Holy sweet jingle balls it’s bloody December! Is it just me or has 2017 disappeared faster than a packet of chocolate biscuits left at eye level in the pantry? Terrifying. But also, fantastic. Because December is not just the month of festive hats, novelty cards […]
The dilemma of all food lovers: why are so many of the things I love to eat so bad for me? Or at least, bad for me in the quantities I would love to eat? I love pasta, and the occasional pasta meal is nothing […]
I’m a very firm believer in using food to win friends, impress people and throw a warm fuzzy blanket over any icy social situation. But food can also be used to send a myriad of messages, from “sorry I screwed up and forgot your birthday” […]
Okay, I know, “glue of love” sounds kind of… gross. But I truly couldn’t think of a better way to describe the magical properties of food to reignite friendships, gather families, diffuse awkward situations, strengthen budding bonds, heighten flirtations and bring people from everywhere and […]
Let’s be frank: Britain is not exactly a culinary mecca. This is, after all, the land of such appetisingly-christened dishes as “toad in the hole”, “knickerbocker glory” and “spotted dick”. But good British food definitely exists. I’ve spent the last three weeks travelling in England, […]
Last week’s article was about going to food heaven, and this week, I want to talk about the things we do that, if we’re not careful, will send us to food hell (I imagine food hell to be a place full of overcooked pasta, tinned […]
Hola amigos!! I just got back from a week in Spain, which was basically one big sangria-fuelled tapas-filled pintxos-munching foodgasm. When I stepped into my first pintxos bar, I was actually mildly concerned I had died without realising, and transcended to the culinary afterlife. That […]
So, this article was going to be a love letter to wine. In many ways, it still will be – I have lots of very, very good things to say about wine. Wine is wonderful. Wine is delicious. Wine is the perfect companion to almost […]
Ah, fussy eaters. We all know one. Maybe you are one. I’m not talking about people with allergies or beliefs that restrict their diet – I’m talking about people who just don’t like a lot of stuff (or think they don’t – sometimes I think […]
Picture the scene: I’m at a party, on a boat, on the Seine. The lights are sparkling on the water, I’m surrounded by good-looking Parisians chattering away in French, and feeling ever-so-slightly out of my depth. The topic of discussion, naturally, is food. They are […]
