One of the things I missed the most while living abroad was my daily trips to the local padaria (bakery). The smell of freshly baked goods and coffee, the banter with the staff, the sense of community.

You don’t need to necessarily eat at the padaria every day – what most people do is buy some bread there and eat it at home with their family.

Here is what I’ll often have for breakfast when I eat at the bakery around the corner: a pão na chapa – a French baguette of sorts, freshly baked and quickly toasted on a hot plate, with a cream cheese spread – plus a big cup of espresso coffee and a fresh orange juice.

That normally costs about R$7 (£ 2.40) – a far cry from my Pret A Manger breakfasts in London!

Hard to believe, but right amongst all the commotion in Camden you can find a place to have a truly calm dinner. With its vintage recycled decoration and a pleasant garden, Guanabana has the perfect atmosphere for you to have a nice conversation with your friends or date while enjoying amazing food created by the owner, Omar Shah. Read the full story

First burgers did it. Now it’s the turn of burritos to go gourmet as this little place, naturally called Burrito Gourmet, just a minute from Putney station, has joined the Mexican wave of burrito stalls and fast food outlets cropping up over the city. Read the full story

Brazilian Chef shares secrets of his most exotic blends. Contemporary cooking is on the menus of the most coveted restaurants of the world, and being one of the most appreciated, it’s also harder to reproduce. Read the full story

As you probably already know from posters all over town (and the pages of Jungle), Festival Brazil is painting the Southbank Centre yellow and green this summer, and luckily for us it also goes for the restaurants and bars right across the site. One such eatery, Feng Sushi has got their own Brasilian chef, Clebson Vasconcellos, on the team, and invited him to create a special ‘tropical’ menu especially for the festival. Read the full story

Even only a few years ago, a caipirinha made with sake, vodka or any other fruit except lime was simply unthinkable. But times have changed and Brasil’s national drink has gone international and it’s not without reason that, as part of the celebrations for Festival Brazil, you’ll come across cucumber caipirinhas, tailored to suit English taste buds. Read the full story

The vibrant neighbourhood of Brixton is due to encounter unusual and wonderful spices and flavours on Thursdays April 29^th – this is the inaugural ‘Night market at Brixton Village’, in which the so called ‘GloomFest’ will promote all kinds of “good madness” around the area. If you’re brave enough, you can try the delicious, spicy flavours of Bahia at the Acarajé Night in the courtyard!

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