Ever since going to Sri Lanka, and learning about how they cook their delicious sambols and curries at the Euphoria Spice Garden in Matale, I've been wondering where I might be able to buy fresh curry leaves and other ingredients in London. I've recently been wanting to have a go at some of the recipes … Continue reading The Indian Spice Shop, Drummond Street
At the start of this week I was in Harrogate for a conference, my second trip of my #Take12Trips challenge! Harrogate is a gorgeous little town in Yorkshire in the North of England and it was so nice to be there in Spring when all of the flowers and blossoms are in bloom. Inevitably the … Continue reading Easter at Betty’s Tea Room, Harrogate
When it comes to birthday and Christmas gifts, Mark and I both like to get each other vouchers for experiences rather than "stuff" as a general preference. Sometimes they are real vouchers, and sometimes they are handwritten "IOUs" depending on the situation. Cooking classes are perfect gifts because we both love to cook, and there … Continue reading Learning to Make Udon and Tempura with Yuki’s Kitchen
Japindo is a small Indonesian/Japanese restaurant/garage in the middle of a residential area in Bermondsey. I was there with a group of friends recently for a celebration of Indonesian cuisine and there don't seem to be many options in London for some reason. Japindo doesn't look like much from the outside, but sometimes that can … Continue reading Japindo: Indonesian Food in Bermondsey
Kheera Kitchen is a pop-up currently based at Cafe Crisis on Commercial Street in East London serving Indian home-style sharing plates. I found out about them on Instagram and figured the restaurant isn't far from work and so I paid them a visit one evening with a friend. We booked a table for 6:30pm in … Continue reading Kheera Kitchen: Homely Indian Food in Central London
A couple of months ago I went to a friend's birthday at Hotel Chocolat's Bean to Bar class at their shop and school on Monmouth St, Covent Garden. I've done a couple of chocolate classes before for work events or hen parties, so I was interested to see how this one would compare. We were … Continue reading Bean to Bar: Making Chocolate at Hotel Chocolat
Last year Mark and I were spending Christmas Day with his family, but in the week leading up to it we were in Winchester for a wedding with my side of the family. We decided to have our family Christmas celebration during our stay and we went out for a Christmas dinner at the River … Continue reading Christmas lunch at River Cottage Canteen Winchester
Our trip to Edinburgh really felt like the kick-off to our Christmas season with Mark's sister, Claire, playing Christmas songs in the apartment (including some bagpipe numbers!) and Christmas decorations starting to appear all around. We had booked a late dinner reservation one evening and decided to head to The Dome on George Street for … Continue reading Christmas drinks at The Dome, Edinburgh
Earlier this month we took a trip to Edinburgh for a relaxing long weekend. Mark's family lived in Edinburgh for a while when he was growing up, but I had never been so it was about time I went! We went with Mark's sister, Claire, who doesn't eat meat or dairy, and a couple of … Continue reading Veggie/Vegan restaurants in Edinburgh
I love cookbooks! I have so many now and I definitely don't cook from them as much as I should, but I just can't resist them. For me its only partly about the recipes - it's just as much about the ethos of the author as well as the styling and photography. Food plays such … Continue reading Cookbooks I’m loving this Autumn
A Year in Dinners 