We’ve just found out about Veatable bars, we’ve never come across anything like them before. They’re chewy, baked savoury bars made with diced and roasted vegetables. Now when those mid-morning munchies kick in don’t reach for your usual sweet fix, here’s a savoury alternative to tide you over until lunch. And when the kids want […]
The perfect chutney for the New Year
It’s New Year. After the excesses of Christmas, and considering the current economic climate, it’s more than ever a time for a bit of belt-tightening. Here are some chutneys that might help with that, literally – Chilli Chutney Man’s Perfect Sweet Chutney range. Chilli Chutney Man has a bit of a reputation when it comes […]
Algerian Coffee Stores, London (Soho)
Wake up and smell the Maragogype Elephant Beans The Italian and I stood for quite some time with our noses pressed to the window peering in at all the different samples of coffee beans and tea leaves displayed in little bowls. We marvelled at their weird and wonderful names, Guatemala Huehuetenango, Maragogype Elephant Beans and […]
Fresh fish fetish
Steve Hatt, Islington Peter writes: My mum says when I was a toddler she used to have to make a detour so that we didn’t pass the fish shop, the sight of all those lovely fish laid out on the slab would have me bawling my eyes out. By the time I was fifteen or […]
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