Food

From ground to plate – the story of a summer truffle

Somewhere in a wood, its exact location shrouded in secrecy, ‘black diamonds’, ‘culinary gold’ ‘fairy apple’ ‘black queen’ ‘gem of poor lands’ ‘fragrant nugget’ and the ‘black pearl’ are found.  Their Latin name is ‘Tuber aestivum’ but we know them as truffles, and it’s here in South…

Biscuiteers: Boutique & Icing Cafe

Biscuiteers: Boutique & Icing Cafe

I’m a big fan of the work of The Biscuiteers – a company who has revolutionised the way we send best wishes all over the world.  Not just, as the name suggests, posting out sugary biscuit treats, they also bake cakes and pipe messages on…