Thinking of original and interesting gifts for gourmets is not easy. There are so many things to choose from and every year, there are so many new products to confuse you further. Here is an edit of some lovely food and drink gift ideas for Christmas. Dazzle your guests with a Luxury Cheese Selection from…
This April, Barcelona plays host to thousands of food, drink and hospitality businesses from all over the world. Alimentaria is a massive Food, Wine and Gastronomy trade show that takes place in Barcelona every 2 years. One of the main aims of Alimentaria is to help the smaller Spansih producers to reach a global market. The…
“Portrait of Basquiat being welcomed by the Metropolitan police – an (unofficial) collaboration”. The newest piece from Banksy appeared in the tunnel near the Barbican Centre. It’s been confirmed as genuine by posts on his account. He says “Major new Basquiat show opens at the Barbican – a place that is normally very keen to clean any…
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Highlights of this year’s Speciality and Find Food Show in Olympia. There wasn’t a noticable new food trend like in previous years where there was an abundance of new coconut water companies, etc. Here are my top discoveries. This short video has a selection of the new products I came across on the day. My favourite…
Once in a while, we get to do something silly on this blog. This event was a Pizza Making Party at the new Pizza Express on Gloucester Road. So it seems that these parties are not just for kids. What a nice alternative to just a simple meal out. You don’t have to start from…
The Menai Straits is one of the best places in the UK to grow mussels. Since the Roman time, this stretch of water has been used for farming these molluscs. About 50% of UK mussel production is farmed along this stretch of water, up to 10,000 tonnes a year. The mussels that you have in…
I do love the Afternoon Teas at posh hotels in London. It is such a treat to meet up with friends, drink lovely tea and fab cakes. When you have not managed to book an afternoon at your favourite place, the next best thing is to have it at home. You can bake some of…
Food Styling is one of those things that you never knew you needed when you start food blogging. When I started, it was all about Restaurant Reviews. Then when I started adding some recipes, the requirements changed dramatically. Up until then, I was taking really dark pictures shoot-and-run pictures with my Digital Camera. After looking…
The 10th Gastronomos Quality Awards 2016 was held at the imposing Zappeion in Athens recently. This is an event organised by the Gastronomos Food magazine (part of the Kathmerini newspaper group) that celebrates Greek food and local producers. Even after living in Athens for a year, I still managed to learn so much more about the…