Cupcakes must be coming to the end of their shelf life, as they now have their own national week. There was a competition to find the best cupcakes in the UK, with David Bennett of the Sunshine Bakery in Chapel Allerton winning the title with his Banana & Mango cupcake. Sounds delicious, although I’m very [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Courses'
Cupcakes for every week, not just National Cupcake Week
September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Make your own, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Going back to school at The Nottingham School of Cookery
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do
BFF and I finally got ourselves organised and, a year after getting the vouchers, finally made our way to the Nottingham School of Cookery for the Magic of the Mediterranean day. We had struggled to find combination of days we were free and courses we were interested in, and this was the best combination. The [...]
What are the foodie dads getting this Father’s Day?
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, BBQs, Bread, Cheese, Cookbooks, Courses, Father's Day gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Kitchenwares, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
Nearly time for Father’s Day, which is always one of those events that catches even me by surprise. It needs something else just after it, like the way Mother’s Day works with Easter. And events involving chocolate always have my attention! So, if I were shopping for a Father’s Day gift for a dad with [...]
Tags:A Quarter Of·Baking·Chocolate·Chocolate Trading Co·cookery courses·Donald Russell·Father's Day·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Neals Yard·Pong·Sole Bay Cheese·The Bertinet Kitchen·The School of Artisan Food
Where do foodies register for their wedding?
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Cheese, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Wedding Presents for foodies
Being of the nosey/curious type, I love looking at the search terms people have put in to get to the blog. There’ve been all kinds of weird and wonderful ones, not to mention some very err, creative, spellings. But this one seemed an entirely appropriate question, and the sort of thing I would want to [...]
Tags:Berry Bros & Rudd·Cheese·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Divertimenti·foodie love·Forman & Field·Gadgets·Hampers·Local food·Majestic Wine·Natoora·olive oil·Wedding gift lists·Wedding gifts
Being organised for less
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Indian Food, Mother's Day gifts, Offers & Discount Codes
Just a quick note to say Buy A Gift have a weekend promotion of 20% off all gifts. This is a great site for gift experiences in particular, for foodies and non foodies. With 20% off it’s even better, and lets not forget Mother’s Day is not that far away (14 March, in case you [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Buy A Gift·Champagne·Christmas foodie gifts·cookery courses·curry·eating out·Indian Food·Mother's Day gifts·sugarwork
Expanding our cooking skills
February 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Places to shop online
I got a tweet last week regarding a new website, ooh.com, which looks really interesting if you want to find, or even run, a great cookery course or experience near you. Whilst it doesn’t only cover food and drink, at the moment there are just under 170 courses listed across the UK. From West Cornwall [...]
Tags:Baking·cookery courses·Foodie gifts·home baking·jam making·smoke your own food·wood-fired oven
For the lovers of dark and smoky flavours
February 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Courses, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Preserving, Savoury gifts, Spirits
We were discussing my slightly obscure taste in fragrance last night, which does tend to often include those that to some smell like an ashtray. I have an absolute passion for Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford, but can be found sniffing the original Dolce & Gabbana for Men with it’s leather and cigar smoke notes. [...]
Tags:Artisan du Chocolat·Benromach·Chocolate·cookery courses·Fire & Knives·Foodie gifts·Halen Mon·Hampers·London Fine Foods·olive oil·Salt·sea salt·smoky flavours·The Organic Smokehouse·tobacco·Tom Ford·Upton Smokery
The Friday Five – a toast to the best of Scotland
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Courses, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do
Given that this is the closest Friday Five to Burns Night, today’s cookbooks all have a Scottish slant to them, which has certainly had its own food renaissance. These books will therefore take you way beyond neeps and tatties, haggis and deep-fryed Mars bars. 1. Nick Nairn Cook School – Nick is someone I can [...]
Tags:British favourites·Burns Night·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Foodie gifts·Local food·Maw Broon·Nick Nairn·Scottish cooking·The Caledonian Kitchen·The Three Chimneys
Nothing fishy about fish
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Courses, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Places to shop online
I was really interested in an article that got tweeted earlier about the fish cooking masterclasses that RockFish Grill in Bristol are running, to give people more confidence in choosing and cooking fish and seafood. You can pop in for the free weekly masterclass on a Wednesday at 11am, if you happen to be near [...]
Tags:fish·fly fishing·Forman & Field·learning to cook fish·Mitch Tonks·Rick Stein·RockFish Grill·Seafood Direct·sushi·The Fish Society
What will 2010 bring for food & food lovers?
December 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Preserving, Turkish Food
It’s coming round to that time of year when everyone and his dog has the crystal ball out to look at the year ahead and tries to work out what will be up, down, in or out in the year ahead. I did this last year for food, and can’t believe it’s that time again. This [...]
Tags:allotments·British favourites·chutney·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Food predictions·Food trends·Grow your own·holidays·Homemade food·Istanbul·jam making·Local food·Quaking pudding·Rocket Gardens·self sufficiency·The 1990s·traditional food·traditional recipes·Turkish Food
