Chiacchiere di Carnevale with dark chocolate dip
This is a recipe handwritten on a piece of paper in my family, no idea where it originally came from but works very well!
A toddler’s party – the big 3 and some food stories
Toddler party planning: something I had never imagined I’d be doing. This is a post that is a little bit random, but a few people told me I should share the ‘facts’ so here I am, more for my own personal musing that anything else. A birthday 3 years. Not much in the life of an adult, but in the life of a toddler, it feels like a major milestone. As such milestone was approaching for my not so little…
Tips for a zero waste Christmas & gifts ideas to make a difference
Zero waste is everywhere, which is a good thing of course. And as Christmas is yet approaching again, there are already plenty of guides recommending how to have a zero waste Christmas and give presents that have less impact on the planet. Last year’s post on sustainable gift ideas is of course, still valid and so is the previous year’s post on memories, not objects – but I thought this year I would add some more ideas that have actually…
Po Valley tasting journey with Francesco Mazzei and Grana Padano
Yes, yes I should know how to make pasta – but you can always learn more and when the person showing you the ropes is renowned chef Francesco Mazzei, then you know you’re in for a treat. I had already attended a really cool masterclass with him last year at his Islington outpost Radici – the lovely folks at Grana Padano were kind enough to ask me to join this year’s session too, which I very gladly did. This year’s…
A meal at Mere, Fitzrovia
*** THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED *** I had been meaning to try out Mere for a while, pretty much in fact since Monica Galetti opened it after leaving her previous post of many years at Le Gavroche. She’s a formidable lady who seems a lovely person as well as a talented chef and I had been keen to try her food because of her south pacific roots as well. A London visit by my kiwi friend Jo seemed the…