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Filling & healthy Fig, Avocado & Falafal Salad

24 Friday Oct 2014

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fig falafel & advocado salad fig falafel and advocadoFigs are one of those fruits that has never appealed to me. If I’m honest I just never really knew what to do with them, the closest I can think of eating anything with figs in when I was younger was a fig roll biscuit and I can’t say i was a huge fan of them! However, I was introduced to figs in a new way about a year ago when my friend Rachel brought a fig and goats cheese salad into work. I absolutely love goats cheese and as the salad looked so good I asked her what she had mixed in with it and discovered it was figs. Therefore being the curious foodie and hugely influenced by everything I see I decided I would try and make my own fig salad concoction. As soon as I tried the two flavours together I was absolutely hooked.fig falafel advocado salad Continue reading →

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Discover Cake & Bake Show 2014

16 Thursday Oct 2014

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Last weekend the Cake & Bake Show came back in full swing to Earls Courts with a programme jam packed with workshops, recipes and chef demonstrations. It was my first time at cake and bake show last year and it was an incredible day so I couldn’t wait to go again this year. I was honestly like a kid on Chrismtas morning!

Arriving just after 11, Earls Court was already buzzing with people and there were some familiar stands from last year as well as plenty of new ones. Earls Court seemed to be more divided this year between cake accessories and cake stalls and although there was so much going on I felt it wasn’t as big as last year and one thing they didn’t have was the cake catwalk which was slightly disappointing as it was such a unique and fun visual last year. They did however still have some incredible towering, exceptional decorated cake from the decayed zombie mermaid to a jaw dropping Mary Berry & Paul Hollywood Cake with a unicorn in the middle.

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Step back in time at the Kerouac Shack

05 Sunday Oct 2014

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The Gastronome Kerouac ShackThe GastronomeKerouac Shack poetryKerouac Shack GarageLast night The Gastronome allowed people to travel back in time to the 1950’s and enjoy a night of fine food, old fashioned bourbons, poetry and swinging music. Held in an old converted gas station, the event Kerouac Shack was a special one off supper club curated by the gastronome himself, Joseph Curtis.

Having spent the day at Cake and Bake Show (amazing as always) I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to stomach a five course meal, and I can admit I’m still suffering slightly (mainly from the old fashioned bourbons) but it was absolutely worth it. As soon as I stepped through the doors of the garage it was like being transported into a secret gem of a place and different era entirely. Most people were already sitting at their long tables which consisted of 6 people to one table by the time I arrived. A small shot glass of what I thought at first must be some alcoholic beverage was given to us as soon as we sat down and which we found out was Amuse Bouche, a cold pea creamy soup which was  thick and delicious.

Amuse Bouche

Each table had one bottle of white and red wine and upon going to the bar we were given an old fashioned bourbon which is one of the tastiest drinks I have discovered but also the reason for a pretty sore head today. The drink takes approximately 8 minutes to make and were extremely popular so several were made up in advance to avoid waiting time. Next to the bar the chefs openly cooked and prepared the food which I was in awe of as they managed to cook and present everything so beautifully.

Kerouac Shack

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