"feed me, I starve"

carrot and pineapple cake with lemon frosting

I’ve sampled so many carrot cakes and my favorite was from Ottolenghi until I tasted the carrot cupcakes with coconut frosting at Lantana cafe in Soho. I realised it was time to bite the bullet and start grating those carrots. Read more…

Italian seafood in Camogli

I’m tired. And I work too hard. But when I found these pics from an old trip to Italy, I got intensely nostalgic for a plate of hot fresh salty calamari and scampi. Washed down with a glass of crispy white wine, I know no better holiday meal. Oh transport me to the Italian Riviera now!

lemon meringue in Marrakech

On our last day after too much Morrocan food, we finally headed to the French cafe on the main square and found this simply sinful tart. Wonderful