by Jo | Jan 18, 2021 | A Life of Food
Digging for the Black Diamond It must be a misunderstanding. A classic “Lost in Translation” moment. I thought we had come to hunt for truffles. The Black Diamond. That musty-smelling, expensive fungi, adored by toque-wearing chefs in Michelin restaurants. I... 
by Jo | Dec 23, 2020 | A Life of Food
Why English Sparkling Wine is So Damn Good It is the year 1652, and Christopher Merret – an English Scientist, Physician, Naturalist and Mettalurgist – has just documented how to put the fizz into English Sparkling wine. This is over 30 years before the French... 
by Alex | Sep 9, 2019 | A Life of Food, Blog
Sun, Surf and Street Food in Croyde Do it with passion or not at all. That’s how the saying goes. And shouldn’t it apply to all of us, whatever it is that we do for a living? Sometimes though that passion can be difficult to maintain if you’re in a job... 
by Jo | Oct 24, 2018 | A Life of Food
The San Sebastian Tapas Challenge What is your earliest memory? Mine is a Pie and Mash shop. A proper old fashioned East End one, with tiled walls, communal tables, wooden benches and big plastic bottles of vinegar, with or without chilli. Steam rising from vats of... 
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