• Coffee

    The Monocle Café

    It all began when a photograph appeared on Pinterest a few weeks ago: white stucco fronted house, black and white canopy, big shop window, pendant lights, coffee machine. And a name that immediately evokes…

    17/04/2013
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies with Galaxy Minstrels chocolate buttons
    Recipes

    Chocolate Chip Cookies with Minstrels

    Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies, right? These are even better than usual, as I’ve added Galaxy Minstrels to them. If you’re not familiar with the British candy, Minstrels are milk chocolate buttons with…

    15/04/2013
  • Restaurants

    Brunch at Dishoom Shoreditch

    I have said it before, my relationship with Dishoom didn’t start well when I first visited their Covent Garden restaurant two years ago and I was let down by the service (one waiter in…

    11/04/2013
  • Speculoos (Biscoff cookie spread) cake pops
    Recipes

    Speculoos (Biscoff) Cake Pops Recipe

    I have shared a lot of cake recipes lately, so I thought it was time to make something a little different and out of the ordinary. The Easter holidays gave me time to experiment…

    09/04/2013
  • Restaurants

    Eating in Rome: Il Porto Fluviale

    The restaurant scene in Rome has changed a lot since I left my hometown six years ago. The old traditional restaurants are always a must if you are a tourist visiting Rome for the…

    04/04/2013