It’s the humble fish finger’s 60th Birthday! Who knew that this kiddie favourite has been around for that long. The team at One-O-One have designed a Birthday menu just to celebrate this anniversary. If you have not heard, One-O-One is a the best fish restaurant in London that you have probably never heard of. It…
I love eating sushi and quite enjoy making it too. When I try to make it at home, it always turns into a real mess, with sticky rice everywhere. I have since picked up a few tips about making sushi from a few lessons and the mess is significantly reduced but my efforts are by…
It’s National Chocolate Week and a great way to celebrate the event is holding a Chocolate and Wine tasting dinner. If you have not thought about it, this is a great way to enjoy these two indulgences. The Chocolate dinner party menu was as follows: Starter A glass of prosecco and a simple starter of…
Cooking Chinese food just got a lot easier. I got to try cooking with these easy sauce packs from Amoy. On hand to demonstrate the versatility of these products was Ching He Huang, pictured here with ther new book, Eat Clean: Wok Yourself to Health. She made some satay chicken with some ready made satay…
If you are a dim sum lover and live in East London, the best option used to be this cavernous restaurant near the London City Airport. Not anymore. Right in the middle of Broadgate Circle. Yauatcha City has arrived and is now serving their signature high end dim sum on Saturdays. They have just introduced…
We are lucky in London. There are so many great shops that stock fabulous food products from around the world. If you want to recreate a dish that you had on your travels, you can easily source all the ingredients to do that. Japanese cuisine is one of my favourites and I am still learning…
This week is a selection of products that piqued my interest at the Speciality Food Show 2015. This year’s show was enormous and I didn’t have time to see everything. Lots of interesting new small producers, a few large country stands like Portugal and Japan. So much to discover and lots of lovely branding and…
When I was working in Athens, one of our regular favourite takeaways was the Souvlaki Man. It was one of the simplest lunches but quite delicious. If you are visiting Greece or Cyprus, you will find a souvlaki stall serving these grilled meat (usually pork) rolled up in soft flat breads with a bit of salad…
Tzatziki is the staple on every Greek Taverna’s table. We had it at every meal, eaten as a dip with bread or with grilled meats or souvlaki. This recipe is quite garlicky, as this is the authentic way that my Greek friend’s mum taught me. It is nothing like the stuff you get from supermarkets…