An immersive dining experience set in 1920’s New York with food by Neil Rankin We love a good immersive dining (and non dining) experience. Our favourite is possibly Gingerline (read my piece for Italian site Agrodolce) where we have been many times and each time we love it more. I am usually pretty aware of anything similar in London, but this time it was my husband that alerted me to a new event which sounded really cool: Lost Love Speakeasy,…
Sicily is a beautiful part of Italy: the island is rich in history, the climate is wonderful, the food truly special and the people friendly. A new book by author John Keahey highlights some of the island’s best kept secrets with warmth and knowledge. Keahey first visited Sicily in 1986 and, enchanted, keeps returning in between writing other travel narratives. His books range from southern Italy to Venice to western Tuscany. His earlier book on Sicily is Seeking Sicily: A Cultural…
Inspiring Instagram posts Months ago I saw an Instagram post and thought the stew in the photo looked wonderfully comforting, so I searched for a recipe I could replicate but never actually got round to make it. I think the inspiring post on a Persian Chicken stew was by chef and renowned author Sabrina Ghayour Using the CrockPot Fast forward a few months and I have been involved in the CrockPot Challenge, which I am pleased to say I have successfully…
Ready meals done well We became familiar with Charlie Bigham’s ready meals just before I had the chance to review their Grains range for Foodepedia. We immediately liked the range and since then, regularly buy their most common products (Chicken Tikka, Fish Pie). In fact, I daresay the biggest issue with their really good quality ready meals is the availability. They are really difficult to find! Even bigger supermarkets such as the new Elephant & Castle Sainsbury’s for example, hardly…
Slow cookers and crockpots I have always been intrigued by slow cookers, but I have never owned or used one like the Crockpot. My sister auspiciously bought one for my parents years ago, and I think it never even got out of its box and it’s gathering dust somewhere. It is probably not a cooking method for everyone, yet I have often heard praises particularly from people who are short on time and who spend most of the day out…