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- Jan 26
A moment in time for Heston ... and me
"I think of my life as a series of moments and I've found that the great moments often don't have too much to them. They're not huge,...
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- Jan 16
Noma, Harry, OTK ... what do they have in common?
"Exposure and attention make a work famous - the more you talk about it, the more attention it gets, the more validity it achieves." ...
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- Jan 14
From peas to plin and a cookbook
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be." Douglas Adams The eternal question -...
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- Jan 11
By the way
"By the way - used to introduce a new subject to be considered or to give further information" Cambridge English Dictionary Yes it's one...
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- Jan 10
A summer afternoon with Elizabeth David
"After all, it is summer. You are on holiday. You are in company of your own choosing. The air is clean. You can smell wild fennel...
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- Dec 29, 2022
Purveyor of necessities or successful entrepreneur?
"one who provides necessities and supplies" Online Etymology Dictionary The book on the left is one I am considering placing in our...
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- Dec 21, 2022
Excess
"You can’t just push the door and walk in; no… here you ring a bell, and wait for the door to be opened and for you to be greeted. It...
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- Dec 10, 2022
Just to show I'm not biased
“Creatively, we approached Christmas with the same care and authenticity as Woollies by leaning into the heart of the brand - family, fun...
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- Dec 9, 2022
Ordinary people - marketing plus
"We know every family has treasured festive recipes with rich stories attached to them. So we went in search of them from all around...
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- Dec 3, 2022
Sides
"Tasty enough on its own, but humble enough to not take away from the main event" OTK Extra Good Things Just to make clear, this is not...
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- Nov 25, 2022
Words from (and about) Keith Floyd
"With Floyd, food on television went Technicolor. It had life. Anything was possible – exotic locations, unscripted howlers, wild...
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- Nov 24, 2022
Cakes with a hole in the middle
"There is no denying that Bundt cakes are all about the look. But no matter if you are soaking yours in syrup, dusting with icing sugar...
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- Nov 2, 2022
Another sad farewell
"The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude." Thornton Wilder Yesterday we received the very sad news that a friend from...
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- Oct 27, 2022
Biscoff for a rainy day
"it is as if the deep flavour of the coffee and unique taste and crunchiness of the Lotus Biscoff biscuit were made for each other." ...
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- Oct 18, 2022
Buy this book - now
"good things come to the table, where good things are food things and food things must absolutely be good." Noor Murad/OTK I know. I've...
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- Oct 16, 2022
What was it all about?
Was it about the wine, the view, the company or the food, maybe even the cookbooks? We had a really good day yesterday, theoretically a...
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- Oct 14, 2022
Still life
"simple, wholesome food standing on a sill or held in air by the hand of a geometer and poet adept at ordering a world of marvels: did he...
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- Oct 5, 2022
Charter pie
"the 'Charter'. Was it sweet or savoury? Was it in fact food at all?" Jane Grigson It begins with this man - Parson Woodforde a Norfolk...
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- Oct 3, 2022
Morello cherries
"où sont les neiges d'antan? (where are the snows of yesteryear?)" François Villon (1431- after 1463) Now what has that quote at the top...
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- Oct 2, 2022
Summertime - More Please
"it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime!" Kenny Chesney Today, just to demonstrate the yin and yang nature of...
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