Wintertime in eastern Tibet. Many of you enjoyed the last video we shared from home. This one arguably gives you even more of a taste of the paradise that is snow and horsemen on the Tibetan plateau. In this short clip even the nomads appear to be temporarily paralysed by the beauty of scene (spot the guy with his mobile phone out - he's making his own video). You've got everything here: mountains, snow, motorbikes and a whole herd of handsome Khampa horsemen. This part of Ti

Some of you may know that before we built ourselves our amazing new kitchen over in Cowley, Taste Tibet operated (for rather too long) out of our home. The house still bears the scars - the leather sofa cushion stained on one side by a large tub of Fairy Liquid, the cream walls still dotted black in places by our menu boards, and a build up of stuff. This week we have been spring cleaning the house, and a lot of things have gone to charity. Charity shops don't exist in Tibet,

Ladies and gents, Taste Tibet is back in the house! January blues no more, as the momo returns to east Oxford this Thursday 17th Jan for the first in a long run of Thursday night Taste Tibet takeovers at the wonderful Silvie cafe on Iffley Road. Our team is bringing back some tried and tested favourites, as well as a host of new, unique Tibetan dishes. Come for freshly-steamed momo dumplings made crispy in the pan, and a mouthwatering spread of Himalayan dishes featuring load

Here is a wonderful short video sent to me this week from relatives in Tibet. This blog often challenges your idea of Tibet: the food, the weather and so on, but this video, shot a few days ago in the mountains near my home, shows you exactly what you would expect of wintertime in Tibet, and it is glorious (and cold). Last week my family celebrated their new year at (almost) exactly the same time as we did here in Oxford, UK. This is highly unusual. Official Tibetan new year