Brixton is not where I expected to find the best pizza I’ve had in recent memory. Jerk chicken, yes. Callaloo,yes. But pizza- no. Brixton’s central market has an effervescent Afro Carribean atmosphere. There are plenty of pig feet to ponder in the butchers and there’s scads of cheap cleaning products and commercial size stew pots […]
Archive for March, 2011
Some days I just wish I was in Thailand. Outside my window it’s sunny with a promise of better days to come. It’s been a while. I need some sticky heat and a solid dose of sunshine. I want blue water and spicy food. Thailand was the first place The Hungry One and I went […]
I think this is a breakfast that needs to be re branded. It needs a focus group. It needs some SMART objectives. It needs some brainstorming, with butcher’s paper and pens that will stain the sides of your index finger. In the wake of that, it might need someone to develop a proper style guide […]
This is a dish that was taught to me by a baby. Her name was Ainsley. Back when I was doing my masters, I was a nanny during the day. Ainsley was one of the sweetest things around. She was Snow White in size 00 pants. She was an excellent companion for coffee, and at […]
To start with, it’s all about the button. There you are, sitting in a gilded leather booth that’s so ornate that you feel it might be time to stand up, push your serving of ‘Bobcorn’ away and get back to investigating a suspected felony on this luxurious train charging across Europe. ‘Bobcorn’ Except you can’t, […]