For years/decades, I’ve yearned for one of those pointed oval tins for raised game pies (the type with clips at either end). Just one of those longings for a classic piece of cooking equipment that carries breaths of nostalgia and…
Flying in to Chongqing was an adventure in itself: first I’d felt very jet-setter by briefly stopping in Helsinki and then flying over the North Pole; landing in the huge and ultra-modern city airport. A limousine whisked us off to…
Chongqing is the largest city in the world – and the most exhilarating. Rather than me trying to describe it without sight, my intrepid videographer and nephew, Toby, explored the excitement, dynamism and visual magic in his video () cityscape. …
California’s Cheeseboard Collective is an inspiration to anyone who wants to make, smell and greedily devour absolutely fantastic sourdough bread (). Watch my day with them () and learn some true tricks of the trade. The recipe is giant sized: …
What could be more delicious and traditional than light crisp waffles dripping with cider syrup, made to order in the vibrant Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland? Learn with me how to make them () and check out the recipes at…
Genuine friendship and generosity was the hallmark of my baking Blind tour (). It made all the difference right from the very start when, by complete chance, I met Ben and Blanche over dinner in San Francisco. They were fellow…
Top chef Luis turned under-cooked rice and grass from the coast of China in to an amazing fine dining experience (). You will be as staggered as I by the amount of time (potentially three days), the attention to detail…
Imagine the challenge of cooking alongside a Michelin-level chef making eclectic Chinese cuisine from authentic ingredients in an ultra-high-tech kitchen – without any sight at all (). Then double the anxiety and stress because everything is being captured on video…
San Francisco was my starting point for the Baking blind world tour: a city full of life and history with a great reputation for good food . Also home to the LightHouse organisation that awarded me the Holman prize for…
The smell of my own sheets, the touch of the familiar steps , taste of home-cooking and the sound of my turtle doves cooing – I’m home at last after over five months in French hospitals. There’s a short video…
