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Grana Padano Competition – the finals!

Grana Padano Competition – the finals!

After my efforts experimenting with Grana Padano and blogging two recipes as well, I was chuffed to hear Francesco Mazzei had picked me, as well as four other bloggers, to go through to the next round for the #GPTopChef competition. Not really knowing what I was letting myelft into, I accepted the invitation to join the ‘challenge’ set for Saturday 17 October in a cookery school in South West London. The day before, after lunch, we all received an email…

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Grana Padano ‘Top Chef’ Blogger Competition

Grana Padano ‘Top Chef’ Blogger Competition

While I was on #TheLongWayHome I received an email inviting me to take part in a cooking challenge…and two things caught my eye. The fact that it was promoting a classic, well known Italian product (Grana Padano cheese) and that it was going to be judged by Francesco Mazzei, formerly of L’Anima, who is a great ambassador of Italian cuisine here in the UK and like me, from Southern Italy. Of course I accepted. I came back to London and…

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Tasting a La Fromagerie

Tasting a La Fromagerie

  Working for a big, huge, financial corporation has some perks. One of these came last week in the form of a clients’ event to which I was invited and which I gladly accepted. It was going to be held in Marylebone, at La Fromagerie.  I follow them on Twitter and I had heard about the venue, the products and the events they host so I was very keen to try it out especially if I was not even going…

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