Roger Hickman’s Last night I was invited to Roger Hickman’s upstairs Private Dining rooms for a tasty opening. We enjoyed flowing Champagne and delectable canapes. Salt cod croquettes, truffle tartlets, spiced mini bhajis, smoked salmon and a couple of little taster bowls of scrumptious cauliflower brulee and the other of cured mackerel with a smooth …
‘The story of The Feed’F Who’s heard of the FEED ? I’ve seen them out there catering for this and that, I’ve always liked their food. Until 6 months or so ago they were on the market making yummy Rubin’s and the like with a free bag of kettle crisps, all served in scrumptious ciabattas. Along …
There I was at Porkstock (only the best Norfolk foodie event of the year) watching a cookery demonstration when an auction popped up – On offer was a milking day at Old Hall Farm in Woodton, Near Bungay. I was in it to win it. So, I bid, won and booked – today my hubby …
Jack Soup-er-Hero I love writing nearly as much as the foodie thing and one day I hope to replace everything with writing (apart from sleeping and eating) – – It started way back when my mum encouraged me to write a diary, every Christmas she would buy me one, I’d then fill it with feelings, …
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Norwich Restaurant Week is NOW – – until Friday 9th November 2018 That’s one delicious weekend and 2 mid weeks for a choice of 2 or 3 courses at lunch or dinner at a selection of 86 restaurants in Norwich and Norfolk beyond. Certain days may be excluded in certain restaurants but it’s always a great …
Maybe I’m old school or maybe it’s because I just about remember the insurgence & demise of Cordon Bleu cookery, then a decade later the Modern British minimalist style arising in London, now we have the tweezer generation. I love food – – I’m not a greedy pig (ish!), I’m not into eating until …
This year I’ve had or booked in are 60 cookery courses, last year it was 48, the year before 39 – so its fair to say it’s getting busier every year. I’ve been teaching cookery for over 15 years now, first working for Adult Education & Family learning where I got my qualifications in teaching …
It’s incredible what CHEESE we have in this fine county. As I wrote this list, even though I’ve tasted the majority of them and nearly always buy local cheeses for my cheeseboards and cheese fueled recipes, It had escaped my mind what an amazing selection of gorgeous cheeses we make. (I say we!) Cream cheese, …
When I heard the Ivy was coming to Norwich, I was overjoyed – I’m all for BIG-ing up Norwich but to have a company like The Ivy choose us that’s gotta mean something, right! We’ve already got the biggest Jamie’s in the UK & the biggest open-air market & we’ve got the best produce known …
Way back before Percy Pigs, Five Guys & The Great British Bake off – I decided to go in to catering. Yes, admittedly I wasn’t doing that great at school, dyslexia inhibited me to get straight A’s but I had an amazingly practical brain and an entrepreneurial spirit. I thought if I studied catering I …