Well, it’s official. My food-loving parents have transitioned to a whole food plant-based diet, almost definitely for good. They’ve done it mainly for health reasons – and I’m hoping soon to publish an interview with them all about it, watch this space – but they […]
Friends, it has been a very long while. I’m so sorry. The terrible truth is I’ve been suffering from a bit of writer’s block, which has stemmed from an even deeper affliction: cook’s block. I have not been creative in the kitchen. Cooking has, for […]
Hello my dear, darling readers! I am so sorry for my prolonged absence, which I’m sure at least one of you noticed (looking at you, Grandpa). I got distracted by real life – got myself a full time job, a new house and a driver’s […]
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 […]
