Personal Development: 6 Steps to Ecological Transition
Personal Development: Sarbani Sen explains her 6 steps to ecological transition.
1. Eat, buy, connect local
Try as much as possible to buy at the corner shop,...
Brussels dining contrasts: Café Métropole and Deliveroo
Café Metropole
One of our favourite spots for a bit of lunch or dinner is the Métropole Café. It’s not just that it’s nice be...
Search on to find “little superstar” of Belgian cuisine
It’s that time of year again: the quest to find the best shrimp croquettes in Belgium.
This has become an annual competition for the “little...
De Jonkman – Something fishy…
Catherine Feore meets a couple of Belgian food heroes
While reading the Gault&Millau guide to Belgian wine, I was wondering why I hadn’t come across...
Belgian chocolate: Going nuts for Macolat
This adventurous Belgian firm, Macolat, believes in shared values and is going nuts for Belgian chocolate.
Maison Macolat is a unique luxury chocolate brand that...
Festive dining: Aux Armes de Bruxelles and Chez Léon
In our festive dining article we look at two classic restaurants that are part of the same family.
Chez Léon
All year round – but especially...
Shanghai Kitchen
Catherine Feore visits one of the latest additions to Brussels' dining scene and celebrates that there is - finally - great Chinese food in...
The Poet – Fancy a quickie?
Need to find somewhere for lunch near the European Parliament that’s reasonable, rapid and at the same time delicious? Catherine Feore has found it.
As...
Strange Christmas traditions
For as long as the season has been in existence, Christmas has been associated with ‘what we’ve always done’; as with most Christian festivals,...
Caspian Tradition: Exceptional festive gastronomy
We look at a local family firm, Caspian Tradition, who have mastered the arts of the world of caviar.
Caspian Tradition has forged over the...