The first time I every had a cup of coffee was in my first year of university, when desperate for a caffeine hit I took the plunge and got a cup of the stuff from the student café. Yes, I managed to go until I was 18-19 until having coffee. Particularly impressive if you analysed…
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Gousto vs HelloFresh
The UK is the home of ready meals, grocery stores are some of the most innovative in the world in pushing this forward. Long gone are the days of simply frozen meals, now the emphasis is on fresh, unique and flavoursome. The UK also has some of the best shipping and distribution in the world….
Brasserie Blanc
I got to do something very exciting earlier this week, I got to (help) pick out a menu for my wedding. After this rather arduous process, and needing a drink and a good meal, we headed to the Southbank for lunch. Recently I have been watching Raymond Blanc and his Kew on a Plate programme,…
Dear Masterchef
Dear Masterchef, Since moving to the UK, I have been watching you. Like millions of others, it has encouraged me to become more inventive in my own kitchen. You’ve ingrained phrases like ‘buttery biscuit base’ and ‘bags of flavour’ into our collective vocabulary. You are responsible for the careers of the likes of Thomasina Miers,…
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
Finding a good restaurant is difficult. You really don’t know until you’ve gone yourself. As far as I’m concerned a good restaurant has a few crucial components: Great food, brilliant service, the right environment and a final bill that doesn’t make you cry a little. A great restaurant, it requires that little bit more that…