Eating in, inspired by eating out
inspired by Hide This blog post is a little different to my usual ramblings about cooking. Truth be told I don’t want to talk about cooking today. I want to talk about shopping. Like many of us, I’m becoming more conscious of what I eat.…
inspired by Bocca in Cielo Last weekend I worked my first shift behind a bar this year. Normally going back to pulling pints is like a second nature to me. Normally I can slot right back into it. That’s the key word really isn’t it.…
inspired by Luciano’s Today’s the day! Restaurants and pubs across the country can start to reopen! Even with all the stress that has come from the past few weeks; the lack of time to prepare, government guidance often providing more questions than answers; so many…
inspired by Oklava If this is Day 98 of cooking then that means it’s officially the 100th day of lockdown. I bought my domain name for this website on the Monday lockdown was announced. Started cooking on the Tuesday and wrote my first blog post…
inspired by The Lauriston Pub’s can reopen! “You must be so excited!” “How’s Aidan feeling?” “Can’t wait to get back for a pint!” After the government announced yesterday that pubs, cafes and restaurants can reopen from the 4th July, the messages from friends started to…
inspired by Spinach & Agushi The murder of George Floyd by an American police officer has sparked outrage and protests across the globe. The Black Lives Matter campaign, conversations on social media and news articles has brought white privilege into sharp focus. For many, including…
inspired by The Good Egg After yesterday’s rather gloomy start to the day I’ve decided on two things. First, no more looking at the news before lunchtime… bad idea. Second, I need to start my day right, with a really good breakfast. For me that…
inspired by Song Que Cafe I’ve become a bit of an armchair traveller this week. First Sicily, then Sri Lanka. I’m going to keep heading east to Vietnam! It’s a different type of East where I first discovered Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup). East London. Most…
inspired by Pitch It’s Friday and more importantly it’s Masterchef finals day! To be fair most years this is not really an event in our house. However when I’m not writing this blog most of my time seems to be spent stripping wallpaper in my…