From the second we arrived in Switzerland, we knew we wanted to go white water rafting. Eager beavers, we chose the first company that popped up on Google, H2O Experience. A very sorry Swiss apologised profusely through the crackly telephone connection, and said that there just wasn’t enough water this week for the rafts. Hearing […]
The day after our Hogwarts adventure we were left feeling rather worse for wear. Those beautiful, gold flecked lychee martinis had slipped down a little too easily. We woke up tired, sore and feeling more than a bit woozy. This posed something of a conundrum. On the one hand… we’re hungover and want to stay […]
Gordes (pronounced “Gord”, so worthy of many a pun) is one of Provence’s prettiest villages. A dusting of golden houses, sprinkled across a hillside. I’ve written about it before when we stayed at the most beautiful hotel, hidden away on the cliff side. Even if you’re not a guest at the hotel, you should absolutely […]
Pierre Marcolini is responsible for “haute couture chocolate”. He takes the very best ingredients from all over the world, treats them with the utmost love and respect, and transforms them into the most elegant of mouthfuls. His shops are set up like jewellery stores. But in place of diamonds, you’ll find delicate macarons, velvety caramels, […]
Gordes (pronounced “Gord”, so worthy of many a pun) is one of Provence’s prettiest villages. A dusting of golden houses, sprinkled across a hillside. I’ve written about it before when we stayed at the most beautiful hotel, hidden away on the cliff side. Even if you’re not a guest at the hotel, you should absolutely […]
Mum and I have decided to make our winter trips to Paris a bit of an annual tradition. There’s nothing better than a little mother daughter time. No dad or brothers to rush us through museums, sigh as we shop or fidget while we take pictures of Christmas lights. Just two best friends with remarkably […]
Today sees the start of National Breakfast Week! Apparently. Though I’m on board with absolutely any excuse to tuck into breakfast foods for lunch, dinner and well, breakfast! So with that in mind, I have a corking little spot where you can go to celebrate this new national holiday. And, as though by magic, they’ve […]
Parisians abandon ship in August. They flee the city and head in swarms to the coast, to Provence and to Les Alpes. Paris is left with a skeleton staff of a few poor souls who stay behind to man the pumps. The streets are all but abandoned, the traffic is non-existent and the restaurants lie […]
Just so you know, the title of this post refers to a place. I’m most certainly not calling myself the chicest diner in New York. Although it has to be said, I do feel pretty special in this coat… Tortoiseshell glasses Beautiful heavy wool aubergine coat Stretchy poloneck dress // Croc effect handbag Over the […]
Have you ever had pizza? (Yes this is a trick question, well spotted.) But… have you ever had real pizza? You know, the papery thin, crispy, floppy, gooey, real, Italian pizza? The type of pizza you only get in Italy…and…erm…Shoreditch. Story Deli is a bizarre little Italian haven, in east London, and this is exactly where you’ll […]
This is quite simply the easiest chicken recipe in the world. Mum would make it for us when she was rushing around, racing in and out of the darkroom, helping with homework, kissing grazed knees, shooing ponies out of the kitchen, generally being Wonder Woman (she had the hair, too!). With all of that going […]
This is my all time favourite brunch. A big, delicious pile of goodies, packed full-a-flavour, colour and everything you need to defeat the rest of the day/weekend. Sweetcorn fritters are a great breakfast alternative to pancakes & much easier than you might imagine. Make them for someone this Sunday, I promise it’ll knock their socks […]
Finding a good al fresco terrace in London is not the easiest task. Particularly when the sun’s shining and everyone skips out of the office early, sleeves rolled up, ties off, making a beeline for their local. The last thing you want to do is stand in a crowd of leering bankers trying to wriggle […]
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Summertime in England means picnic time. At the first hint of sunshine we’re out. In the parks, the fields, balconies, that tiny patch of light creeping through the window onto the sitting room floor. We don’t get much sun on our funny little island, so when we do we have to make the most of […]
This really is the simplest of supper recipes. It’s been my go-to lately when I fancy something really quick and easy but still packed with nutrients to give me and Bump what we need to keep on going! The sauce is a classic lemon & caper butter and is spectacularly good with any fish you […]
In America they call Maltesers “Whoppers” and you can buy them in cool milk carton things like this . Americans, in England we call Whoppers “Maltesers” because they’re made of malt and they’re little tiny chocolates that tease you and say “Oh eat me, eat me, I’m so satisfying” but they’re not because they’re so […]
Over the last few weeks I’ve been getting more and more emails from people seeing great results from The Anti-Diet . One woman lost 40lbs! Another girl has been using it to gain weight and get over her eating disorder. These make me inordinately happy. However, I’ve also been getting lots of comments from high […]
