I’m beginning to feel like I’ve been hypnotised by them – because every time I taste a new tea from their catelogue it’s a trial not to rhapsodise. Their tasting notes seem fanciful, but Mi Lan Dan Cong really does taste of lychees, Bai Lin Gong Fu really does have a caramel after taste, and Dragon Well [...]
Archive | food RSS feed for this section
Tea – mmmm
A cup of Bai Lin Gong Fu (that’s red tea to me and you) from the consistently excellent Canton Tea Co.
Why I love The Guardian…
reason #73: Because any newspaper website that gives over time and space to a Jelly Clinic deserves to be treasured!
Tea-d Up
Bank Hol started with 2 delicious cups of Alishan Oolong from the Canton Tea Company. For more tea pornography, visit their site, their apposite descriptions will make your mouth water!
Well Bread
Opposite the Snow Hill Metro exit – a fabulous boutique bread shop, featuring a host of wholesome loaves. My current favourite is the Rosemary and Sultana loaf, which loves to be paired with a nice creamy Feta.
lettuce play
My friend James, who is very good at making something tasty out of the most unpromising of ingredients, sent me this as a refreshing amuse bouche 1 orange pepper couple of sticks of celery fresh ginger green chilli fresh coriander Chop it all finely and then add a dressing of lemon juice, olive oil and [...]
Fougasse – sortof
Having been forced to watch a dvd of breadmaking on Christmas Day, I’ve made a first attempt at putting my learning into action. The dough really does come alive, and the results taste good. The look however, I feel is hampered by the fact that in lacking a dough scraper, I opted to cut the [...]
