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My Mum was a Domestic Science teacher, she is the only person I know who could pull out a three course lunch for unexpected guests effortlessly from first principles in 30 minutes with nothing in the fridge. I don’t recall any restaurant visits in my childhood and there was never a ready meal or takeaway in the house… Not sure I even knew fast food existed…

I do vividly remember the Dinner Party, my parents were social folk who invited friends round often. I also remember the joy of Sunday morning and eating sherry trifle, lemon soufflé, fruit pavlova for breakfast… unsupervised by the parents who on reflection were dealing with a hangover. You just can’t beat trifle for breakfast.

Surprisingly I can cook, it must be genetic because I have not put in the effort to practice…. However I often go out for food with my friends, Afternoon Tea is my new thing along with Brunch. I always look at the pudding menu first and rank places purely on the pud!

Follow some of the adventures that mylegoman undertakes…. Places I perhaps should never get invited into!

Great Taste Awards

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!

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 . ....

Superb Summer Pastries

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...

Macarons @PrettySweetLon

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...

Sipsmiths Sloe Gin

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...

Raffles Gin

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...

Confessional Bar

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...

Aquashard

Arrived a little early for Lunch and went to the AquaShard bar for a drink.  Always a worry to hit the bar before you have had breakfast! Pondering over the gin menu from the 31st floor of the Shard while...

Scarfes Bar London

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

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...