Today we’re heading down by the riverside to Putney and the newly-opened Coppa Club. This riverside walk became a regular one for me during Lockdowns and I always felt sad walking past the deserted bars and restaurants along the way. One of them, which had clearly been abandoned, was where the Coppa Club Putney is […]
Today it’s time for some fabulous Italian dishes at Cin Cin. It’s in Fitzrovia just north of Oxford Street, among a lovely maze of streets lined with delightful bars, pubs and restaurants. There are already two award-winning branches of Cin Cin in Brighton and Hove – this is their first London venture. It opened in […]
Today we’re going Italian with a great homemade spaghetti bolognese recipe paired with a lovely bottle of Carvinea Organic Primitivo wine. First, about the Primitivo. This is the sort of wine that elicits gasps of joy with every sip. With vines grown around the small town of Carovigno in the north of the Salento winemaking […]
So today we’ve entered into official Nationwide Lockdown 3. Though we’ve been at Tier 4 for over two weeks anyway which isn’t that much different. Covid news is dire, especially in London and now we have to stay at home for seven weeks. I’m guessing this is probably a minimum time period. It seems like […]
My pre-covid life involved a lot of travelling, a lot of eating out and a lot of cooking. 2020 has been a very different year for me. Okay, the cooking at home has increased but I’ve missed the opportunities to cook all over the world and with different chefs. So today I’m excited to be […]
Today I’m sharing this fabulous Parmesan recipe as part of #stayhomewithParmesan. Did you know that Parmigiano Reggiano (to give it its full name) was first produced by monks in the Middle Ages? It’s produced exclusively in the provinces of Parma,, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna and Mantua. I’ve been there and you can inhale the aroma […]