All Brits love May. Two glorious days of (free) annual leave, woollens firmly retired to the back of the wardrobe and endless evenings fuelled by Aperol Spritz. This Spring bank holiday we’re packing up our disposable BBQs and heading west for something much more wholesome - Porthilly Spirit festival on the Cornish Coast. A brand new three-day independent festival, showcasing and celebrating the finest elements of the outdoors, food, wellbeing, and music - including feasts from Chef and Writer Anna Jones and Tomos Parry, of Michellin-star Shoreditch haunt, Brat. From 24th to 26th May 2019, Po...
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If you're a fan of jazzing up dinner time, then be sure to book tickets to The Chambers of Favour. I first went to the wacky underground dining experience a couple of years ago and I'm pleased to say that it still retains the joie de vivre I remember. Writing about the event is a little tricky, as all diners are sworn to secrecy. But to the best of my ability, I will offer a little insight... After booking tickets for the event, you are not told the exact location until the night you dine. I received a text message with an intriguing set of instructions, which led me through a kind of buil...
Read more →If you're a bit of a boozehound, which admittedly I am, The Distillery on Portobello Road, Notting Hill is your hotel dream come true. You can drink, eat, drink some more, and sleep on the same spot. The quirky multi-level venue is the world's first-ever hotel on the site of an alcohol distillery, the libation in question being gin. Albeit, it is very small - there are only three rooms - and the night we visited, two couples had travelled from Manchester and Lincoln to check the place out. My friend Mary Lou and I checked into the hotel's corner room, which boasts beautiful views of the qu...
Read more →Nutritionist Nada Farina has given us the gift of a cook book with a variety of ‘free from’ recipes, meaning we can still enjoy delicious home-cooking, without sacrificing flavor, even if you have allergies or intolerances. With recipes free from gluten, dairy, soya and nuts there is a real range of dishes to try, with colour pictures and step-by-step instructions to make things simple. It helps you to try alternative ingredients you may not have previously thought to use and gives you fresh ideas to add to your cooking roster.
Read more →Madame Gautier is cooking up something special to welcome in the festive season… Cooking classes are one of those things that most people are curious about or interested in doing, regardless of what level of at-home-chef you are, and considering we are rapidly approaching the season to be merry, tipsy and continually full, this is the best time to get involved. Madame Gautier is headed up by husband and wife team-extraordinaire Mark and Corinne Gautier who set out to create freshly produced French regional food for the feasting. They can be seen at an array of local farmer’s ma...
Read more →So imagine my delight when I heard that the King of all mustards, posh French brand Maille, was opening their first boutique outside of France? A WHOLE shop dedicated to mustard! I headed down to the launch to satisfy all my mustard desires.
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