Cape Town is a city full of contrasts: luxury clashes against poverty, cityscapes collide with mountains and oceans, and some of the best restaurants in the world contrast with local eateries where […]
South Africa: The Bay Atlantic in Camps Bay
Xanthe Clay’s crab linguine recipe
Today’s blog comes from Caroline, who has been hankering after a nice easy seafood recipe and stumbled upon this: A few weeks ago we had dinner at Jamie’s Italian in Islington. I’m […]
Healthy midweek dinners: Salmon with Spanish style potatoes
Today I wanted to blog about a really quick, easy salmon dish that makes for a tasty, healthy midweek dinner. We don’t eat salmon too often at home as I find the […]
Moses Baskets: Four Cute Options
Kyle and I decided quite early on that we wanted our baby to sleep in a Moses basket once she’s born, rather than the other sleeping options available to newborn babies. We […]
Bettys: Proving that class is permanent
Since 1919, Bettys has been a bedrock of great Yorkshire food. Ever since then, the people of Harrogate have been very, very lucky! Although the institution has spread from Harrogate to Harlow […]
Beef ho-fun with black bean sauce: A tribute to the late Sylvia
Thanks to Caroline, my mother-in-law, for today’s blog focusing on Chinese food… We received the sad news recently that our friend, Sylvia, had died. Sylvia hailed from Hong Kong and her wonderful […]
Cookbook Review: French Brasserie Cookbook (The Heart of French Home Cooking) by Daniel Galmiche
After deciding to start reviewing cookbooks, it seemed almost natural that the one to begin with would be this treasure by Daniel Galmiche. I will attempt (where possible) to stick to four […]
Trying to emulate Roast: My attempt at slow roasted pork belly
Having had the pleasure of receiving the Roast cookbook for Christmas (a meat lover’s cookbook given to me by my vegetarian father!), I hadn’t had the chance to try out any of […]
Foodie Fails: my less successful foodie adventures!
As someone who would nowadays claim to be a foodie (albeit a burgeoning one!), I have enjoyed some amazing experiences at some truly fantastic restaurants. In addition, I’ve had a fair few […]
Was it worth lingering at the Langham Hong Kong?
Having previously worked as a travel agent, I had booked an awful lot of trips to Hong Kong. So, when it came to going on holiday there last November with Charlotte, I […]