Spring salad made from first radishes from La petite cuisine à Paris’ window boxes.

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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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Many thanks to the school of life for the photos.

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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.

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Pictures are taken by Kang Leong from Londoneater.com.

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Ouf! Finally, holiday time has come round for me (I’m fashionable late, not like the rest of the Parisians who have escaped the city like rats fleeing a sinking boat). I’ve headed home to the UK to soak up some English sunshine (only kidding!), more like to eat some good home cooked food (Sunday roast, malay curry, full breakfast….) and then I’m off to the Austrian mountains to yodel with Heidi and the ‘Milka’ cows… not quite, but you get the idea.

So I’m going to ‘love ya & leave ya’ for a couple of weeks with this refreshing little number. This salad has all the Summer sunshine components. Juicy sweet watermelon, salty creamy feta and tangy jewel like black olives…..mmmmmm yum yum yum. On top of that this must be one of the healthiest recipes I have done in a long while. So tuck in!!!

I’ll be back in full swing with lots of yummy little tit bits for you. A la rentrée (transl. until September) as the Frenchies say!

Summer salad: Watermelon & feta salad

1 kg watermelon, peeled & deseeded
1 bunch of parsley (if you don’t like parsley, leave it out), washed
200g feta cheese
150g black olives, preferably pitted
pepper

Make sure the watermelon is well chilled before serving (makes the salad more refreshing). Chop the watermelon into large cubes. Add to the bowl with the olives and chopped or torn parsley. Mix gently. Crumble the feta cheese on top and finish with some freshly ground pepper.

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Thursday night my friend was playing some old show tunes on the piano at Hôtel Sers, so I went along to lend some moral support with a few friends. While sipping a very delicious apple martini (definitely shaken not stirred with a small slither of lemon peel) I asked them ‘If you were a type of food/dish, what would you be?’. Now unlike asking ‘What’s your favourite meal?’ this one isn’t as easy to answer. I’m no psychologist (although I’m a not bad amateur one) I find that it usually reveals the person’s culture, their background and their perception of themselves. The very famous Jean Brillat-Savarin once said ‘Tell me what you eat, and I shall tell you what you are”. Nobody said ‘Baked beans on toast’ (no English bachelor present )

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