I know, I know; I can't look at another roast dinner either, but before all the New Year New You stuff starts I thought I'd get this post out the way. The Black Lion is a promising looking pub in the middle of West Hampstead, and on a freezing cold day in that awkward time between Christmas and New Year was exactly what we were after. Cosy, welcoming and an encouraging menu even for a Sunday, plus there were kiddiwinks everywhere so it got the baby friendly thumbs up (unlike

Sprouts. Love them or hate them, the little green cabbages are an integral part of Christmas lunch and I want to fancy them up a bit. We all know the tricks of having some festive chestnuts roasted in with them, or given a bit of body with some lovely fatty pancetta, but I had a think about some more unusual and dare I say it - cooler - combinations to help your Brussels sprouts steal the limelight this year. It goes without saying but do not overcook your sprouts or they wil

What's on the menu for Christmas Day breakfast this year? Croissants? Smoked salmon? Harveys Bristol Cream?! So far, so standard. This year how about jumping on the 'nduja bandwagon and spreading its spicy, porky goodness over some toast to have with richly scrambled eggs and roasted tomatoes... 'Nduja is taking the capital by storm. I wrote about it a bit on my travels to Rimini, and it is fair to say now that it is becoming pretty widespread on menus around town and has def

I've been quiet lately because as I mentioned, I've been off enjoying myself in Italy - probably the best place in the world - and whilst there I ate some particularly great food that I thought I would share with you briefly. I was lucky enough to visit two of the foodie hotspots of the country; firstly the lovely countryside of Urbania, which is next to Acqualagna - the official home of the truffle - and then onto some beachy fun in Rimini (part of the region Emilia Romagna