Ask most parents and they will tell you that they think the internet is a double-edged sword. On the one hand it has revolutionised learning as children use iPads to submit their homework to teachers via e-mail, and access the wealth of information on every conceivable topic that Google unlocks. On the other hand, it has […]
Click here for a full portionTen tips for your first ski trip
So they say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks – but as somebody who only put on her first pair of skis on the wrong side of 35, I beg to differ. I was, shall we say, a bit of a reluctant learner (I told the instructor on my first day of ski […]
Click here for a full portionCyrus Todiwala’s Khaadraas Club dinner
Ask a Londoner if they know much about Indian cuisine and I can almost guarantee that they will answer with a resounding “oh yes!”. This knowledge will probably be based almost entirely on a few late-night tipsy excursions to Brick Lane for a vindaloo and some poppadoms; or a stroll down the Tesco ready meal […]
Click here for a full portionSaturday Snapshots #309
Klädesholmen, West Sweden – October 2015
Click here for a full portionMotcombs, Belgravia
It’s a fickle old place, the London restaurant scene. One minute you’re the talk of the town – think nouvelle cuisine (or as my father described it, starvation rations plated by an interior decorator), fusion food, sharing plates, artisan pizza, gourmet burgers/hot dogs, and single-food restaurants (roast chicken, breakfast cereal, toast – the list continues […]
Click here for a full portionBehind the scenes at Singapore Airlines: airline meals and crew training
Like me, I’m sure most of you have sat in an aircraft on your way somewhere and had a good moan about the food. “It’s too salty/not salty enough”. “These scrambled eggs don’t taste like proper eggs”. “This croissant tastes like cardboard”. “They ran out of my choice of main course”. It’s practically a universal […]
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