Monica Shaw

These days I write mostly about food and the Internet (sometimes even both at the same time). I also do a fair bit of copywriting, mostly for foodie clients. Sometimes I even write about writing.

Here are a few of my articles that have been published in print and online. You can find more of my writing on my blog at smarterfitter.com

Tangy and sweet. So different. And yet, so good together. This is especially true of really bold blue cheeses like Gorgonzola, an Italian blue cheese noted f...

My Mum and I recently took a trip to Marrakech. It was our first time in Morocco and one of the things we looked forward to the most was the food. We both th...

“Halfway to everywhere in the middle of nowhere” is how The Montague Inn describes itself. Indeed, this 18th century local hiding down the lanes of Somerset...

Pop-up restaurants are sweeping the country, and chef Tara Hofman is riding the wave. Her business, Tara’s Table, takes the restaurant experience into peop...

The Second Floor Restaurant at Harvey Nichols has maintained consistently high standards (and two AA rosettes) since it opened. Leading the kitchen is head c...

A Vegetarian in Paris

The International Indian

Food and Travel

There are reasons why Paris is known as "The City of Light." True, the name may come from its early adoption of electrical lighting, but visitors and loca...

Ever since London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics, the city has been scrambling to clean up its act. As a result, this once smoggy metropolis has tran...