We are going to see the Lion King with our teenage girls. Any recommendations for "classy" pre-theatre not toooo expensive ?

Thank you RobinJoy! i'll think i go for the bangkok, because i have to invite my friends and nahm is great but definitely out of my budget!

can you tell me the best food market or stores to buy thai and indian spices?

Hello everybody!
Going to london soon l'm looking for a good Thai restaurant near Ebury street in walking distance. Any suggestions? Thanx in advance

Hello everybody!

I will have some business friends coming to Lisbon. They are real foodies! Anybody knows events related with food and wine in January and February in Portugal ?
Thanx!

Hello Bill,

living in Portugal i truly cannot recommend river cruises here, especially if you like good food.... Daytrips on the Douro (from Porto to Pinhao) although are quite nice and you can try great wines. last month we visited the producer Quinta do Tedo and recommend it for trying wine and port.

there are 2 more nice quintas: one in Pé da Serra with sea view, one on the road from Sintra villa to Palacio de Pena: Quinta Velha. If you want we can help you in finding a real good caterer for we work with several cooks...

Portuguese are so baby-friendly, you pratically can go everywhere, they all have baby-seats and nobody bothers about crying children, they rather help and try to comfort...
You can find good restaurants in insider-cooking.com

Check out the site insider-cooking.com. Perhaps they can help you.

forget to tell that i was not very happy with the food at solmar, only with the ambience, it is like a travel back in time. for me, marisqueira ramiro in avenida almirante reis would be a better option in lisbon. Or the great "mercado do peixe" in monsanto, that's definitly my favourite marisqueira.

if you are interested in food festivals check out the agenda at insider-cooking and their "what else" section. lots of tips for Sintra area. Sintras local holiday is on 29th of June, their is a little festivity on a lovely in sao pedro just beneath pena castle.

Could it be "Marisqueira Solmar" ? It's the only one i know who exists since that time. it's near the theatre Colisseo, Rua das portas de Santo Antão. if you're interested in portugal & food have a look at insider-cooking.com. they got a lot of tips and are friends of mine...