I’ve been wanting to attend the Oxford Food Symposium for the last decade, since several symposiasts came to my supper club just prior to the 2009 conference. The idea of several days in an Oxford university student digs, learning about food history, anthropology, politics, nutrition and general geekery feels like a heaven-sent opportunity. The only…
The Picota cherry comes from the Jerté valley, in Extremadura, Spain after being introduced by Arab farmers in the 14th century. Earlier this year I went to visit the valley in a cloud of snowy ...
As the author of the weekly Guardian column 'How to make the perfect...' Felicity Cloake, at a mere 36 years old, is fast reaching national treasure status. Fair-skinned with laughing eyes, originally ...
I'm usually more of a beach person in the summer. But having visited the Dolomites in southern Italy only a couple of weeks ago, I was keen to visit the northern end of the range up up towards the ...
I follow the A5 north from Staples Corner in London to reach the Shropshire Union Canal, a watery spinal cord up the centre of England from Birmingham to the Staffordshire potteries. From there I rent ...
The streets smell of marzipan and sewage. The men have names like Fortunata and Pompeo. The old ladies wear cotton aprons and stare out of doorways. They all look like my nan. Nobody has a spin dryer. ...
Basilicata, formerly known as Lucania, persists as one of the lesser known Italian regions. For the visitor, this is an advantage: it's cheaper, there are less tourists, the people are friendlier. You ...
Popped up to Paisley in Scotland for the food and drink festival which now features a vegan section. Paisley is famous for the 'paisley' pattern, a decorative woven teardrop, known in Persian as a ...
Last winter, I met farmer David Turton of the Wasabi Company just outside of Winchester. This area has been famous for watercress - which has similar growing requirements to Japanese horseradish, ...
MsMarmiteLover aka Kerstin Rodgers.
Chef, photographer, author, journalist, blogger. Pioneer of the supperclub movement.
This is my food and travel blog, with recipes, reviews and travel stories. I also stray into politics, feminism, gardening.