An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
In an effort to reduce single use plastic in our household (a near impossible task, I fear) I had recently started buying fresh milk from the milkman. It came in lovely, old fashioned bottles which were then picked up at…
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Fluffy…soft… squidgy.. I only discovered marshmallows quite late in life, once I moved to the UK. I hated them initially, as the plasticky, gosh knows what is inside shop bought ones. In my view they are not really that nice…
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Sicily is a beautiful part of Italy: the island is rich in history, the climate is wonderful, the food truly special and the people friendly. A new book by author John Keahey highlights some of the island’s best kept secrets…
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Joining a baking society I work for a large corporation… one of the advantages of it is that I have colleagues from all walks of life and with a different array of tastes and experiences. One of these is a…
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Last year we had had the pleasure of ‘meeting’ San Francisco based chocolate producer Guittard at pre Christmas event in Shoreditch (we’ve written about it here). They are one of the few remaining family run chocolate producers in the US,…
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