Paprika pork with chorizo It’s time to get back into the kitchen. I love Spanish food (well, anything Spanish really) so was delighted to receive a parcel of Spanish chorizo from the Consortium. Time to get creative and make something with this delicious and versatile ingredient. When I think of Spanish food, I think paprika […]
So I’ve just returned from three glorious weeks in Spain. My heart lifts as soon as my feet hit the airport tarmac in the land of my forefathers; I love everything about it. The blueness of the skies, the endless summer days, the sparkling seas and beaches with their tempting chiringuitos and of course, the […]
It’s time to take you to the stunning Catalonian coast for lunch at La Taverna del Mar. In May I enjoyed a fabulous stay at the heavenly Hostal de La Gavina in S’agaro (more of which later) – one of my favourite hotels ever (seriously). It’s perched on a hill overlooking the azure bay and […]
Today I’m transporting you to the beautiful countryside of Catalonia in Spain to share a fantastic dinner at Michelin-starred Els Tinars. This welcoming restaurant serves inventive Catalan cuisine in the elegant surrounds of a fully renovated Catalan farmhouse. It’s a family-owned business run by the third generation of the Gascons Lloveres – Palagos Verges family, […]
So today we’re heading north to Camden Town. I’m making the most of post-lockdown freedom to explore my beautiful home city, who knows how long it’s going to last? Today’s Covid news is more bad news with Nightingale hospitals being mobilised again and more stringent rules imminent. It’s a strange and somewhat scary time we’re […]
Sorry to have been absent from blogland for so long. I hit a bit of a lockdown brain freeze. What a strange time we’ve been living in. Now London life is getting a bit more back to normal – whatever that means in times of Corona. But the big change is that restaurants are once […]