To my shame, it’s taken years to realise that good restaurants and cafes abound all around me in NW!0 and this morning I made another discovery, Gracelands cafe on College Road in Kensal Green. Now Sundays are precious to me … Read More
There are simply hundreds of recipes for Empanadas, a meat filled pastry which is eaten all over Southern Europe, Latin America and parts of South East Asia. The filling for this particular pastry hails from Mexico and uses poblano chilies … Read More
This dish is not one to make if you’re in a rush -it’s fiddly and time consuming but judging by the sales and comments in the cafe today, it’s here to stay. 500gr of minced lamb 2 large aubergines 250gr … Read More
The cool interior of The Salisbury Gastro Pub The famous Burata Having had a good old mooch at the Queen’s Park Farmer’s market, the usual lunchtime pangs guided me and my pal to The Salusbury, a gastro pub and a … Read More
Having a Saturday off is a precious and unexpected luxury in my world, so using part of it to be pampered for three hours in a most indulgent facial and pedicure was like a little slice of heaven. Equally my … Read More
One of our daily regulars in the cafe had barely popped his head through the door when he blurted his order – ‘stew!’. It is a firm favourite in the cafe and all it needs is a large, creamy dollop … Read More
Actually, I think it’s rather insulting to call the Thermomix a ‘gadget’, as I discovered when the charming Felicity Raines from the company that make this phenomenal piece of kit came into the cafe to give me a demonstration. You … Read More
Going to the New Forest as a child was an almost magical experience. The trees seemed huge next to my tiny frame and the forest dense and a little foreboding. What I recall most is the overwhelming musty odour of … Read More