Food & Drink

VOX POP: WHERE'S YOUR FAVOURITE BURGER FROM?

By The Swag Team - November 12, 2015

There’s been some discussion, particularly in America, about McDonalds’ success taking a dive. Could it be that this iconic, multi-billion dollar company is slowly being pushed out of one of the top spots in the fast food world? You can check out some articles here , here and... Read More >

THE WORLD'S MOST ORIGINAL BURGERS

By The Swag Team - February 26, 2015

SWAG has been inspired by two burger-crazy Frenchmen by the name of Quentin Weisbuch and Thomas Weil, founders of Fat and Furious Burgers , to bring together a list of some of the world's craziest and most original burgers . Check out our list below, then take a look... Read More >

SWAG MEETS MARK GAUCI - THE NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF AT THE VILLA BRASSERIE

By The Swag Team - January 31, 2015

In January, SWAG popped over to The Villa Brasserie to meet award-winning chef Mark Gauci, who has joined The Villa Brasserie in Balluta as executive chef. Judging by the fantastic taster menu he prepared for us, the appointment marks an exciting new phase for this popular venue.... Read More >

FOOD VS... MARC CABOURDIN

By The Swag Team - January 13, 2015

Marc is a theatre practitioner as well as an artistic director and creative consultant. Over the years he has owned and run restaurants that have made quite a name for themselves, such as Valletta's Salvino's in the early 2000s, and The Priory in Mdina. In between he spent a... Read More >

USE YOUR CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS... IN A MANLY CAKE!

By The Swag Team - December 25, 2014

SWAG hopes you had a fantastic Christmas lunch and/or dinner today... but there's bound to be lots of leftovers - there always are. Instead of eating them in sandwiches between Boxing Day and New Year (when the process starts all over again), why not bake them all in one, delicious cake?... Read More >

GIVE MUM A BREAK AND COOK CHRISTMAS LUNCH THIS YEAR

By The Swag Team - December 17, 2014

Do your mum a favour this year. Tell her to sit down and make Christmas lunch for the whole family yourself this year, with a little help from SWAG. It’s always been your mum, or maybe nanna, who got the job of slaving over steaming pans from 4 am on Christmas... Read More >

ASIAN FOOD TAKEN TO A HIGHER LEVEL

By The Swag Team - December 14, 2014

Recently, SWAG was treated to an evening of tasting the new menu recently launched at the Rickshaw Asian food restaurant menu at the Corinthia Palace, Attard. The place is open for dinner every evening from Tuesday to Saturday and we were so impressed that we have... Read More >

M&S' FANTASTIC SHOPPING PORTAL IS ONE YEAR OLD!

By The Swag Team - December 11, 2014

Supermarkets (1960) Ltd, the local franchisers for the popular Marks & Spencer brand, recently celebrated the first year anniversary of its online shopping portal www.winedrop.com , held at M&S Kitchen in Sliema, in collaboration with Shireburn Software. Read More >

HOW TO SURVIVE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

By Martin Calleja Urry - December 06, 2014

It's no surprise that the world's most recognisable Christmas figure is a rather plump old man. All-you-can-eat-buffets, free-flowing alcohol and the pressure to overindulge... Christmastime often leads us to binge as if we’re approaching hibernation. But how jolly are... Read More >

A NEW MEANING FOR THE PHRASE 'BEAT THE MEAT'

By The Swag Team - December 04, 2014

The things you come across on Youtube nowadays. This lingerie-clad woman has made a song, or at least a tune of sorts, out of meat by rhythmically slapping raw beef and fish against her bare body parts. Since we can't identify any rabbit meat being slapped against... Read More >

TOP 10 GROSS INGREDIENTS

By The Swag Team - November 10, 2014

Meat, sweets, cheese; there are many delicious things in the world that SWAG and the rest of the world love. Unbeknownst to many however, there are sneaky and frankly rather gross ingredients in the food we eat everyday as well as in other products we use on ourselves. This... Read More >

SWAG RECIPE - KARI KAMBING CURRY

By Stefan Hogan - November 04, 2014

SWAG has had the pleasure to experience a taste of the new menu just launched at the Rickshaw, the Corinthia Palace Hotel and Spa's popular Far Eastern restaurant. To mark the occasion, Chef Stefan Hogan shared with SWAG his delicious recipe for Kari Kambing, a... Read More >

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