I’ve never been much of a sports fan. I think it comes from a combination of my being monumentally bad at practically every sport I have ever tried (with the possible exception of snooker/pool and skiing), and my absolute loathing for losing at anything – not a great combination! But I have to say that I […]
Click here for a full portionAll I want VIP Food Safari
We’ve all done it. We’ve all sat morosely in an airport lounge with too much luggage and too many crying children and no hope of any improvement on board the plane. And then they breeze past you in impossibly stylish clothes and with minimal (expensive) luggage, trailing and air of expensive perfume and smugness, […]
Click here for a full portionRadish, celeriac & pecorino salad with truffle oil & pomegranate – how things change!
You’ve all heard the saying “the more things change, the more they stay the same”, right? Well, I do believe it’s true. You change jobs; you change size; you change partners; you change your taste in music; you change countries; you change hair cut/colour; you change your wardrobe. But despite all these changes, some things […]
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Nobody home – Afife, Portugal, April 2011
Click here for a full portionClarence Court eggs at Hix, Soho [CLOSED]
Although I work literally around the corner from the Hix Oyster & Chophouse, I have never set foot inside – so I was rather pleased when an invitation to a dinner hosted by Clarence Court eggs at Hix Soho plopped into my inbox. Mark Hix, formerly of Caprice Holdings (which owns The Ivy and J […]
Click here for a full portionBeef brisket with braai (BBQ) sauce potjiekos
There is a great joke about diets that goes something like this: STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT: The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans of Britons. The French eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans or Britons. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer […]
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