Meeting bloggers

The Ship, Wandsworth, for a food blogger Christmas lunch

January 5, 2011

  Have you ever noticed that in every group of friends, people have assigned roles?  One person may fulfil more than one role, but there will usually be a Rebel who initiates all fun/silly/drunk/downright bad ideas; the Mediator who always makes peace when group members don't see eye to eye; the Mom who makes sure [...]

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Chilli con carne with a cornbread topping for my spice sisters & a Hotel Chocolat winner

December 23, 2010

  The first time I met my twin sister, I was 40 years old.  No, I wasn't adopted; and neither was she.  And we weren't the victims of some sort of acrimonious divorce or a long-standing parental feud.  You see it's just that the stork that was tasked with dropping her off, dropped her off [...]

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Andrew’s Really Secret (Wine) Event II – #ARSEing about the countryside

November 12, 2010

  Do you remember how a hangover feels?  That split second when you open your eyes in the morning and think oh what a lovely day… and then you lift your head off the pillow and the little man inside your heat starts pounding on your skull with a sledgehammer.  And then you open the [...]

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Feta, Peppadew and thyme quiche for a blogger photo afternoon

November 10, 2010

  As anybody who cooks for a living, or who blogs for an obsession, will know, going to eat at other people's houses can be a social minefield.  First there is the "oh I can't have YOU over for dinner – you won't possibly enjoy the simple food that I can cook – too much [...]

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Andrew’s Really Secret (Wine) Event – #ARSEing about in Mayfair

August 18, 2010

  Photo courtesy of Andrew from Spittoon Andrew of Spittoon and I have been friends for a long time.  What can I say – we have alot in common.  He blogs, I blog.  He likes wine, I like wine.  He loves his Canon DSLR, I love my Canon DLSR. At the LIWF, he stays over [...]

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Food styling and photography workshop at the Irish embassy

July 29, 2010

When I started a food blog, I had modest aspirations.  I hoped to meet a few like-minded people and pictured myself perhaps being asked to write a few words for magazines.  What I didn't picture was myself sitting on the grand staircase of an embassy, changing my trainers for strappy sandals in front of two lovely PR [...]

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An evening with Peter Gordon at GBK

July 21, 2010

Peter Gordon – New Zealand born fusion chef extraordinaire, owner of the highly regarded Providores and erstwhile head chef at the Sugar Club in London. Gourmet Burger Kitchen – a chain of (admittedly upmarket) burger and milkshake joints.  You wouldn't think they had much in commmon, would you?  But… you'd be wrong.  In fact, Peter [...]

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