A visit to Happy Kitchen
Arch 393, Mentmore Terrace, London Fields, E8 3PHI've been meaning to drop by Happy Kitchen for ages and never quite made it, but yesterday the March sunshine encouraged me to wander further afield...
View ArticleRecipe - Rhubarb upside down cake
Rhubarb's just about in season now and I got hold of some at my local supermarket. For me rhubarb spells summer, so I thought I better find a way to make it a but more suitable to the soggy weather...
View ArticleReview - Pimlico Fresh
Image by Masumi Hirayama86 Wilton Road, Pimlico, London, SW1V 1DEI got a new job in the new year. Fresh start and all that. The transition to Victoria wasn't one I was particularly eager to make having...
View ArticleAmsterdam cafe reviews
All photos © garethreid 2012I take a trip to Amsterdam or elsewhere in Europe every now and again to see some friends I met whilst studying in Melbourne. (Of course) you will have already read my round...
View ArticleA review of Cafe Boscanova
650 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Dorset, BH1 4BPWhenever I visit a new place I always try to look up a good cafe so that I'm not stuck tried and hungry looking for somewhere to eat. A recent trip to...
View ArticleA review of The Swan
Picture from www.theswanwedmore.comThe Swan, Cheddar Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4EQWhat with it being the Olympics and all (hopefully that small fact hasn't escaped anyone's attention...) and living...
View ArticleA review of Strangers with Coffee
Strangers with Coffee, 31 St Cuthberts Street, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2AW It's not often that I'm quick enough off the mark to review a place that's recently opened, so I love when it happens by...
View ArticleBashing out bagels
Having finally mastered bread, I got a bit lazy and sat on my laurels enjoying loafs and rolls and not bothering to branch out for a bit. Until, that is, the Great British Bake Off graced our screens...
View ArticleA review of Amandine
Image from amandine-cafe.tumblr.com176 Victoria Park Road, Victoria Park Village, Hackney, E9 7HDIf you're looking for somewhere to slow down the pace and escape the crowds on a sunny day in Victoria...
View ArticleA review of the Market House
30 Broadway Market, London, E2 4QJIt's not often that a place completely misses the point of breakfast, but it does happen. And unfortunately, the Market House seems to have done just that. Branded as...
View ArticleA review of The Electric Elephant
186a Crampton Street, Camberwell, London, SE17 3AEThere are times in life when emergency cake is called for and The Electric Elephant was there for my sister and I on one such occasion recently....
View ArticleIdeas for the weekend...
Still stuck for something to do on Saturday? Why not wrap up warm and wander over to Borough Market? Yes, it's full of tourists and much more expensive than most neighbourhood markets, but it makes for...
View ArticleA review of Dishoom (breakfast)
I feel I should provide a disclaimer here that that the marketing manager at Dishoom is a very good friend of mine. I have eaten at both their Covent Garden and Shoreditch restaurants in her company...
View ArticleA review of Leila's Shop
15-17 Calvert Avenue Bethnal Green, London E2 7JPI'm in love... with Leila's.Tucked away between Shoreditch High Street and Columbia Road, Leila's is the perfect pit stop for a mid afternoon snack and...
View ArticleFestive puds
My favourite festive pudsA friend just asked me for some recipes for festive puddings which weren't Christmas cake, Christmas pudding or cranberry based. Hmm.... a challenge!Having 'mulled' it over...
View ArticleA review of J&A Cafe
J&A Cafe, 1-4 Sutton Lane, London, EC1M 5PUA good thing about how blinking freezing it's been the last couple of weekends? Having an excuse to spend most of the day toasty warm in a cafe gorging on...
View ArticleAn introduction to Mayfield Farm
Mayfield Farm, Sheering Road, Harlow, Essex, CM17 0JPI literally could not be happier to finally be able to post about somewhere vaguely close to my hometown of Harlow, Essex. The town could easily be...
View ArticleBrunch at L'entrepot
Photography @GaretReidPhoto 2013230 Dalston Lane, London, E8 1LAI moved house. Or flat. So that's why I haven't blogged in a while. Sorry. And, in other news, I started writing for recommendations...
View ArticleWood St Coffee
Wood Street Indoor Market, 98-100 Wood Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3HXHaving dreamt about having a cafe of my own for years and writing about other people’s for nearly as long I am VERY pleased to...
View ArticleWood St Coffee, Walthamstow, E17
We've arrived! Last week saw the first Wood St Coffee pop up at Wood Street Indoor Market E17. It went down a storm, if we do say so ourselves, with most people seeking us out after hearing about it on...
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