Visiting stylish restaurants is a constant source of interiors inspiration and a way of keeping your eye on the latest trends as often the very cream of design experts are called in to help create a unique feel for new eateries. Whilst working our way around design venues at Clerkenwell Design Week, we called into... Continue Reading →
Friday Night Foodie Dates – Clucking Hell & Let’s Have A Meating
No better way to round off a busy week than have someone else cook for you and for the last two weeks, Friday night has been spent enjoying Supper Club events at the Drunken Butcher's house being fed to the brim in his own inimitable style. For both Let's Have A Meating and Clucking Hell,... Continue Reading →
How to make Polpo’s Broad Bean Bruschetta
This is a beautiful, summery dish which we ate at Polpo last week, raved about, then lo & behold was featured in the Times magazine on Sunday - perfect timing! I thought I'd share it not only because it's so invigorating to look at, but also because it's delicious and a lovely thing to make... Continue Reading →
A Foodie Summer Banquet at Withy Baths
So excited to be blogging this event, our first foodie type pop up at Withington Baths, which many of you will know has been a community campaign close to my heart since January 2013. Many local people will be a bit surprised that there can even be such an event at a building which has... Continue Reading →
Blog Reader Advice: Ikea Ringhult kitchen & worktop advice
I get lots of enquiries for advice through the blog and here's one about worktops and the new Ikea Metod kitchen range: Hi Moregeous - about to order and fit a new Ikea kitchen in a new kitchen diner but have heard that its better to source worktops elsewhere. I see that you're based in... Continue Reading →
Interior I-Spy: Polpo, Clerkenwell
Down in Clerkenwell last week for Design Week '14, we tried out a few of the local eateries which had been on my radar from a food and also design perspective. I enjoyed expert restauranteur Russell Norman in BBC2's recent The Restaurant Man series and hadn't yet nibbled at his empire, so it seemed like the... Continue Reading →
Five Bank Holiday Mini-Upcycling Projects
Any home type tips for the Bank Holiday, HuffPost UK & Homesense have asked me as part of our ongoing collaboration? Sit in the garden on a roasting hot May Day, with home prepared deliciousness grilling on coals and sipping a glass of something cold? Ha! Chances are in the UK, the sky will cloud... Continue Reading →