Eat, Play & Stay: My guide to returning to Los Angeles, California

In my late twenties, I visited Los Angeles, California for the very first time. It swept me off my feet and, to date, has been one of my longest running travel love affairs. While, this past year has seen us all put travel on hold, I’ve spent a great deal of it planning and scheming for future adventures. Part of…
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The Must Eat Restaurant in Beaufort, South Carolina: Blacksheep

I’ve written about food now for over a decade. I’ve broken bread at just over three dozen restaurants awarded one, two or three Michelin Stars. I’ve interviewed endless chefs, I’ve eaten ridiculous burgers that cost over £100,  I’ve sat for dinners that had more courses than there are hours in the day and the list goes on and on. In…
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Southern Comfort Food: The easiest pulled pork recipe

One of my oldest memories of growing up in the south was our annual BBQ buy at the high school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Each year the school would hold a fundraiser where you could come and collect pulled pork BBQ straight from the cooker. People would wait in line for hours and eventually they had to put a cap…
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A romantic night in: Chateau-X, The Ultimate Chateaubriand Experience

When I look back on 2020 I can tell you now the one thing that will stick out above all else will be the rollercoaster of emotions. Second will be… “my God, I ate sooo much!” At the start of the first lockdown, Steve and I joked constantly that we were living like teenagers whose parents had gone away for…
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The Blondie Brownie recipe from THAT picture!

This morning I shared a picture of my own version of the Great British Bakeoff out here in the country. I like to think my brownies would have been a Mary Berry success story, but it seems most people skimmed right over the brownies and wanted to know all about the blondies! I grew up with this recipe, so it…
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