I do travel for a good pizza. Mainly, I travel to Napoli. Every time I go home, it is tradition that once picked up from the airport, regardless of the time of night, I am taken to a pizzeria for a welcome dinner. Here in London, I do not go for pizza as often as I’d like – there have been some decent pizzerias in town where I have enjoyed fairly authentic fare in the past; these are mostly within…
Wine masterclass with Jacob’s Creek I admit, I am no wine expert but I love drinking it, being from the country that produces the best wines in the world (patriotic blagging alert!). When I purchase wine, 99% of times I buy wines from Italy whether it’s for our every day dinner or for a special occasion. I was intrigued thus to be given the opportunity try the Reserve range from Jacob’s Creek, a very well-known Australian brand which I mainly…
A couple of days ago I had a ‘first’ in my food blogging experience and I did something that a blogger should probably not do. One of my posts apparently generated so much anger from a chef that I had to retire it. The post was in my view (of course) fairly objective, but given the fact that the event I blogged about was not particularly well organised, I was not made to feel particularly welcome and the food…
Last week I received an email from Wild Card PR, inviting me to a ‘Bloggers’ Challenge’. Three things immediately made me say ‘Yes’. The fact that it was going to be held at Waitrose Cookery School; the fact that it was about Mexican food; the fact that really is my first event where I am invited because I am a blogger. How could I refuse? Moreover, it was organised by the same PR company that provided the base for the…
It’s ‘ndh-yah’ not ‘ndugia’ My sauce Despite having been quite active on Twitter and having been blogging (and blagging) for a year or so now, I had not yet had a chance to try out a cooking club. It was with delight then that I accepted London Foodie’s invitation to join in the ‘Nduja Cooking Club on October 23rd. ‘Ndjua seems to be the latest craze here in London, with bloggers, foodies, chefs and the likes raving about it…