UK I love cake. I know you love cake too. But why do we love cake so much?I have a theory. Smells and flavours work together and have an enormous power. They allow us to travel in time, but always to the past. When we eat a slice of cake, we travel directly to our first memories. Our childhood memories. When I eat a
UK Dear Cooknst friends, We are excited to invite you to the Carnival Extravaganza, the first event of the Mixed Sessions, a series of gastronomical and cultural combinations presented by Cooknst. These thematic experiences beautifully located at The Baldwin Gallery, in Blackheath, South London, will take place every two months throughout the year showcasing international culture alongside artistic performances, special dishes and treats. The kick off is this 25th February, 7pm. And it highlights the vibrating atmosphere of the Brazilian Carnival. We will put together traditional food, amazing music and hosts, a bit of glamour and a contemporary touch. Samba, cachaça, moqueca, glitter, fun, good energy, creative people and interesting art. What more can you want for an elegant Carnival night? Now it’s time to prepare yourself. Grab your ticket here, choose your
UK It all started when I opened my restaurant in 2015. Portugal has a vast variety on local products. You can find the best wine at your own region, great bread in the next door small bakery and wonderful cheese at a county farmer. For my tapas restaurant in Leiria, Portugal, I wanted something different,
UK I will never forget the day I walked into The Baldwin Gallery to get a feel of what was going to be my next adventure in the kitchen. I felt astonished, overwhelmed by the beautiful architecture of this Victorian house. It was a big source of stories, real or from one’s imagination, breathing history. But there
Malaga Ready to travel the following day, buy food to cook seems to me waste a precious time. That’s why I’ve done a search through the kitchen and found six potatoes, some tomatoes, mushrooms, half pepper, sausage and two eggs. In my mind an idea to prepare a tortilla, but I was lazy to slice
UK When the world is crazy and messy and we don’t know what to expect there is a place where we always feel safe. And that is home. No matter if you are not quite sure about where home is located anymore – this is getting more and more difficult for a bunch of people
UK I’m Kasey Clarke, and I started Kupkase & Co back in 2013, and I create beautiful, great-tasting cakes for large events and special occasions. I first started baking as a little kid as something to do at home. Jam tarts, scones, cookies & fairy cakes. But then I got distracted by other pastimes like
UK Camping less than an hour’s drive from home might not seem like the most exotic of getaways, but the holiday had all the components of a great trip – good food, good friends, and the rarest of British summertime occurrences, sunshine! It came at a good time – we were all in need of
Ireland Every good moment deserves to be shared. The recipe as following to the letter is adapted, replacing the hamburger bread to a brioche instead. Last year has been full of tasty memories, from the canjica – a brazilian sweet dish made with white maize, coconut milk and cinnamon -, to a mouth watering barbecue
UK The other day I told my grandmother that I had asked my mother the recipe of her sun-dried tomatoes. I thought I was making her proud, bringing back that sweet part of our story. Little I knew… When I was a kid and along my teenage years sun-dried tomatoes were THE THING at my
