I survived the first book signing event and “A cook’s tour: Baking Blind goes global” is also available worldwide on Kindle (with clickable links to 50+ demos £9.99) and Amazon (£12.99 -£10.41 with Prime). It was tricky writing names, greetings…
It must be over a year since the essential plate warmer on my venerable and near-vintage cooker gave up the ghost. Of course, in this throw-away economy, getting a replacement part was impossible. What manufacturer expects wildly expensive kit to…
Spectacular gourmet dinner events are being held at Lauro’s Brasserie, Fareham, this week to celebrate 100 years of Open Sight Hampshire’s support for visually impaired residents, 20 years of Lauro Aman as chef/patron of his renowned restaurant plus publication of…
Book promotion, press releases and interviews www.pennymelvillebrown.com has been at the core of my activities over the last week or so, so actual cooking on-line was rather a treat: Roast Lunch Baking Session 11th April: Roast Lunch Baking Session…
It was supposed to be a term of endearment for the sous-chef: that lithe sprite. Have I mentioned it before? I can’t remember and there’s the rub. One of the enduring problems since the accident is a bit of…
It was supposed to be a term of endearment for the sous-chef: that lithe sprite. Have I mentioned it before? I can’t remember and there’s the rub. One of the enduring problems since the accident is a bit of…
Five years from concept to delivery: this week, I’ve finally published the book.” A cook’s tour: Baking Blind goes global” is now out worldwide on Kindle and Amazon via their in-country weblinks. It’s the tale of cooking across six continents,…
No recent transmission due to totally unexpected family bereavement. Now trying to move on. The sous-chef delivered a super talk on his time during the Falklands conflict (Operation Corporate) for the Wickham Society as the 40th anniversary approaches. My book…
Next free cooking demo: 1030 14 March. Featuring eggs, especially meringue for Pavlova and more, plus some useful gadgets. Sign up for free at:
It was one of the worst bits of bee nonsense that I’ve ever heard: that honey isn’t a good thing to buy/eat because commercial bee farmers clip their bees’ wings. A commercial hive contains around 70,000 bees. All have wings…
