Before my honeymoon in Japan, I’d never tried Italian-Japanese fusion cooking. In hindsight, those meals stand out as favourites of the trip. Pizza Marumo blends Neapolitan-style dough with Japanese toppings –...
Recently, I was lucky enough to spend my honeymoon in South Korea and Japan – easily the best three weeks of eating and drinking of my life. Since returning to London,...
Some of the most successful cooking projects are born of necessity – or just happy accident. Take this recipe for tom yum risotto, which came about spontaneously, at the end of...
Recently, I had the pleasure of editing a Pellicle Magazine piece by cookbook author and chef Tim Anderson, all about London’s matcha boom. Matcha lattes are everywhere now, he writes...
What dessert should you serve for Christmas? By now, you’ve probably already eaten your fill of mince pies and are sick of snacking on Celebrations. And perhaps like me, you’re...
I always like to have merguez sausages on hand. Every time I go to the butcher (I love Meat NW5, which makes its own sausages in-house), I pick up a...
It simply isn’t summer until you’ve had a tomato sandwich. The tomatoes at this time of year feel as precious as jewels, glowing with juice and vitality, tasting of sun...
I reached a point, deep into London’s third heatwave of the summer, when I could no longer stomach the idea of hot food. After eating scrambled eggs and toast, I...
As the summer arrives, my tastes start to change. In place of soups and stews, I reach for salads and picky bits; instead of meat, I shift to veg-heavy options,...
At long last, I’ve finally come around to the West Coast IPA. This may sound controversial, but when I was younger, I never favoured this style. Early experiences with old-school, Californian...
Two years ago, I was lucky enough to visit Brazil for the first time. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. On dreary days, I flash back to sipping caipirinhas on...
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that in December, life gets in the way. No matter your best-laid plans or your most urgent deadlines, the final month of the year swoops...
It goes without saying that this is a time – the time – for comfort food. I’ve been finding comfort in the everyday meditations and physicalities of the kitchen: the...