An evening of South African food, wine and food photography

I first met South African Tracey, back in January at the London Cooking Club, comfort food night and later at some foodie events. Together with Luiz, The London Foodie and London Cooking Club founder, and…

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Stephanie Alexander @ The Petersham Nurseries

  Petersham Nurseries has been on my wish list for years so I grabbed the opportunity to go to Stephanie Alexander’s new book signing by Quadrille Publishing. This book has been adapted for the UK…

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The Breakfast Club revisited

I went to my first underground tea/brunch party back in January, The Breakfast Club, in Brixton. There I meet Rachel, the host, and now and then we kept in touch. I always said if she…

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Angel’s Hair – Fios de Ovos

This post it’s all about another use for eggs, the fabulous Fios de Ovos  (angel hair – candied egg threads). It is common belief that the medieval nuns in Portugal used vast quantities of egg…

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Brazilian chocolate truffles – Brigadeiro

 Brazilian best loved sweet is usually served at birthday parties, but can also be found at any kind of party including weddings. It was created in the 1940s during the war and named after Brigadier…

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