Please Food, Love Me Back!
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 […]
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Forget Flowers: Say It With Food!
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” […]
Food: The Glue of Love
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 […]
Gilly’s Best Of British (and Scottish and Irish)
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, […]
The Seven Deadly Sins of Food
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 […]
Food Heaven Is A Place On Earth (And That Place Is Spain)
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 […]
Why Wine Is Wonderful (And Our Drinking Culture Is Not)
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 […]
How To Deal With Fussy Eating Friends (Without Resorting To Violent Crime)
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 […]
Does “Australian Cuisine” Actually Exist?
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 […]
How To Feed A Crowd Without Having A Nervous Breakdown
“Hey guys! Sure, I’ll cook dinner! Yes, of course you can bring your boyfriend/girlfriend/grandma/grandma’s boyfriend! More the merrier! How many of us are there now? Forty-seven? No worries!” Ever gotten yourself into this situation, or one similar? I literally do it all the time. I […]