All this talk of eating locavore and buying food at the local farmers market is making me feel like a better shopper but I’m still self-conscious that I only have fairly basic grasp on how farming works, especially when it comes to keeping animals. Should I buy the sustainably farmed local meat, or the organically certified lamb from a … Read the full post
Easter food is synonymous with chocolate for many of us (go on, admit it!). It was the first thing I thought of when I read about Johanna’s ‘Waiter, there’s something in my … Easter basket!‘ event and I’ve been thinking about it pretty much ever since. Here is a sophisticated, fruity and very pretty way to get your … Read the full post
A few years ago we had a short trip to San Francisco where a rather dry conference was brightened up massively by my bright-spark of a colleague suggesting that we all stay at the Hotel Phoenix. The Phoenix is a day-glo, 1950’s motel-style hotel famous for being the residence of choice for passing bands and other arty types. Such … Read the full post
How do you sum up a Laksa for somebody who hasn’t tried it before? On the one hand it ticks lots of boxes that somehow bring to mind healthy thoughts: spicy; fresh-flavours; crunchy veg and soup. On the other hand it has that essential comfort-food ingredient carbohydrate (in the form of noodles), and is bathed in luscious, … Read the full post