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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Cake Boy
Life is currently extra sweet for Master Patissier Eric Lanlard and his Cake Boy emporium based in Battersea Reach. A successful coffee lounge; a thriving Cookery School; his own TV show: Glamour Puds and now an exciting collaboration with renowned … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Home Page
Tagged Cake, Cake Boy, Cookery School, Eric Lanlard, Glamour Cakes, Glamour Puds, Patissier, Patrick Cox
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Von Ribbentrop’s Watch
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself the owner of a watch that once belonged to Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitlers friend, fixer and Nazi Germany’s Foreign Minister? I asked the same question of my friend, writer Laurence Marks (The New Statesman, Birds of … Continue reading
Burford Garden Company
Since acquiring a chocolate-box country cottage in the heart of the Cotswolds, thoughts have gradually turned to country living; somewhat of a surprise for a staunch city girl such as I. I’m convinced that the change of heart has been spurred – at least to … Continue reading
A Tribute to Ray Lowry and The Clash
Recently I was invited to an auction in aid of the Ray Lowry Foundation at the funky Idea Generation Gallery in Shoreditch. Manchester-born, Lowry began his career drawing for publications like Punch, OZ, NME and Private Eye creating a cult … Continue reading
Chocolate Museum, Bruges
“The waterfall is most important! It mixes the chocolate! It churns it up! It makes it light and frothy!” This may be Willy Wonka’s secret recipe for delicious chocolate, but just what is it about Belgian chocolate that makes it … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Home Page, Travel
Tagged Belgium, Bruges, Chocolate, Chocolate Museum, Hotel Huis De Peellaert, Travel
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The Grove’s Russian Christmas Preview
I was recently invited to stay as a guest of The Grove in Herfordshire for an exclusive preview of their Russian Christmas. The luxury hotel and spa, situated in Chandler’s Cross, is otherwise known as London’s cosmopolitan country estate due to its close proximity to London and a … Continue reading
