Do you think you have a fairly good working knowledge of internationally recognised celebratory days? Christmas, New year, Eid, Chinese New year, Diwali, Easter, International Women’s Day, World AIDS day and so forth? Well if you ever wanted to confirm your ignorance, step into the wonderful world of food blogging and learn about all the […]
Click here for a full portionJackie Lee’s catering at a Docklands housewarming
When my parents moved into my childhood home, I was two years old and my father was a suave new doctor in town. To get the word out to the other doctors in town that he had arrived and was available for referrals, he and my mom held a housewarming party. Guests parked at the […]
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Rocket – July 2013
Click here for a full portionBedford & Strand sherry and food pairing
Isn’t it funny how, despite living in London for many years and walking down a particular street many times, it is entirely possible to look straight past a particular shop or restaurant? When a friend of mine invited me to dinner at Bedford & Strand earlier this year and said it was in Bedford Street, […]
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Lost in thought – May 2013
Click here for a full portionPattypan squash pasta with capers, chilli and Parmesan
The Afrikaans language, my mother tongue, is nothing if not creative in its descriptions – and sometimes far more so than English. Think, for example, of: trapsuutjies (literally “step quietly”) = a chameleon haelgeweer (literally “hail gun”) = shotgun vangwa (literally “catching van”) = a police van luislang (literally “lazy snake”) = a python spookasem […]
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