This is another of my “salads for salad dodgers” recipes. Don’t worry, if you’re already a virtuous, salad sort of person, you’ll love it! But for those who shudder at the very mention of green juice, low cal and positively run from anything proclaiming to be ‘detox’… this is a total dreamboat. All of the […]
Walking around Soho thinking “what am I going to eat” is one of my favourite pastimes. There are so many incredible options open to you, and now there’s one more. I’ve waffled on about the brilliance of Bone Daddies many a time, and now I’m all set to waffle on about a new one! Shackfuyu […]
I had one afternoon in Paris. Having jumped on the train and nipped in for a lunch meeting, I found myself footloose and fancy free for the remainder of the day. There was only one thing left to do, collect a feast of macarons from Ladurae and meet my friend, who lives in the 8th, […]
Having arrived under the cover of darkness, Mum & I hadn’t had much of a chance to take in our surroundings. With all the excitement of Christmas Eve we climbed into our beds & tightly shut our eyes, hoping the morning would just hurry up already! We woke up with the curtains closed & a […]
I love Greece, and I love Greek food. My family and I used to go to the islands every summer. We’d take a boat and find a private little cove for the day. With nothing but pebbles and crickets to keep us company, we’d read and snooze until the early afternoon when we’d sail off […]
In an effort to try and stay away from my usual haunts & looking for a little inspiration I asked Twitter for their favourite Central London breakfast bases. You see I had arranged a little morning of museum snooping with Tania (of JFJ) and we wanted full tummies before we filled our minds. The suggestions […]
I’m a big fan of packed lunches. There’s something deliciously comforting about knowing lunch is already waiting for you. Just sitting there, whispering to you from the fridge. While all everyone else wraps up and heads out into the cold, you can just pad over to your little brown bag and get stuck in. I […]
Now I don’t want to over sell this, so I’m going to be conservative and simply say, that these are… The Best Brownies In The WORLD. I know, big statement. They’re called Slutty Brownies because they’re oh so easy, and more than a little bit filthy. They’re best served warm from the oven, with good […]
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I really can’t think of a better recipe to start the year with. It’s blissfully simple, warming, healthy, filling & utterly delicious. I made it yesterday for a friend who thinks he’s coming down with man flu… not on my watch, buster. A big bowl of my noodle soup & a pint of orange juice […]
If you enjoy a little rooftop tipple, lunch on the terrace, a pavement side cuppa, the breeze in your hair with a nice G’n’T, this post is for you. I shared this post waaaay back in 2015, so I’ve added a few more options into the mix. Each spot deserves a spot on your “To Do” […]
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These are a dreamy summer treat. Peaches are everywhere at the moment. In a fit of excitement I buried my head into a huge barrel of them in Portobello market, and some how came away with armfulls of brown paper bags, over flowing with the fuzzy little things! We’ve been eating Honey Roast Peaches all […]
Is it a home? A hotel? The headquarters of a lobster appreciation society? Take a look around the extraordinary London home of surrealist artists Philip and Charlotte Colbert, designed with Buchanan Studio.
As I’ve said on numerous occasions, Greece just might be my spiritual home. I love the islands, the sea, the people & of course, the food. When I’m suffering from seemingly incurable wanderlust I take myself off to the kitchen & knock up something from one of my travels. Something to make the ocean seem […]
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Is it a home? A hotel? The headquarters of a lobster appreciation society? Take a look around the extraordinary London home of surrealist artists Philip and Charlotte Colbert, designed with Buchanan Studio.
A large portion of fish and chips contains 1,400 calories, buckets of saturated fat, re heated oil, starchy potatoes & next to no nutritional value. A vast portion of my Fancy Fish ‘n’ Chips contains around 400 calories and a heap of goodies. Sweet potatoes are one of the best things you can eat, they’re […]
As the nights draw in and temperatures drop, London’s cosiest pubs come into their own. From old haunts in Shoreditch with roaring fires to a new opening in Notting Hill with an excellent roast, here are 19 of the best…
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The morning after the Lanvin show, we all woke up with fairly sore heads! We’d celebrated late in to the night and now we were paying for it. I knew exactly what I needed. A gallon of milky coffee and my favourite Parisian eggs; which can be found at Merci. I had what I always […]
I’ve had a best friend called Freddie for as long as I can remember. We met in pre-school and grew up with a sort of Katniss & Gail relationship. We’d play in the woods, camp under the stars and lived in his gypsy caravan for weeks at a time (he’d gather wood for the stove […]
