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Who knew you could forage in Dalston?

July 4, 2011 by

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The Kings Walk Garden holds a collection of short one day courses over the summer, and I was lucky enough to snag a place in lieu of a friend at the last minute.

Soho Food Feast

June 27, 2011 by

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This weekend made it my third consecutive weekend in Soho. I would have normally sworn off sharing my weekends with tourists, but there have been too many things to do that it would have been criminal not to.

Jimmy Sneed is back!

February 26, 2011 by

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The second part of the Jimmy Sneed chat is now online for your viewing pleasure..

Salvatore Brooklyn – Artisanal Ricotta in Brooklyn

February 26, 2011 by

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My friend Kelly has just shared with me this great video, and I thought it only best to share. Betsy Levine and Rachel Mark Devine, partners in life and in business found their calling when spending an extended break in Italy, where they came across a man called.. you guessed it, Salvatore. Opening their eyes… [Read more…]

A chat with Jimmy Sneed, a fortunate run-in

February 24, 2011 by

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Jimmy Sneed is from the old guard. Chef by profession and self confessed soul-saver by trade…

The art of the bartender

February 12, 2011 by

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The American cocktail has history. From the time when people mixed their booze with hard spirits so that they didn’t get sick to the moment when alcohol was banned completely but really only went underground, there has always seemed something compelling about the relationship of flavours that the great cocktail makers are privy to. Good cocktail… [Read more…]

Temporary and ever changing – The new twist on the pop-up

February 11, 2011 by

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Trust NYC to come up with a new twist on the now relatively common place Pop-Up.

Nogging Around The Christmas Ham

December 23, 2010 by

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Initially this Christmas dinner had a theme much removed from where it ended up. Singaporean Steamboat anyone? But due to cabin fever, a quick onset cold and a large dose of nostalgia, we ended up with something straight out of Good Housekeeping 1977.

Our American journey: redux

December 4, 2010 by

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  Firmly back in the land of reality now, after nearly two months off the road and back into the normality of our old routine. It’s easy to let the memories of our amazing trip fade back into he recesses of our minds but the truth is that 8000 miles through the heart of the… [Read more…]

Back on the road with Farm Direct

October 25, 2010 by

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It was a friendly introduction through Sustain that put Robert and I in touch. We spoke on the phone and chatted about all things local and sustainable and agreed to meet up and chat face to face. The weekly trip to the Essex farms would be a perfect opportunity to do this, and also have… [Read more…]

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