Having spent most of the last year working down in New Malden (and living as I do at towards the north end of North London) I’ve really not eaten out in central London very much lately. So in the week following the end of my contract, I’ve really made up for lost time, eating out ... Read more »
There’s little more comforting than a steaming bowl of pasta with pesto or ragu, and parmesan shaved generously over the top. In fact a quick survey of friends revealed few who don’t have pasta at home every month if not every week; so firmly has it become one of our kitchen staples. But it’s not ... Read more »
The Waitrose Cookery School at Salisbury sits within a large branch of the supermarket. The fishbowl nature of the space – with large windows facing into the store’s in-house cafe and out to the car park outside – is a little discombobulating at first but we quickly learn to ignore the curious shoppers who peer ... Read more »
If you were to write a wish list for the perfect, modern country house hotel, what might you include? For me I’d be looking for a beautiful rural setting with plenty of varied attractions in the vicinity, easy to get to but still with that feeling of getting away from it all, sumptuous and spacious ... Read more »
Ready to get started, 12 eager students hop onto stools arranged around an island within the large and bright custom-built school kitchen. Rachel Demuth, our class tutor for the day, starts by reminding us that “India is a huge country with thousands of different recipes and different ways of cooking“. Key to the cuisine is ... Read more »
Who doesn’t love a freshly baked French pastry for breakfast? Flaky, buttery croissants, pillowy brioche with jam or perhaps a pain au chocolat if you’re feeling decadent. In my house this usually means an early morning walk to the nearest bakery but today I’m learning how to make these breakfast delights for myself. Located in ... Read more »
You might think it a little strange for me to interview my own husband, since I might reasonably be expected to know most, if not all, of his answers! But of course, Monday Meet The Blogger is about sharing the blogs I love with a wider audience. So please read on to find out more ... Read more »
I read a blog post recently where the writer had just eaten their first – their very first – ready meal. I think the blogger was in his or her thirties. I was utterly flabbergasted! For some reason, I’ve never spent much time wondering whether other people do or don’t use ready meals. I naively ... Read more »
London is one of the best cities in the world to enjoy a wide range of cuisine from all around the world. Here are our picks for you to try soon! Bincho Yakitori In Japan, restaurants tend to specialise in a particular cuisine such as tempura, ramen, sushi, tonkatsu, udon noodles… Bincho Yakitori in Soho ... Read more »
How do you feel about themed restaurants? They seldom catch my interest — gimmicks such as eating in the dark, being served by monks or eating from urinals in a former gents’ lavatory simply fail to appeal. But when the theme relates to food — and one of my favourite foodstuffs at that — it’s a ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]