Category Archives: dessert
Dinner is served
As reviewed on CNTraveller.com To open one of the most talked about restaurants of the year in Bar Boulud is a tasty hotel trump card; to now fanfare in a second is just plain greedy. But the Mandarin Oriental … Continue reading
Filed under beef, Choux Boy, dessert, duck, Heston, Heston Blumenthal, Restaurant Review, restaurants
The godfather of all New Year’s Days
There are some things that are only acceptable on New Year’s Day. Having the worst hangover of the whole year just gone. Having absolutely no guilt about not getting dressed. Telling yourself seriously that by this time next year you’ll … Continue reading
Filed under dessert, Italian, Italy, main course, pasta, recipes, The Godfather
Twas the night before Chirstmas…
… when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. So to the kitchen I went, wooden spoon in hand. To cook up a frenzy as a one-woman baking band! Chirstmas! Food! Stuff yourself stupid until you can’t … Continue reading
Roon-ing around (and no nothing to do with Wayne)
It’s hard not to love macaroons (macarons en Francais). Small, perfectly formed, melt in the mouth. But being an impoverish journo the one thing I don’t love it the price (£1 a macaroon!! But they’re tiny!!!) and they’ve stopped sending … Continue reading
Pick your own, make your own
There are certain childhood memories that are hold a mythical status in your mind – for me going to pick your own fruit is right up there. Rows upon rows of raspberries glistening in the sun, as much as you … Continue reading
Filed under dessert, fruit, Gordon Ramsay, recipes, summer
Beanz Meanz Heinz
‘You work too hard, you are very tense’ Somehow I don’t think my spa therapist is right right now. I’m lying being scrubbed by sand flown in from St Barts in a treatment room that looks like the VIP room … Continue reading
Filed under dessert, Heinz Beck, Italy, Restaurant Review, restaurants, travel, wine
Ice Ice Baby: Freggo-go-go (home delivery ice cream!)
Sometimes (well to be honest a lot of the time), I just love my job. And especially when we get delivered tasty treats by PRs (hint, hint). Today, appropriately enough as the sun came out and I stepped out to … Continue reading
Filed under dessert, ice cream, Restaurant Review, summer
V (day) tasty…
Everyone who has ever started a new relationship knows you don’t want to reveal your hand to early on. The Boy and I went on our first date a week before Valentine’s Day and, well, we all know that ol’ … Continue reading
Tarting it up: Figgy custard tart
I would never say baking is my fortay. Discounting chocolate rice crispie/cornflake/insert-cereal-favourite-here ‘cakes’, I’ve attempted it twice. Peanut butter cookies that I made while nursing a rather nasty eye problem (you may think that cooking when you can’t see properly … Continue reading
