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Mar 2013

Chart Farm Venison

Chart Farm Venison

A friend of mine at work suggested that I pay a visit to Chart Farm in Sevenoaks, Kent. Their venison, he assured me, was second to none and reasonably priced. He spoke in awe of steaks sublime in taste and so thick one could easily be shared between two people. I was in the area Read More…

13
Mar 2013

Dans Le Noir

Dans Le Noir

As a child I was scared of the dark, a fear that remains with me today, albeit to a lesser degree. So it was with some trepidation that I went for dinner recently at Dans Le Noir, a restaurant whose modus operandi is to offer its diners the experience of eating in complete darkness. The Read More…

12
Mar 2013

Choc o’clock

Choc o’clock

One of my former desk neighbours was a chocolate-lover. At 3 o’clock every afternoon, I would announce “It’s choc o’clock!” and then head to the vending machine to secure a variety of chocolate treats for him, myself, and any other interested parties. Back then I saw it as a guilty pleasure; a naughty-but-nice indulgence to Read More…

16
Jan 2013

Itsu crispy seaweed thins

Itsu crispy seaweed thins

I’m not a fan of nutrition-by-numbers, the belief that if something is “good for you” then it gains automatic entry to your diet. Food has to taste good for me to eat it, although I won’t deny that food which tastes good and packs a nutritional punch will always take precedence over flavourful but less Read More…

14
Nov 2012

‘Plane’ crazy

‘Plane’ crazy

It is well-documented that in-flight cuisine is generally not as optimal as it could be, and this fact was brought home to me over the summer on a flight I took with my family. On the way out at Heathrow Terminal 5 we had a quick breakfast, which was just as well because the breakfast Read More…

13
Nov 2012

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard

We’ve all been there. We know what to do, yet we don’t do it. In their New York Times bestseller book, brothers Chip and Dan Heath divulge the tips and tricks that can help us blast through our walls of inertia and into positive action. The authors believe that the inertia is the result of a Read More…

13
Nov 2012

Curried Meatballs

Curried Meatballs

Curried meatballs are a firm favourite in our house, and we usually make them once every two weeks or so. This recipe comes courtesy of Sarah Fragoso’s excellent book, Everyday Paleo. I love them on a bed of spinach or fibrous vegetables such as broccoli or brussels sprouts. As well as her book, check out Read More…

13
Nov 2012

Start where you stand

Start where you stand

Berton Braley’s Start Where You Stand is one of my favourite poems, and it’s a fitting choice for my inaugural blogpost because it reminds us to launch ourselves into whatever we want to achieve, no matter where we are on the road to our destination. It encourages us to free ourselves from the chains of Read More…