Food, stories and experiences, season by season
Let me tell you about one of the saddest days of my life. It was the day I learned to shun the potato. You see, everyone has a food that they depend on, a food that they love above all others. Mine was the humble spud. Baked, mashed, roasted, stuffed: they had ensconced my heart deep within [...]
I could not live for a year in Cornwall without telling you about the pasty. And before you start getting too excited – let’s just get something clear before I begin. A pasty (pronounced pass-tee) is a little meat filled turnover indigenous to the British Isles: specifically the West Country of England including the counties [...]
I like the summer days that begin and end with a sweater. Days when I wake to air blowing in through the open window that makes me shiver and pull the covers round me a little tighter. That end with cool breezes and damp night air that settle around you like a fog. When the [...]
