávidabacate) came to me in something rather exciting – an organic grocery delivery! I love to grow plants – my window-boxes and roof-terrace are currently home […]