In most countries, we have four seasons. Autumn is when the weather turns cooler and the leaves fall off the trees. Winter is when the days are short, the nights are long and you can see your breath in the air in the early mornings. Spring is when the trees start to blossom and the […]
Click here for a full portionJamie’s Italian (Westfield Stratford and Covent Garden)
When I was in high school, in the days long before Buzzfeed, I had a penchant for collecting articles from magazines, specifically articles that were in the form of a list, which either tells you something about my lack of teenage social life, or shows how ahead of the curve was (I opt for the […]
Click here for a full portionZerodegrees Blackheath – fresh beer and wood-fired pizza
As some of you may know, I’ve spent the past four weeks recovering from orthopaedic surgery. Remember when I broke my leg skiing in the French Alps in February 2014 and had a titanium rod and four screws put into my femur? Well on 13 May I had it removed during a 2.5 hour operation […]
Click here for a full portionTasteology by AEG – a film to take taste further
The usual Friday night conversation in the Cooksister household usually extends to: shall we go straight home from work or stop for a drink; which movie shall we watch on Netflix; and which fine supermarket curry should we have for dinner? All necessary questions, I’m sure you’ll agree, but not much by way of conversation […]
Click here for a full portionA chocolate masterclass with Paul A Young & Great British Chefs
When I first arrived in London back in 2000 I, along with much of London, thought Thornton’s to be an example of a premium chocolatier. Bean-to-bar control over the chocolate-making process; single estate chocolate bars; or dinner party debate about the relative merits of Venezuelan or madagascan cocoa beans were still foreign concepts to almost […]
Click here for a full portionRhubarb and strawberry galettes
I have often wondered why I can remember almost nothing about all the trigonometry, chemistry and geometry that I learnt in high school, but yet I can give you a word-perfect rendition of all the lyrics on ELO’s classic Time concept album from 1981. One explanation is that teachers were remiss in their failure to set the […]
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