Travel tips-Restaurant reviews-Recipes
When I was in San Sebastián last week with Annie, we had a wonderful porcini mushroom and chestnut risotto in Bar Simirimi on our last evening, having seen it being prepared the night before from our kitchen-side seats. We both said it was something we’d have to make at home and tonight that was just […]
Read MoreI’m a committed carnivore, hence tucking into Beef Tartare at the Duck & Waffle a couple of weeks ago, not to mention foie gras in Bilbao last weekend. However, I don’t eat meat every day; indeed many of my meals are meat free. But I had a rare but strong fancy for some steak today and […]
Read MoreIn the couple of weeks leading up to my trip to Bilbao and San Sebastián with Annie, there had been unhappy forebodings of terrible weather: cold temperatures and heavy rain dominating our long weekend break. It’s hard to feel positive. Spain at the end of April should be warm and sunny; maybe not sunbathing weather […]
Read MoreI’ve been wanting to go to Bilbao for years. And the main reason for wanting to go was to see architect Frank Gehry’s masterpiece – the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, which opened in 1997. I knew people who’d been and said how wonderful the building was but once I finally got there, I realised nothing had […]
Read MoreIt’s been a busy week in food and much else with my birthday last Wednesday and then a trip to northern Spain with friend Annie over a long weekend (more on that to come in my next posts). Here’s how it shaped out: Tuesday – Anything Goes Salad It was book club night and I […]
Read MoreLook at the photo above and you might think this was taken back in the 1950s, certainly much longer ago than last night, on my iPhone6. I was meeting my friend Elsa to see a film early evening in Soho so I decided the most fun place to stop for a sandwich and coffee on […]
Read MoreSo many people have told me how much they love this new series – which makes it even more fun to write! It’s been a great week of food, both home and out, but surely the view of the week just has to go to the Duck & Waffle for their stunning views across London […]
Read MoreConsidering my birthday isn’t actually until Wednesday, I’ve been making a great head start on celebrations from last weekend with the birthday lunch at Orso to lunch today at one of my very favourite haunts: Corto Italian Deli. Nicola and Rachael came down from the Midlands for the weekend and the family birthday lunch was set […]
Read MoreIt was Taina’s birthday and my daughter was coming down to London to celebrate that with her friend and for an early celebration of my birthday next Wednesday. I know Taina from Nicola’s hen-do where we travelled to the deep depths of Herefordshire together and made pizza for fourteen in the evening. When you make […]
Read MoreMy friend Antonio teased me that my new ‘My Week in Food’ series will encourage me to eat more (he got a suitable tease back!). But it’s true that it could if I was looking for an excuse to overindulge, spend more money eating out, etc. An excuse to eat more isn’t what the series is […]
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