Last year I went along to a pinch pot workshop at the Japan Centre led by Noriko Nagaoka, whose ceramics I absolutely love. Earlier this year Noriko joined 11 other artists to launch Clay Habitat, a ceramics gallery and shop on Lower Marsh near Waterloo station. I attended their launch event back in February and … Continue reading Sake Tasting at Clay Habitat
A short train ride from Hiroshima is a town called Saijo, famous for its sake breweries with their distinctive red brick chimneys dotting the skyline. We visited one afternoon to sample some of Japan's best sake. We arrived just after lunch and picked up a map from the station's tourist information office to do a … Continue reading Saijo
I love a good Time Out offer, so when tickets for The Epicurean drinks and food festival at Old Truman Brewery were being sold at half price for the weekend my parents were visiting I snapped them right up! I wasn't sure what to expect or what the proportion of food vs drink brands would be, … Continue reading The Epicurean at Old Truman Brewery
A Year in Dinners 