When you buy tea, do you just choose the box of tea bags on sale or are you more discerning and buy loose leaf tea by the type? In the supermarkets, we don’t get much choice. We certainly don’t get the chance to buy tea by the different grades. Tea should be like wine, bought…
hat makes a chef really happy? I shiny new piece of kitchen equipment. Head Chef César García was grinning from ear to ear when he was talking about his new Josper Grill in their summer outpost, La Terraza. I can see why when they served up a never ending series of delicious grilled dishes from their summer menu….
I have been following this food philosophy of eating fat to get healthy. As I have mentioned often, I prefer full fat organic milk and grass fed butter for the high Omega 3. In order to have a better level of healthy fats in my diet, I try to add more foods with healthy fats…
Coconut oil is mainly healthy saturated fats and also contains medium chain fatty acids, namely caprylic acid, lauric acid and capric acid. These fatty acids are turned into energy much faster than other fats. These fatty acids are also not so easily stored as fat, easier to digest and are anti microbial and anti fungal…
Town House at the Kensington is the restaurant in the elegant boutique hotel in South Kensington. The Kensington Hotel is like a modern contemporary London home. The public areas have rooms with tall bay windows, high ceilings and contemporary art. With eclectic furnishings, working fireplaces, a sprawling lounge scattered with comfy sofas and quiet corners, it’s…
Don’t just cook your steaks and chicken wings on the BBQ without any added flavours. You can greatly enhance the flavours by adding either a spice rub or a BBQ marinade. I tried some of these Glorious BBQ sauces for a simple variation to barbecue steak. I used the Korean BBQ flavour sauce as a…
The Culloden Estate and Spa is an elegant 5 star luxury hotel in Belfast. Beautiful hotel, picturesque grounds and terrific food. Don’t forget the spa too. Great for a getaway.
The Summer Soiree at Le Meridien Picadilly brought a flavour of the French Riviera to London. Their terrace was transformed with deck chairs, decking, petanque and beach toys to transform this little corner into a touch of South of France. There was delicious French morsels prepared by the chef from the hotel in Nice served…
The following post is written by Naomi who attended this event for EatCookExplore. She is a British food blogger; of Chinese and Vietnamese heritage; sharing (mostly) gluten-free Asian recipes. Recently I was asked to go along to an event in Old St, London organised by Haywards. The email said that we would be shown 6…