Hey, Foodwala’s first thing you are wondering is why is a restaurant called 8848, well ponder no more,  8848 is the hight of Mount Everest in meters? What occurs in a Nepalese Kitchen?, what is Nepalese Cuisine? I have always wondered what keeps those amazingly fit Sherpas and Gurkhas going like the proverbial Duracell Bunnies, […]

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The Auld Alliance is the alliance made between Scotland and France in 1294 to counter the English invasions. The Ubiquitous Chip is the Auld Alliance in culinary terms, it is the best of the local Scottish produce with classic French cuisine. The Chip ( as it is affectionately known) was started by Ronnie Clydesdale with his […]

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passion ˈpaʃ(ə)n/ noun strong and barely controllable emotion. Hey Foodwalas…This week was the inaugural visit of  Goblee Foodwala, the Head Eater of the Alfie Foodwala Dubai chapter,  after some deep contemplation over some amazing coffee at the Southside Coffee Roasters we decided that we should try a Pan Asian Eatery just opened Partick. As we entered the said […]

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“The neighbours think I am sellin dope…sellin dope” It was exactly like that when the Foodwala family visited for a not so cheeky Nandos…the place was mobbed and I am sure the empty restaurant neighbours in Springfield Quay thought they were selling dope. As well as Mokee Foodwala thought he had spotted J. Cole and his […]

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Hey, Foodwalas’s welcome to another episode of the tales of the foodwala. I have always prefered Sichuan Province more than any other Chinese province….after much deliberation I finally figured out why I liked Sichuan, Sichuan has a rainy season in the summer and grows the most wheat and rice in China and furthermore the food […]

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