Working on Carnaby Street, I feel rather spoiled when it comes to food. I am surrounded by a ridiculous amount of fantastic restaurants which I can get to in a hop, skip and a jump. A couple of minutes walk and I am in the heart of Soho. Lunchtimes are…
I absolutely adore aubergines. I could eat them every day, and often do. I’m always on the lookout for new recipes for them. A recent discovery was Sabrina Ghayour‘s incredible recipe for Kashk-e-Bedemjan – aubergines with caramelised onions and whey. It BLEW MY MIND! You can find the recipe for…
Last week was a busy week and when I know I have a busy week coming up, I plan my meals accordingly. Luckily, I found out about a new online deli called Delicatezza who make a large range of filled pastas, fresh egg pasta, pre-prepared meals, fresh sauces etc and deliver…
At the weekend, I was watching Simon Hopkinson‘s programme The Good Cook on BBC1. On the show he cooked a variety of amazing looking dishes including Mediterranean stuffed peppers and spicy smoked haddock pilaf and then came…grilled aubergine with feta. It looked incredible and so easy to make. I was…
Last week, I had one of the best nights (and meals) I’ve had in a very long time. I’ve been laying off eating out as much as I usually do because I’m training for the London Marathon. So my nights are now spent training, and my diet has become a…
Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that aubergines are probably my favourite food. If I ever see it on a menu, I will immediately stop looking at anything else and order that. Even when I go to Lucky Chip, the best burger place in London (in…
As you can probably tell, I love my food. And when anyone asks me what my favourite dish is, I find it almost impossible to decide…and then my mind drifts to this dish…Parmigiana di Melanzane. This is a classic Italian dish incorporating my favourite ingredients…aubergine (eggplant), tomato and parmesan. I remember the…