Plate to Page

Plate to Page Somerset: 14 women, 1 man and a dog, Part II

Thumbnail image for Plate to Page Somerset: 14 women, 1 man and a dog, Part II July 16, 2012

Photo courtesy and © of Ilva Beretta   The story so far:  for the third Plate to Page workshop, 11 participants and 4 instructors had travelled from far and wide to congregate at Meare Court Farm in Somerset for a weekend of learning, teaching, photographing, writing, laughter and friendship. The first day and a half [...]

Click here for a full portion

Plate to Page Somerset: 14 women, one man, and a dog, Part I

Thumbnail image for Plate to Page Somerset: 14 women, one man, and a dog, Part I June 1, 2012

Plate to Page, Class of Somerset (photo courtesy of Rim Abo-Hegab) Do you remember your first day at a new school?  Maybe it was simply a change from junior school to high school; or maybe your parents had moved town and put you in a new school.  Either way, I do not think there is [...]

Click here for a full portion

Plate to Page – a Tuscan tale

November 18, 2011

We all the know the formula, right?  Big house in the middle of nowhere.  Bunch of diverse people from all over the place who sign up to live there together for a while.  Strangers sharing living quarters, cooking together, eating together.  Cameras absolutely everywhere throughout the house.  Mentors available for a chat 24/7.   Strange and sometimes inexplicable [...]

Click here for a full portion

Chicken, chorizo and Peppadew potjiekos

November 2, 2011

Synergy. It's a great word – like energy, only better (and despite the way it sounds, no hint of sin!).  It boils down to the notion that a cohesive group is more than the sum of its parts; that a group has the ability to outperform even its best individual member; and that teamwork will produce an overall better result [...]

Click here for a full portion

Plate to Page, Weimar – the super troupers

June 2, 2011

Pssssst…. Want a sneak peek at the Wikio Top Gastronomy Blogs rankings for June 2011?  See who’s at no. 7! Plate to Page, Class of Weimar 2011 Photo © Julia House Do you remember your first time?  The anxiety about whether you would be good enough in comparison to others?  The insecurity about whether your equipment is [...]

Click here for a full portion

Announcing From Plate to Page – a food writing and photography workshop

October 26, 2010

Have you sensed that it’s been a little quiet around here at CookSister! HQ lately?  That I might have been a little distracted?  Don’t worry, I’m not hiding in the attic and taking a break from online life – what I have been doing is spending rather a lot of time plotting, planning and talking with my talented [...]

Click here for a full portion

blog counter