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Cold Brew Coffee Negroni Cocktail Recipe
The Negroni is a classic and one of the most well known gin cocktails about. Featuring equal parts of the bitter Italian aperitif Campari, sweet vermouth and gin, served in a rocks glass, with a big block of ice and a twist of orange. This cold brew coffee negroni recipe, makes a subtle addition of […]
Grapefruit Margarita Cocktail Recipe
I know it’s not much of a summer with the pandemic lockdown, but the sun is still out and there’s no better cocktail to sip on than a margarita. I’ve put a twist on the standard marg, which only usually has lime juice and added a splash of grapefruit juice too. Grapefruit Margarita Recipe 50ml […]
The Curtain Hotel Review – Shoreditch, London
The last few times I’ve been to London, I always seem to be drawn to Shoreditch although I’ve never actually stayed the night there. We were invited to an event with Sainsburys as part of their Taste Maker project recently, which happened to be taking place in Shoreditch. So we thought we would make a […]
Steak, King Prawn, Puy Lentils and Salsa Verde Recipe
Salsa Verde Recipe Ingredients 3 small cornichons chopped 3 anchovy fillets rinsed 1 big bunch of parsley chopped finely (None of those mini bags from the supermarket. Get a bunch from your local market) Leaves from 2 sprigs of mint chopped finely 1 garlic clove grated 1/4 of a banana shallot chopped finely 1/4 roasted […]
Admiral St David New Cocktail Menu Review – Voco St Davids Hotel, Cardiff Bay
I recently got chosen to name a cocktail on the new Admiral St David bar and restaurant at Voco St David’s in Cardiff Bay. I was given the ingredients and had to choose the name on Facebook, with their favourite being selected and being put on the menu. I also got to sample the new […]
Nikka Whisky and Tonka Bean Smoked Salted Caramel Recipe
I wanted to jazz up my usual salted caramel recipe for pancake day and thought there’s no better way than to add some whisky from my favourite Japanese whisky distillery. My brother bought me a new bottle of Nikka from the barrel so I decided to use up what was left in my other bottle, […]
Nobu Hotel Shoreditch Review
Being obsessed with Japan and dreaming of a trip there in the near future, we thought we would have a taste of Japan on home turf for our trip to London last weekend. We decided to book a night at Nobu Hotel in Shoreditch. If you’re not familiar with Nobu, they started life as a […]
Halen Mon Salt launch of book, gin and Tide restaurant
We recently got an invite to Wales most famous salt brand Halen Mon for the launch of not one but three new ventures at the Coastal HQ along Anglesey’s treasured Menai Straights. Normally I would have questioned a 10 hour round trip for a launch event but this was no normal launch party. Having used […]
Tepache Recipe – Mexican Pineapple Beer
Tepache is a Mexican beverage made from fermented pineapple juice. You cut a pineapple, rind and all, as this is where the natural yeasts hide that kicks of the fermentation and add mix it with brown sugar and your choice of spices. The usual suspects are cinnamon, cloves and ginger but you can add whatever […]