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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 [...]



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 [...]



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 [...]



Mash up II at the Loft

By rkhooks • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Cake, Dessert, Drinks, Fish, Food, Food events, Going out, Music, Salad, Savoury, Sweets, culinary events, london

On Wednesday 24th June 2009 I took over the Loft for another mouth-watering mash up. For the 5 course dinner I concocted a menu inspired by all things delicious in the garden.
T. Baas created a luscious table with his green garden illustrations and Jay-P accompanied the dinner with some toothsome tunes.
If you are on [...]