Our friends Ange and Shaun, who are from Australia but are currently living in the tropical paradise of the Solomon Islands, informed us a couple of months ago that they were going to spend a few days in London while on holiday in Europe. Gladly planning to meet them for dinner, they told us they would love to try one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants. Dinner with friends When I heard this, I felt in a bit of a dilemma. I…
Last night I found myself attending, as a ‘seller’, @MsMarmiteLover Underground Night Market. As a relatively recent foodie, I had not been to one of these before, nor have I had the pleasure to dine at the Underground Restaurant, however, behold the power of Twitter, I was invited a few weeks ago to present my products to a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style panel. Thankfully my soaps successfully passed the test and last night, from our SE1 home, we made our way…
**Note this restaurant is now closed** Around a year ago I got Jason Atherton‘s book (Gourmet Food for a Fiver). Back then, in my first days as a ‘foodie enthusiast’ I actually did not know much about Jason, but found the book pretty good, with an interesting selection of recipe and flavours. A year later, I know a bit more about him, and therefore as soon as the booking line for his first restaurant (Pollen Street Social) opened in April,…
A few months ago I met chef Tristan Welch on my ‘claim to fame’ Market Kitchen appearance, a fun and interesting night during which I had the pleasure to meet a lot of very nice people such as Tristan. Memories As he handed me his business card, I found out he was head chef at Launceston Place, so I promised him I would go and have dinner once my parents came to visit. In fact, in the early 90s, when we…
Note: this post is over 10 years old Sustainable sushi tasting at Moshi Moshi Last night Rob and I had the pleasure to attend a Champagne and Sushi tasting event.Moshi Moshi is one of the London’s top sustainable sushi restaurants and owner Caroline Bennet is passionate about choosing sustainably caught fish and sea food. French Bubbles are a husband and wife team just as passionate about independent growers as Caroline is about sustainability, and they sell a range of…