Category Archives: Phoney Cooking

Going Undercover Dining in Hoxton

A morning of delight and discovery as I take a route across London on a new-to-me train through smart clean stations – is this really London I ask myself. Get off at Hoxton Station, through the empty barriers and, in less … Continue reading

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Master Chefs aren’t Maitre Chefs

Last year in France I tuned into my first viewing of the French version of Master Chef and, Mon Dieu, what a revelation it was. No faux emotions, no smell of fear, no bull-neck bullying or smart-arse asides to camera (the sneer, the … Continue reading

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