African sunset – Walker Bay, March 2013
Click here for a full portionImperial China review – a hit and miss affair
When we first came to live in London, like most new arrivals, we did not have a lot of cash to spare. I was trying to finish a thesis and struggling to find part-time work; we had just shelled out what seemed like an obscene amount of money as a deposit to rent a […]
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Strelitzia – Cape Town, March 2013
Click here for a full portionGingerbread cookies for Easter
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: There are two types of people in the world – bakers and non-bakers. Bakers tend to be those with an eye for detail – the kind of people who are not at all fazed by recipes requiring “2.5 egg yolks”; who are willing to spend as […]
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The Reichstag, Berlin – May 2011
Click here for a full portionSautéed Brussels sprouts with Nduja and preserved lemon
My brother and I have always been suckers for lists. Lists of the top ten songs of the year; or the top ten fastest cars in the world; or the top ten tallest mountains – if it came in a numbered list we were all over it like a rash. In fact, I think my […]
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