Or how to pretend you’re on holiday during a pandemic Last time I was away from London, it was cold, the snow was falling in southern Italy, I was commuting to my place of work in the City and I was planning to meet friends for dinner once a week or so. That’s a lifetime ago, isnt it? Early March. When – upon going to visit my family for a weekend – I was made to feel quite uncomfortable being…
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Easy bread recipes? It’s the home baking craze out there: we’re all stuck at home and – provided you’ve managed to source any flours or yeast – baking has become incredibly popular and therapeuthic. I have made Neapolitan brioche, pizza, biscuits, banana bread (of course), tahini cookies and of course, bread, which my other half eats regularly. To avoid unnecessary trips to the shops, I started baking it very often. I am not alone; many – the experts – are…
Exploring the unknown: vegan food! My colleague Paul and I sometimes treat ourselves to a lunch out. Being near Liverpool Street, we have plenty of choice around us yet he’s vegetarian so we have to pick somewhere with enough choice for him to have a satisfying meal. A couple of weeks ago we were trying to decided where to go when he smugly announced: ‘I’ve found a perfect place: Vegan Yes in Brick Lane’. He sent me the menu…