Thyme and orange blossom ice cream

Has summer finally arrived in the UKyet?   We’ve been craving for some summery fun in the kitchen. Ice cream is certainly one of the fun I most enjoy.  We are celebrating a summer’s day…

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Flourless chocolate brownie with salted caramel recipe

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like chocolate. Do you?  In my family we are quite taken by Swiss chocolate. My mother’s father was Swiss born in Zurich, he migrated to Brazil in the late…

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Spiced poached pear with cardamon cream

  I never been a great fan of pears, I don’t know why. I eat them but I don’t go out of my way to buy them. Last week after a long day working and…

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Plateau and Scotch beef feast experience

I was pleasantly surprised to be invited once again to dine with Laurent Vernet from QMS at Plateau in Canary Wharf London. I first met Laurent Vernet March last year at the Guinea Grill, for…

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Afternoon Tea at The Intercontinental Westminster

NO LONGER INTERCONTINENTAL – It’s been a while since I went out for a proper English afternoon tea and since I hadn’t been to the new, well it’s now five months old, Intercontimental Westminster, I…

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