Archives for the ‘Dessert’ Category

Cornes de gazelle

By rkhooks • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Dessert, Going out, Sweets, Workshops, culinary events

It was role reversal for me on my first visit to Marrakesh (it was also my first visit to North Africa) where I attended some cookery classes. Normally I’m the one teaching.
The cookery class took place at a Riad in the Medina which was almost impossible to find. An hour and half late and after [...]



Edible Immigration Tales

By rkhooks • Apr 1st, 2010 • Category: Biscuits, Bread, Dessert, Drinks, Food, Food events, Going out, Lately Khooked, Other, Savoury, culinary events

Once upon a time there were two Brit girls who met in Paris over muffin making at an adorable cookbook store. They soon found out that they had many things in common: a pâtisserie diplome from Le Cordon Bleu, the love for food and lots of fun.
They had many adventures in Paris and beyond. But [...]



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 [...]



Rising to the occasion: chocolate & banana soufflé

By rkhooks • Sep 14th, 2009 • Category: Chocolate, Dessert, Food events, london

I finally bit the bullet and decided to try and photograph a soufflé. Already not an easy thing to make, let alone simple to photograph. Basically it involves setting everything up perfectly ( I did a few shots before hand with a dummy soufflé), making more than one example and shooting SUPER quick.
Making a soufflé [...]



Le dernier diner de Kennedy at le Chacha, Paris

By rkhooks • Jul 13th, 2009 • Category: Cake, Dessert, Drinks, Food, Food events, Going out, Music, Paris, Sweets, Workshops, culinary events

Off with the chef whites, on with the fake eye lashes, kitten heels and my 1950s outfit. Chef Khoo no longer it was Miss Khoo who took over the Chacha in Paris for the tastiest event in town.
Monday, the 13th July 2009 I created a 3 course dinner and a Kennedy cocktail to tantalize the [...]