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Salted caramel sauce 18 Jul 2013 | 10:53 pm
There's currently a bit of a vogue for salted caramel and lots of naughty examples are available. For some time I've been a fan of Paul A Young's truffles, but lately these more affordable lovelies by...
Dining in and around Ramsgate 14 Jun 2013 | 01:51 am
At Easter we spent a week in Ramsgate self-catering in this gorgeous apartment. It was freezing cold, but a few of those days were vividly sunny. We didn't mind, though. We'd taken plenty of games, DV...
Ramsgate: Regency elegance on the Kent coast 11 Jun 2013 | 08:09 pm
Until recently, to me, Ramsgate was just a lesser known Channel port, but a fleeting visit early last year radically changed this. We'd failed to get to France for Easter, so spent a couple of days ex...
The Atlanta Food and Wine Festival comes to London 2 May 2013 | 05:39 pm
I was recently invited to experience southern American cuisine at an event hosted by the US Embassy in London to promote the upcoming Atlanta Food and Wine Festival. The large and enthusiastic crowd g...
The Goods Shed, Canterbury 22 Apr 2013 | 02:49 pm
Heading to the Kent coast for Easter, we stopped off at The Goods Shed in Canterbury for lunch and, as we were self-catering, to stock up on some food. The Goods Shed, situated next to Canterbury West...
Chouchoute and Lindt: more chocolatey fun in Birmingham 17 Apr 2013 | 06:46 pm
In Birmingham recently, after visiting Cadbury World on our first day, our trip unexpectedly continued its chocolatey theme on the second day. While we were exploring Birmingham we came across the Lin...
Bournville and Cadbury World 16 Apr 2013 | 07:01 pm
I've grown up with Cadbury's and, although they don't produce my favourite chocolate, the brand does have quite an emotional effect on me. I recently read Deborah Cadbury's revealing book The Chocolat...
Hélène Darroze at the Connaught 28 Mar 2013 | 04:45 pm
I'd been a bit undecided about this restaurant as the reviews had been so varied. Anyhow, we decided to give the set lunch at Hélène Darroze at the Connaught a go for my brother's birthday earlier thi...
Selfridges food hall Birmingham: a waste of (lovely) space 26 Mar 2013 | 02:33 pm
As you might have guessed already, I love food shopping, so, on a recent trip to Birmingham I was keen to have a nose around the glammed up Bullring shopping centre, especially the Future Systems-desi...
Greenberry Café 28 Feb 2013 | 03:34 pm
As a north Londoner, I felt a bit sad when I heard that Trojka in Primrose Hill was closing. It had real personality and an earthiness that's become rare in a part of London that has become self-consc...
