- Casa Barilla Cooking School
I recently received an invitation to attend a cooking class with Casa Barilla. It was upon receiving this invite that I realised I had never done a cooking class before. I wasn’t sure what to expect and dreaded reliving my high school food tech classes. Dark and dingy, our classroom (and makeshift kitchen) was a [...]
- Ghermez Cupcakes
I’m forever inspired by stories of seachange. There is something incredibly heartening about the risks that people take to live out their dream. It seems that when you’re passionate about something, you work hard to push yourself out of an everyday routine and pursue that dream unrelentingly.
I recently met with Ghazaleh Lyari, the founder of [...]
- Heston’s Feasts
I always knew Heston Blumenthal was wacky.
I just didn’t know how wacky until I saw him on Masterchef. I remember sitting there, amazed and bewildered as he unveiled his three Michelin star dishes one by one, including the iconic Sound of the Sea (edible sand! foam! iPod!).
After watching a sneak peak copy of [...]
- Max Brenner’s 10th Anniversary Choctail Party
I’ve often wondered what it must’ve been like for Charlie when he first step foot inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
Until now, it was something of an enigma.
We were recently invited to attend Max Brenner’s 10th Anniversary Choctail Party which took place at their headquarters in Beaconsfield.
As the clocked ticked 7:30pm, we hopped out [...]
- Lindt Chocolate Masterclass
I’ve always thought that the only way to appreciate chocolate is to eat it.
Not true, according to Lindt, the other senses also play a part.
Lindt runs regular chocolate appreciation classes hosted by Swiss-born Master Chocolatier, Thomas Schnetzler and we went along to a recent session at the Good Food and Wine Show. They’re not only [...]
