Travel tips-Restaurant reviews-Recipes
It’s not been a great summer here in London and already, although autumn doesn’t officially begin until the 22nd, autumnal weather has arrived; conkers fall to the ground from the huge horse chestnut trees on Twickenham Green, and the days are closing in. There’s been a lot of rain and cool temperatures all through ‘summer’. […]
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I love to take the two eldest grandsons, Freddie (9) and Ben (6), out for a treat in the holidays – they’re such good company and it’s so much fun to spend time with them. Today we headed into London in the morning for some art again (see last trip) and then lunch. It’s slightly […]
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This dish always reminds me of Rome. I first had it in Rome in 2000 when I spent a month at a language school there and stayed in a flat owned by some friends. I had a favourite restaurant near the flat and the first time I had this dish, the fish was rombo – […]
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Finally, I made it. Getting to eat at Trullo has literally been years in the making due to a couple of abortive attempts before. But when my lovely Italian friend Lucia and I were deciding where to meet up, she travelling from north London, me from south-west, Trullo seemed like a perfect option. So, a […]
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I had a bit of a gap between jobs – my publishing work – so I decided to take advantage of having some free time to head into London and go to an art gallery. One of my favourite things to do! There are a few things on at the moment I’d like to see, […]
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Grub Street Publishing kindly offered to send me another of their newly published cookery books to review and when I was told it was a reprint of a classic book about Middle Eastern cookery I was delighted and didn’t hesitate to say, Yes please! I’ve always loved the food of the Middle East region, which […]
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The National Portrait Gallery has been a favourite gallery of mine for years and I recently renewed my Membership now it’s reopened after three years of major refurbishment. I used to be there so often that it became very familiar and now I’m trying to adjust to finding my way around the new layout and […]
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I love aubergines and so do my family. I’ve been making Ottolenghi’s Bulgur with Tomato, Aubergine & Preserved Lemon Yoghurt a lot recently – we all love it. It’s great on its own, with lamb or chicken and even good sausages. But yesterday I thought it was really time to try something new with aubergines. […]
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It’s almost exactly a year since I last went to Chichester. I know it’s a very English thing to do, but I couldn’t help but compare the weather: the bright, warm sunny days a year ago, and the cold, very windy and wet days on this trip. I thought I’d gone prepared, taking rain gear, […]
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There are lots of interesting places to visit near my daughter’s home in Worcestershire, but with the weather rather changeable and the possibility of rain, we decided to visit the town of Ludlow where if the weather turned bad, we could at least easily seek shelter. Happily, despite the grey clouds and cold wind, the […]
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