An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
Having spent many meals at the Duck & Waffle, I have known their former executive chef Tom Cenci for a while. When he announced he was leaving a year ago, I knew it would not be long before Tom came…
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Until about a year ago, I had never owned nor used a slow cooker, but I had always been tempted by getting one. My first experience was with one which I ‘test drove’ with a few different types of cooking,…
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London to Southern Italy by rail? A year ago I took Amber, our wonderful basset fauve, on a train journey down to Italy and back. Exciting and a novelty, I documented the trip on tikichris.com as a miniseries called Continental…
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A few weeks ago I posted a recipe for vegan chocolate mousse made with aquafaba, the water in a tin of chickpeas or beans which usually gets discarded before cooking. I became quite a fan of the stuff, and have…
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Who doesn’t love a cocktail? I certainly do! If there’s a chance to learn about making one, then it’s the perfect occasion for a fun couple of hours. Waterloo Food Fortnight That’s what happened a couple of weeks ago during…
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