Hello People, How are you? It’s been a busy few weeks, what have you been up to? I organised my first BookCake Club in Littleover Derby earlier this week and it was such fun to connect with like-minded fellow bookish foodies with cake on the mind. We read and discussed Us by David Nicholls, a real bittersweet love story with…
Hello! How are you? It’s Sunday night all over again and I cannot help but think, “Where on earth has the weekend gone?” One of the joys of being a writer, is that it’s very rare you’re “off duty”. I suspect my brain doesn’t know when, or even how to switch off. I always have my phone handy on my…
Hello People, How are you? Hope the weather isn’t misbehaving too much where you are. Hope you had a lovely long weekend. What did I get up to? I spent a glorious four days immersed in northern loveliness, where exotic foods were cooked up by a stellar roster of chefs and European beer and artisan wine was a-flowing. Oh, and…
Hello Guys, How are you? Me? I’m delirious with happiness, practically giddy. Not because I bought a gorgeous sari this weekend (more on that later). Nor because there was a tub of free cakes in the office (I’m easily pleased). Nope, the reason I had a spring in my step is because I checked my calendar this morning and discovered…
Hello guys, Hope you’re all having a lovely rain-free weekend, how have you been? I can’t believe we’re in May already; I feel I’m just about getting used to writing 2014. Been up to anything fun lately? I was super excited to be invited to the pre-launch of the Bolton Food & Drink Festival 2014, which is just over three…
In the final part of my Chef Q&A, I got to meet the delectable James Martin. He was just about to open his brand spanking new restaurant James Martin Manchester (more about that later) and his palpable excitement about his Mancunian venture was deliciously infectious. Manchester is a fantastic city and it was great to see James agree with this…
The year was 1987. I was a precocious ten year old and my teacher had asked me what I wanted to be. I said the first thing that popped into my mind: “Chef or baker so I can bake and eat yummy food all day.” My love for food has been evident from the start, when according to my mother, I…
The 7th annual Bolton Food & Drink Festival has just kicked off with an impressive roster of awesome chefs. The four-day feast is on the calendar of any foodie and has gained something of a cult following (cult and Bolton doesn’t really go in the same sentence, but trust me on this instance). Launched by the magnificent Michael Caines and artisan baker extraordinaire / silver…