Bala Baya is a bakery in the morning, a fast paced pitta kiosk with a sit down mezzanine at lunch and a buzzy street level restaurant at night. A few days before giving birth, myself, @bmcboy and Amber had one of our last few evenings out for a while and went for dinner in recently opened Bala Baya in the Union Street Arches, right next door to our regular meat haunt Macellaio RC. We had high expectations having heard great things…
Traditional Easter savoury bake from Napoli, don’t be put off by the lenghty process. It’s easy and so satisfying!
Forget babka! Try this aromatic kokosh with the spiced tonka bean for an extra touch
***this restaurant has since closed down*** I have been a fan of Stevie Parle for ages, ever since I was given his first book to review years ago and started going to his first restaurant in London The Dock Kitchen. He has since published more books, been on TV and opened a few more Dock Kitchen off springs, from Craft in Greenwich to the very latest venture in central London called Palatino, named after one of Rome’s seven hills. A…
Mozzarella! Two years ago I had the pleasure to attend the first London session of established Italian event Strade della Mozzarella (mozzarella roads) which is held each spring in beautiful Paestum. It was founded by the local Consorzio (cooperative) that groups together mozzarella di bufala producers from the area, to promote the knowledge and appreciation of such excellence. This year again, the afternoon long event was held at the Baglioni hotel in Kensington, but was also preceded by a celebration…