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Behind the scenes of Edible immigration tales

By rkhooks • Mar 27th, 2010 • Category: Bread, Dessert, Drinks, Fish, Food, Food blogs, Food events, Going out, Other, Savoury

The journey began with a Eurostar train from Paris to London followed by a 12 hour flight from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur where I had to strip off all my winter layers (tights, jumpers, jacket, scarf, gloves, woolly socks…) as Malaysian heat is like being in an enormous Sauna. Enough time [...]



The one thing I had to eat

By rkhooks • Mar 26th, 2010 • Category: Food, Going out, Savoury

I had 24 hours in Kuala Lumpur before flying on to Sydney for the Edible immigration tales (more to come soon). And there was only thing on my mind in terms of eating when my cousins asked me what I fancied for makan (Malay to eat – over there you don’t ask people how they [...]



Tearing down the wall in Berlin

By rkhooks • Nov 7th, 2009 • Category: Biscuits, Bread, Cake, Drinks, Food, Food events, Going out, Music, Other, Savoury, culinary events, snack

There were no sausages on this menu which explored the East/West divide in Germany. Fellow foodie Caroline Hobkinson and I got cooking in her amazing Berlin kitchen. Dishing up two different menus (one East, one West). Each representing their relevant culinary history. Guests on arrival were assigned their sides for the nights. They bartered, they [...]



Pie Party at La Cocotte

By rkhooks • Oct 6th, 2009 • Category: Food events, Going out, La Cocotte, Paris, Sweets, Tart, Workshops

On the 6th October 2009 a Pie Party was circled on my social calender. I headed down to La Cocotte to show everyone how to make them. Lemon meringue, Banoffee, Apple & Cheddar and Pumpkin pie, plus a delicious pie crust were head lining the event. Recipes were all easy as pie
Special thanks [...]



A voyage of epicuriosity at the school of life

By rkhooks • Sep 26th, 2009 • Category: Food events, Going out, Salad, Savoury, Workshops, london, snack

On Saturday 26th September 2009 it was off to the School of life in London where I conducted some taste experiments and cocktail & a canapé workshop as part of the Voyage of Epicuriosity holiday.

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