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Saturday Snapshots #102

by Jeanne Horak on August 7, 2010 4 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

Orange African daisy

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The Rivington Grill, Greenwich [CLOSED]

by Jeanne Horak on August 6, 2010 6 Comments in London restaurants

If you read in the newspapers that somebody arranged to meet up in person with some people that she’d met over the internet, and that a massacre ensued… you wouldn’t be particularly surprised in this day and age, would you?  I wouldn’t be. And I’d have to say that this is pretty much what happened […]

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Crispy duck breasts with a wild cherry balsamic reduction

by Jeanne Horak on August 3, 2010 21 Comments in Gluten-free, London Life, Main course - poultry

Duck Breasts With Cherry Reduction © J Horak-Druiff 2010

I expected a lot of things when I came to live in England. I expected the weather to be depressing – tick.  I expected to be a little homesick – tick.  I expected to see lots of shows and concerts – tick.  I expected to develop unnatural cravings for biltong, Peppermint Crisp and NikNaks – […]

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Tintswalo Atlantic Lodge, Cape Town

by Jeanne Horak on August 2, 2010 11 Comments in South Africa, South Africa restaurants

Tintswalo Atlantic © J Horak-Druiff 2010

  This is the conversation that transpired as I was dashing out of the front door to meet some friends on a recent trip to Cape Town: NICK:  “Remember – you have to be back at four thirty!” JEANNE:  “But I thought we were only going to meet G for sundowners, and you know the sun doesn’t […]

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Saturday Snapshots #101

by Jeanne Horak on July 31, 2010 6 Comments in Germany, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

WineGlassReflections

The world turned upside down – Weimar, July 2010

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Food styling and photography workshop at the Irish embassy

by Jeanne Horak on July 29, 2010 22 Comments in London food blogger events, Meeting bloggers, Photography

FoodPhotographyWorkshop

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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Jeanne Horak is a freelance food and travel writer; recipe developer and photographer. South African by birth and Londoner by choice, Jeanne has been writing about food and travel on Cooksister since 2004. She is a popular speaker on food photography and writing has also contributed articles, recipes and photos to a number of online and print publications. Jeanne has also worked with a number of destination marketers to promote their city or region. Please get in touch to work with her Read More…

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