Friday 2 January 2015

2014 FoodieForce highlights

Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. 2014 has been a year filled with some fantastic foodie memories. It is important to cherish your yesterdays, so with this in mind here is my round up of my top five foodie highlights of 2014: 

1.Best afternoon tea - Dorchester:
I have sampled lots of wonderful afternoon teas but the one that truly distinguishes itself from the rest has to be the Dorchester. One of London's most iconic hotels set on the prestigious Park Lane.
Dorchester Afternoon Tea
Tea is an event in itself at the Dorchester, with such a large selection of grand and rare teas to choose from. The sandwiches are wonderful and well the patisseries are out of this world, especially the strawberry which are my personal favourite. 
Dorchester Afternoon tea
Read my full review here

2.Top Michelin Starred Restaurant - The Latymer

The Latymer is like an old family friend and I was lucky at the start of 2014 to go there for another wonderful ten course tasting menuFour of the ten courses being desserts is my idea of heaven. 
The Latymer
The restaurant has a wide variety of menus on offer with the choice of à la carte, a seven course tasting menu (£72) or a ten course tasting menu (£92). The food is not only wonderful looking but is like a taste explosion. 

Michael Wignall is a seriously talented chef and 2014 was not just a wonderful year for his food but also the year in which he proposed to his beautiful girlfriend Johanna. Congratulations to you both. 

I definitely want to go back to Pennyhill Park this year to sample their afternoon tea

3. Best meal outside of the UK - Hakkasan Abu Dhabi:

Having visited Hakkasan in Mayfair London I had high expectations for Abu Dhabi and I am pleased to share it didn't disappoint. 

We had the best Roasted Mango Duck and my absolute favourite Golden fried soft shell crab with red chili and curry leaf. Even looking at these pictures are making me salivate. They know how to create tasty food. 


Hakkasan Abu Dhabi
Hakkasan Abu Dhabi
Read my full review here

4.Best weekend Brunch - Indigo Restaurant One Aldwych

I've always lived in London, and as a consequence I'm aware that finding peace and quiet in our great city can sometimes be quite a challenge. 

That was until a few years ago I stumbled upon Indigo Restaurant, based in the heart of the West End at One Aldwych.  Ever since, visiting for weekend brunch has remained a firm family favourite. 
Indigo Restaurant
Indigo Restaurant Indigo Restaurant
You can read the review here

This year I will be back to sample their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory afternoon tea. 

5. Best Foodie Event - Square Meals 

This was a difficult one to pick as there have been lots of fun events this year but the Square Meals gathering in November gave me the opportunity to meet other foodie bloggers who share my love of food. 

You can read my review of the Four to Eight Restaurant that we visited here

Thank you for joining me on my foodie adventures in 2014, here's to a fantastic 2015. Wishing you all good health and happiness in 2015. 

What was your 2014 foodie highlight?

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29 comments:

  1. Some lovely highlights, Lucy and nice to see we have a few in common :)
    Lots of love,
    Angie
    SilverSpoon London

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    1. We both have great taste then :-) choosing actually was very difficult, so many great meals. Wishing you a wonderful New Year and here's to a brilliant foodie 2015 Lucy x

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  2. OK so I definitely need to branch out from McDonald's and Frankie & Benny's!! I've loved reading your Foodie posts this year (even though they always make me so hungry!!) and I really feel so inspired to try new things. We'll defo have to go for food at some point! x

    Josie’s Journal

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    1. Thanks Josie, Happy New Year. We will definitely have to share some wonderful food in 2015 Lucy x

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  3. ahh lovely post!! all that food looks so delicious!!xox

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    1. Thanks it has been a wonderful foodie year Lucy

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  4. You always have the best food on your blog. Can't wait to see what you're going to get up to in 2015!

    Corinne x
    www.skinnedcartree.com

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    1. Thanks Corinne looking forward to reading your blog to help me work off all this food and fashion to look wonderful when I do Lucy x

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  5. Oh wow! Hakassan Abu Dhabi looks amazing!! May you have many more fantastic foodie adventures in 2015. :)

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    1. It has been a fun foodie year. Wishing you a fun 2015, looking forward to the food adventures Lucy x

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  6. This is such a lovely summary! Indigo Restaurant looks fabulous! Excited to see what your blog brings in 2015! Happy New Year! :)

    Style Sunrise ☀

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    x

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    1. Thanks Karen, wishing you a wonderful 2015 and looking forward to your beauty and fashion posts Lucy x

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  7. My favorite highlight from this blog was the afternoon tea events you had. I love the petite food and the variety of things you get to try out. It is pretty unusual in Colorado to sit down and have afternoon tea with a group of people. I suppose we would be more likely to have a brunch, but it consists of lunch/breakfast items, not fun desserts and food that pair perfectly with tea.

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    1. Afternoon tea in the UK is great fun, maybe you should start a popup in Colorado I am sure you would have lots of takers. Wishing you a wonderful new year Lucy x

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  8. Shame that I couldn't make the Square Meal event. The Latymer looks great, am feeling hungry just reading this!

    Suze | LuxuryColumnist

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    1. The Latymer is superb the quality of the food and technical skill is superb. Pennyhill is a lovely place to stay has a wonderful spa Lucy x

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  9. Happy New Year Lucy! I've really enjoyed reading about the restaurants you've visited this year, especially the ones where they cook cuisine I don't know much about. My foodie highlight of 2014 is definitely taking my Australian cousin out for afternoon tea, it was so much fun! xx

    Toasty

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    1. Happy New Year Beth, hope you had a wonderful Chrisymas and New Year. Afternoon tea with you Australian Cousin sounds like great fun. Wishing you a great 2015 Lucy x

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  10. What a yummy, yummy post!! I'll definitely keep these places in mind when I visit!! Thank you for sharing and Happy New Year!

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  11. Ah so glad you enjoyed the blogger event! Lovely to come across this

    Ele x

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    1. Thank you for inviting me Ele it was a lovely evening Lucy x

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  12. Yum!!! Great pictures!
    xx
    Coco
    http://mllecoconath.com

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  13. Dear Lucy,

    Wishing you a very happy New Year and also would want to thank for all your visits and nice comments on my blog. You are amazing and all your foodies kept me fell hungry, they all were so good described and all those pictures look so yummy. Much love and care, Liuba x

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    1. Happy New Year. I have really enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to 2015 Lucy x

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  14. Thanks for sharing your lovely adventures in 2014, we thoroughly enjoyed reading - we liked your Christmas getaway series :-) Happy New Year to you; wishing you health, happiness & success for 2015.

    x Roch & Tash x
    www.next-route-style.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Happy New Year wishing you both a wonderful new year. Looking forward to seeing how your blog continues to grow and develop Lucy x

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  15. So many wonderful highlights for you in 2014 Lucy! One of my foodie highlights was not something I ate, but someone I found... you! Your pictures always make me hungry and i love reading about your adventures, I looking forward to doing the same throughout 2015! x

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    1. Cate you are so lovely I have really enjoyed meeting you and your lovely cheery blog and looking forward to more in 2015. Happy New Year Lucy x

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