8 April 2017
Building Feasts Supper Clubs Are Here
After many requests, Building Feasts Supper Clubs are finally here. For these events I have teamed up with Jeremy Coleman, a talented photographer and friend with whom I share a ...
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1 April 2017
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 ...
1 March 2017
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 ...
5 February 2017
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 ...
17 January 2017
Spring 2017 Class Schedule is here!
The year has kicked off with a bang, and I am excited to let you know about the new classes I am offering for early spring. All the classes take ...
1 January 2017
BF Bites – December Roundup
December was a crazy month of festivities and travel, including a glorious ten days in Cape Town with the only friends in the world who will house all six of ...
1 December 2016
November Bites
Welcome to this new section of the blog where I will list my favourite item/eatery/gadget/book/thing to do/product or anything other nugget that tickled my fancy through the month. I realise ...
15 November 2016
Fridge Basics: Cooking from Scratch Without Starting From Scratch
There are people in this world who make lists, plan meticulously, have a tidy desk, and write menus for the week ahead. Sadly, I am not that person. I mean, ...
25 September 2016
New Year’s Menu (a Rosh Hashanah feast)
The month long marathon of Jewish holidays is rapidly approaching and I am back in to the kitchen after weeks of traveling and barely cooking a meal. Rosh Hashana kicks ...
31 July 2016
Ballymaloe Weekend (and those scones)
Every year it happens. School finishes for the summer, and lacking any desire to tackle early morning departures over the holidays, I take the executive decision that summer camp is ...
31 May 2016
Building Feasts Cooking Classes
Big news! I am now offering classes from my home in Central London. You can either book by clicking the below links on the sessions below or through the Classes ...
14 April 2016
Cape Town Moments
It is not every day that we are invited to be house guests. But we have some pretty special friends who have somewhat temporarily relocated to Cape Town, and graciously ...
14 March 2016
A Few Baking Tips
Without a doubt, the culinary questions I am most frequently asked are baking related. It seems that while we all love eating them, some folks shy away from the opportunity ...
10 January 2016
US Road Trip Top 10
We have just returned from an almost 3 week adventure in the USA. Starting with 10 days in New York where we met the Australian contingent of our family for ...
22 November 2015
Thanksgiving 2015 Menu
This year marks a big change in how we are celebrating Thanksgiving. Being in the minority, the few London family members make our annual November pilgrimage to New England in to join the family for…
18 June 2015
Chicago Bound
In a few hours time I will be en route to Chicago. Alone. For a whole four days. I don’t frequently get the opportunity to travel any more without at ...