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If you are on a diet or trying to shed some extra pounds, then the comfort food themed restaurants are the last place you want to be at. Even though the meals appear to be light, low on calories and healthy, the way they are cooked or the combinations they are served with are sometimes a ticking calorie bomb. Here is a top 10 list of the dishes and drinks you should avoid if you are on a weight losing program.

1. Smoothies

Hmm, what can be more delicious and healthy than yogurt combined with fruits, right? To be honest, plenty of other drinks, as the smoothies served at restaurants are often mixtures of ice cream, milk and sugar – a combination that easily leads to a high fat concentration with over 1,000 calories in a single glass! As a matter of fact, if you were to analyze the menu closer, you will learn that smoothies are typically listed as drinks for people who want to gain weight. If you really want a smoothie, then how about you purchase a natural yogurt and fresh fruits and make it yourself?

2. Onion blooms

Because onions are vegetables, most people believe that they are not only healthy, but also contain fibers and nutrients to keep hunger away. In reality, an onion has limited fibers (around 3 grams), a low amount of vitamin C and almost 100 calories. It is necessary to mention that the aforementioned values are accurate for the raw onion, because a fried onion or an onion used in a sauce composition can get to ten times those calories. If you enjoy this vegetable and want to include it in your diet, then an idea is to order onion rings without sauce or bloom.

3. Chicken salads

If you have been on a diet before, then you surely heard of the healthy, nutritious and light chicken salads. It is important to note that the dish itself meets all the criteria of an ideal diet food, as long as you skip the dressing and cheese. In addition, take note that the chicken salads vary from restaurant to restaurant, meaning that some include fried onion and bacon in it. Consequentially, you should ask the waiter to provide you with more details about the salad’s ingredients before ordering one.

4. Chicken wings

In all honesty, few people on this planet can resist that exquisite aroma of chicken wings. However, it is necessary to mention that the delicious chicken wings, irrespective if they are sweet or spicy, constituted the fine line between restaurant meals and fast food. They are not perceived as a true fast food meal, since they have a lower amount of calories than any other junk food. However, they have a substantially high amount of salt, usually more than you should have in a single day. Since chicken wings are hard to resist, the recommendations in this case is to make sure they are skinless and grilled.

5. Chinese food

The Chinese food is not only delicious and low on calories, but it also adds a bit of variety to weight loss diet. However, this does not actually apply to the Chinese food served in most restaurants in the Western world, where most meats are cooked in large amounts of oil. If Chinese food is your thing, then it is advisable to have it in traditional Chinese restaurants.

London is home to people from various parts of the world, who came here with dreams in their eyes. The mix of many cultures has led to an increase in the number of restaurants that cater to people with varying tastes. Right from the sushi from the east to the Indian curries and Italian pasta, there are restaurants that offer a wide range of dishes. Currently, there are a lot of restaurants in London for you to take your pick from. Some popular ones like Prezzo, Zizzi and The Ivy restaurant. But, have you always wanted a list of top ten? Here you go!

1. Terra
This Mediterranean restaurant is pretty much what everyone rushes to when in London. With outstanding service coupled with great food, it might truly require extra effort to get a table in this fine establishment during peak hours!

2. Tamada
People normally wouldn’t have considered Georgian cuisine, unless they tried out Tamada. This is one of the best for this kind of food, with great ambience and an overly friendly staff.

3. Pizzeria Pappagone
It’s pizza time! At Pizzeria Pappagone, Pizza lovers can indulge in their favorite food to the fullest extent. Food is always served hot and fresh off the oven, just like the Italians do.

4. Paradise By Way of Kensal Green
If you are in London and craving for good British Food, make sure to hit this establishment. The food is probably one of the best you might have come across, with an absolute spectacular wine list to boot.

5. The Gun
British food makes yet another appearance on the top ten lists. This is as good as the previous one, but yet unique in its own way. You should check it out if you want to experience classic British cuisine.

Fine dining and cooking are always associated to life’s greatest pleasures. This article will break this tradition by presenting to you our interesting list of top 10 weirdest restaurants.

1. Nyotaimori Restaurant

There is this unique practice in Japanese dining scene known as Nyotaimori. This involves the use of naked bodies mostly of women as the food serving medium. This live sushi platter, if you can call one as such, undergoes extensive training before he or she is made to lie down the table for long hours and totally immobilized while diners feast on their favorite food and everything that goes with it.

2. Hitler’s Cross

The Hitler’s Cross is a famous café located in Mumbai, India. It takes on the Third Reich theme quite seriously and even displays prominently the swastika in the restaurant’s logo. However, because of the intense pressure from Israeli and German diplomats and the ADL, the restaurant’s name was later changed to “The Cross.”

3. Modern Toilet

There is really a Taiwanese restaurant that goes by the name Modern Toilet. Diners are made to seat on a stylish toilet, with the lid down, which has renaissance, seashells or roses accents. The dishes are served in mini-toilet bowls and drinks in plastic urinal which customers can take home as their souvenir.

4. New Lucky

The New Lucky Restaurant is the opulent and bustling dining place in Ahmadabad. It is famous for its specialties, the graves, buttered rolls and milky tea in between tables. This unique restaurant was built at the very spot where an ancient Muslim cemetery is sited.

5. Christian Café

Christian beliefs and practices are still considered novelties in Japan. This is the main reason why a Christian-themed restaurant was established in Shinjuku. The Christian Café makes a striking image of habitués drinking cocktails in a party place predominated by elements that are associated with the Christian faith.

Every year “Restaurant” magazine brings out a list of the Top-50 restaurants in the world, based on a poll conducted by them among renowned chefs and food critics. Here are the Top 10 among them.

1. The Bulli, Spain
This small restaurant in Catalonia in Spain, is open only from April to October, and takes bookings only on a single day in October for the next season. A pioneer in Haute Cuisine, it specializes in imaginative and experimental cuisine. It has topped the list for the best restaurants in the world 4 years in succession.

2. The Fat Duck, England
This is considered by many to be England’s finest restaurant. Here Chef Heston Blumenthal creates dishes which combine science and research with psychology and diners choices. Not quite traditional English cuisine, nevertheless it is only one of 3 restaurants which have been awarded 3 stars by Michelin Guide.

3. Noma, Denmark
A restaurant that specializes in Nordic cuisine, this renowned restaurant is run in an old warehouse on the waterfront in Copenhagen. Chef Rene Redzipi have adapted upon classical Scandinavian/Nordic cuisines and produced some great dishes.

4. Mugaritz, Spain
Another Spanish restaurant specializing in Haute Cuisine which has consistently been in the Top 10 list. Here chef Andoni Luiz Aduriz  is less flamboyant than most other renowned chefs, but has moved away from traditional, dull and orthodox food.

5. El Celler De can Roca, Spain
Run by three brothers in Catalonia in Spain, it boasts of a state-of-the-art kitchen, an astounding wine cellar, a new dining space built with organic natural materials and of course, superb food.