Posted in Italian, Italy, Tuscan, cookery, cookery books, cooking, food, food & travel, meat, pasta, recipe, traveleating on May 8th, 2009
I was excited to receive cookery book The Real Flavour of Tuscany from Quadrille Publishing to review. Books that take time to explore the culture and history of food appeal to me far more than those that consist of no more than a collection of recipes grouped into ’starters’, ‘mains’ and ‘puddings’. This one, de [...]
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Posted in British, Chinese, Italian, London, afternoon tea, bakery, breakfast, cooking, dim sum, dining out, fish and chips, food, restaurant review, restaurants, tapas, traveleating on Apr 22nd, 2009
This short guide to eating in London was inspired by various people. Armelle is a reader who visited London over a long weekend with her husband using mostly my recommendations, while Jen from Jenius is an Australian food blogger visiting London next month as part of her European tour. And quite often, friends based abroad [...]
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A guest post from the resident chef and husband. This was incredibly delicious and unbelievably filling! And very quick to make, which is why I’ve placed this in the Quick & Simple series.
‘This classic Piedmontese recipe is taken and adapted from one I was recently served in Italy by two excellent chefs for a fantastic [...]
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Background:
Bocca di Lupo (literally Mouth of the Wolf) opened in Soho, London towards the end of last year. Several rave reviews later, fellow food blogger tasty treats! and I decided to go there for lunch a few days ago. I don’t eat much Italian food in London, as I prefer to go to Italy once [...]
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This recipe for pea and courgette risotto soup is the first from the Quick & Simple Series, new to World Foodie Guide. I’ve outlined the reasons behind this series in Essentials for Quick & Simple Recipes, but the main thing to bear in mind is that I don’t plan to spend more than 30 minutes [...]
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