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This week I had the honour of being invited to be a judge for the Great Taste Awards. Gird your gateaus as I take you on a whistlestop tour of its origins and why it remains so important today. Life...
Excellence in Patisserie is on the Rise Lounging on the sofa one Sunday morning with a trifle, a coffee and a copy of Claire’s first book Indulge, I began to read the foreword by the legendary Thomas Keller . ....
I love a trip to London to see the sights and at this time of year it is always great to take in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. The Summer Exhibition is a great chance for people like...
Pretty Sweet is a High-End Patisserie Service run by Claire Clark and Sarah Crouchman. They kindly offered to help me improve on my Macaron skills. Who could resist a MASTERCLASS with these top professionals! Today it was back to school...
My lack of adventure has never allowed me to stray to Sloe Gin. It is something that home brew enthusiast’s whip up in the pantry ruining a perfectly good bottle of Gin? Home brew then brings back one horrible night...
The wonderful team at Sipsmith have made a Raffles Gin to celebrate 100 years of the Singapore Sling. A Gin based cocktail created by Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915 in the Long Bar within the famous hotel. My Brother left...
Rather than mope around on what potentially would have been a sad day we decided to day trip to Bath and check out some sites. Essentially to call into the Confessional Bar and try out a new Gin. We were...
We were a little early for Afternoon Tea so decided to pop into Scarfes Bar in Holborn. Not that we needed any excuse….. The bars interior is an eclectic mix of science museum, art gallery and library… their own description...
Mothers Day is hard for some of us. The Mothers Day advertising world is big business with every advert on the telly and all shops pushing their Mothers Day special offers. Social Media covered in overly slushy messages, junk mail...
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