Category: Food + Drink
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That thing called Indie Chefs Week.
Oh, internets! I’m finally, mostly-kinda back to normal after a week-long crazy event called Indie Chefs Week. It was amazingly fun, brilliant, inspiring, life-changing, etc., but it meant that I worked nonstop, my brain was flexed to the max, and I was left with the worst hangover from overwork/overeat/overdrink/overfun. I would do it again in…
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On Opportunity and Sweetness
So. A few weeks back, I got an email from Felipe, who works with none other than THE Francois Payard. They are testing out a new concept called MakeCarons – pre-baked macaron shells shipped to your door, ready to be filled with the filling of your choice. I was lucky enough to be offered a…
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This is why I love Nigel Slater.
Supper is baked potatoes, salt-crusted by rolling the damp, freshly rinsed potatoes in sea salt flakes, baked till their skins are crisp, then split open and stuffed with smashed smoked mackerel and chopped dill. A dollop of sour cream and it is a quietly splendid evening meal.
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Arts & Crafts
Yesterday I mixed white beans, tuna and artichokes with a bit of lemon juice, olive oil and pepper. I consulted with my brilliant friend Kate, and today I re-made the salad with the addition of parsley, cherry tomatoes, capers, a vinaigrette, more pepper, greens, and toasted bread with really good butter. I am a great…
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Lately
I’m behind on sharing my iPhone photos! Here are a few: One of my coworkers went to Ikea and brought back these crackers and a tube of smoked roe. We all dutifully tasted it and all wished we hadn’t. Guys. This is my new favorite thing. My friend Nat brought a Kinder Happy Hippo for…