Saffron Strands

C ø ffee Lab & Shop (Nomad Productions) Passatge de Sert 12, 08003 Barcelona It has to be said, the coffee scene in Barcelona is...

Kouign Amann at Hofmann Pasteler ía     C/ Flassaders 44, 08003 Barcelona I'm not the biggest fan of creamy cakes but, had I staye...

There is much chatter right now about food bloggers and whether you can trust their restaurant reviews.   At first I ignored it as, ...

Buttermilk pancakes Some things are too good to eat just once a year and pancakes are one of them.  Shrove Tuesday this year falls o...

Mussels, cannellini , three-cornered garlic I knew I missed Polpetto but until today I didn't know how much.  Its original incarna...

Raspberry Ripple Ice cream in the making It's February.  Why on earth am I making ice cream?  Because I have a bag of frozen rasp...

I've written in appreciation of the cooking talents of David Cook  several times so I was really pleased to see him installed in th...

Cabbage January King The allotment is no place to be on a January day.  Especially this year when rain and wind have done there wo...

The Quality Chop House Shop 1 From its new incarnation towards the end of 2012,  The Quality Chop House  (QCH) has had a 'shop...

Van Dough  at Brockley Market For my last blogpost of 2013 it seemed fitting to finish on a market, the lifeblood of London food.  Lon...