Archive for October 2015
Eating local with the Food Assembly
A trip to the local pub yesterday showed me the amazing potential of the food industry and how many people are choosing careers in this sector, with an increasing number of small producers and companies being setup. Eating local is the philosophy at the heart of the Food Assembly, an initiative born out of the…
Read MoreGUEST POST – Healthy and creative Halloween treats :)
Many of you must have a party planned for this weekend, or have kids who on Saturday will go round the neighbourhood trick or treating. For this reason I asked fellow blogger and artist Mr Aide to share with you something he did last year. Read on, as there are also prizes to be won…
Read MoreCaledonian cream Italian style with Amaretto and biscotti
I had this in mind for a while, since I listened to the Kitchen Cabinet show with Jay Rayner and Rachel McCormack discussing Caledonian cream. The way orange and whisky complement each other is brilliant and the whole process of making this recipe is so easy I can’t see why I never made it before.…
Read MorePumpkin farinata and baccalà salt fish
On Monday night I cooked a mini feast: we had many evenings planned this week so that was my only chance to get loose in the kitchen. Also, on Saturday we went to Borough Market and while browsing in the fabulous Brindisa deli, I could not resist the temptation to buy a piece of salt…
Read MoreA beautiful game night
Last night a sleep deprived chef made me fall in love with game all over again. After some shaky experiences with too pungent meats, I was slightly ambivalent about eating it. But the accomplished cooking of Toto at the Italian Supper Club reignited my passion for wild meats, birds in particular. Toto, who became a father…
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