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Gin tasting: Opihr Oriental Spiced London Dry Gin 10 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
This gin is full of Eastern promise There was a time when the only choice a gin drinker faced in the pub was: “Ice and a slice?” You could have your gin and tonic (which would be Gordon’s) warm and u...
A frying pan breakfast 6 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
Messy, messy egg A favourite hobby when I was growing up was driving around the new estates being built along the A3 and touring the show homes. Boxy Tardises in pastel brick, the houses had always b...
CUTS by Forza Win and The Ginger Pig, East London 26 Jul 2013 | 03:44 am
I cleared my plate like a good girl, which means I'm allowed to get down from the table and go and play with my friends In the Sunday supplement Me & My Spoon style celebrity interviews that brighten...
Coconut and blackcurrant pancakes 23 Jul 2013 | 11:21 pm
Is this the perfect summer breakfast? Possibly. I quite liked it When advertising was invented, it was made for people like me. Suggestible people who respond to a well-placed whisper by turning into...
Making Twinkies for the Band of Bakers 16 Jul 2013 | 07:50 pm
Golden sponge cakes with a creamy filling “And the exciting part is that they have no ingredients that a human can pronounce, so it doesn’t leave you with that heavy ‘food’ feeling in your stomach.” ...
A 3 cheese pizza with a cauliflower crust 9 Jul 2013 | 04:37 pm
This pizza is almost entirely made out of cheese Eating out in London in the 21st century can be summed up in 1 word: burgers. The time of burgers began in 2001, when Gourmet Burger Kitchen opened in...
The Affogato Bar, Fenwick, New Bond Street 6 Jul 2013 | 01:54 am
An affogato before it becomes an affogato. Note the Smarties in the background. Smarties are great In the race to be the sleekest, chicest department store in London, Fenwick’s is the dyspraxic fat k...
A Siberian Kiss from Mamont Vodka 17 Jun 2013 | 04:13 pm
Siberian Kiss (it's a rule of cocktails that they must have slightly embarrassing names) When I was growing up, my knowledge of cocktails was drawn exclusively from murder mysteries. Dangerous and gl...
Filming recipes for Grokker and a bonus brunch recipe for Brioche French toast with strawberries 13 Jun 2013 | 12:55 am
Brioche French toast with strawberries and crème fraîche Brunch is a conundrum of a meal. Essentially a large, late breakfast for lazy gourmands, it still retains a dash of urbane sophistication year...
Popcorn, pretzel and M&Ms cake 7 May 2013 | 02:03 am
Popcorn, pretzel and M&Ms cake Some people can decorate cakes. They swirl buttercream, twirl floral wires and fiddle with sugarpaste until what you have before you is not a jam sponge, but a rose gar...
