Archives for the ‘Food events’ Category

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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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 [...]



Good design at the School of Life

By rkhooks • Jun 28th, 2009 • Category: Biscuits, Food events, Going out, Other, culinary events, london, snack

500 biscuits to make for The School of life Sunday sermon on Good Design held by Alice Rawsthorn, Design critic for the International Herald Tribune . They weren’t just any old biscuits which had everyone at the Conway Hall, London on the 28th June 2009 munching.

Specially designed “digestives” or better “designtives” were mixed, kneaded, rolled [...]