As it’s subtitle promises, JapanEasy Bowls & Bento: Simple and Satisfying Japanese Recipes for All Day, Every Day by Tim Anderson is all about quick, easy and absolutely delicious recipes that can be enjoyed for any meal of the day. Regular readers will know how excited we get about new Tim Anderson cookbooks (see our ... Read more »
Coppa Clifton Village is an all day café, restaurant, bar, and workspace that astutely accommodates the way we live and work today; its relaxed, multi-purpose club-house vibe and all-day menu encourage popping in for anything from a quick coffee on the way to work, a business meeting in colourful and relaxed place, a relaxed family ... Read more »
I was saddened by the news that BookPeople closed down, having bought books from their shops and office-visits for many years. Here are a selection they invited me to choose from their food and drink titles back in early 2019. Cherish by Anne Shooter Bringing together the food of Jewish communities around the world, Anne ... Read more »
As a child, I had a very multicultural upbringing when it came to food. Of course, there was the Indian food of my parents’ home country. And there were plenty of newly learned British classics from their adopted country. My mum also taught herself Italian, Greek, and other cuisines from cookery books. When we travelled ... Read more »
Coffee Gator produce a range of beautiful looking coffee accessories, with glass and brushed chrome blended with smart design features. The brand launched in 2015, created by coffee enthusiast Phil Williams. Even their coffee canisters are stylish bits of kit, with some considerable improvements over my re-purposed jam jar. Not only is each canister generously sized, ... Read more »
There are whisky books which seek to list every whisky in a given category, or give you a tick-list of X whiskies that you must “try before you die”. This is not such a book. Instead, The Way of Whisky by Dave Broom is a large and detailed exploration of nine Japanese distilleries and while ... Read more »
We Brits love our pasta! I don’t think it’s an understatement to say it’s become a staple in most homes, as a quick, versatile and delicious meal that’s usually very affordable to boot. So it’s a little surprising that there aren’t more specialist pasta restaurants – by which I mean restaurants focusing on fresh handmade ... Read more »
Chicken Society is a large, on-trend casual restaurant in the heart of Central Finchley, less than 100 yards from the tube station, and right behind a bus stop serving a number of local routes. Open a year this December, it was launched with the aim of sharing the owners’ “love of all things chicken“. Inside ... Read more »
We moved to North Finchley over 20 years ago, and discovered Izgara restaurant in Central Finchley not long after it opened in 1999. Although it’s not as local as the restaurants along our own high street 1.5 miles to the north, we loved the Turkish menu, friendly service and the windows all along the front ... Read more »
Since the first branch opened in Brixton in 2008, Franco Manca – now a chain with over 30 stores – has impressed both critics and regular customers alike with its simple menu of sourdough pizzas. Since then, the chain has first taken on investment from and later been purchased by Fulham Shore PLC, though I ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]