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BF Bites October Roundup

The Dusty Knuckle Apple Turnovers Yes, I recently gave The Dusty Knuckle a glowing review. But that was all about the bread baked in their East London converted shipping container ...

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BF Bites September Roundup

Boston Fell Sheepskin Lined Birkenstocks As a child, one of my most genuinely mortifying moments was being seen with my mother wearing her Birkenstocks. The NYC hippie was definitely not ...

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BF Bites August Roundup

The Modern House Journal It was quite a thrill to have our home featured in the Modern House Journal this month. Over coffee and cookies we spent the morning talking ...

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BF Bites July Roundup

A Vida Portuguesa To say that I was blown away by my weekend in Lisbon might be an understatement.  Having only spent one particularly unmemorable holiday in the Algarve many ...

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BF Bites June Roundup

The Dusty Knuckle Bakery This year I found bread heaven in an old shipping container at the end of an alley in East London. Yes, a shipping container. Beautified with ...

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BF Bites May Roundup

May was a little bit of an insane month, and I just realised that while I have a backlog of recipes ready to post, I have not managed to put ...

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Lessons From Our First Supper Club

Last week we hosted our first Building Feasts Supper Club*.  Here’s what I learned: • Nothing gets an evening started like a Negroni • It confirms my belief that sharing ...

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BF Bites April Roundup

 Spices from my Travels It is fair to say that I set foot in no country or city *ever* without a trip to the local food market. Much to the ...

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BF Bites March Roundup

My Best Discovery – The Flower Appreciation Society I first met Anna and Ellie when, by a stroke of genius, we celebrated a friends milestone birthday at one of their ...

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BF Bites – February Roundup

Nesting Kitchen Essential –Rosti Bowls These design classics were my first and best ever set of stacking bowls, pilfered from my grandmothers kitchen while her back was turned.  They are ...

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BF Bites – January Roundup

Seasonal Bounty – Rhubarb, Blood Oranges and Artichokes We may be in the bleak mid winter, but that does not leave us short of mouth watering seasonal produce.  While everyone ...

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