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Happy New(ish) Year
It’s not really New Year any more but when it was actual New Year it was the school holidays whereas now it’s home schooling and that’s an entirely different kettle of fish (which allows an hour..
I’ll just put the kettle on then…
It’s Lockdown 2.0 and after a few tears on Saturday night, my big girl pants are pulled up and November’s diners have all been offered alternative dates or the option of a refund.
Other than..
Sloe Progress
Thus far Autumn has been absurdly stressful at Gloucester Studio. Firstly, my card reader broke (I prefer not to badmouth people so shan’t say which one it was) and while my lovely diners were..
Gloucester Studio has reopened!
Oh happy days. After months of lockdown then slowly trying to unpick the rules, last Friday night I welcomed six guests to Gloucester Studio (for the time being this is how many people I’m..
Advanced Cookery Course
A couple of weekends ago I ran another Advanced Cookery Class and Eleanor made arguably the most beautiful griddled pie to date. I love seeing the shapes my students go for when making their pies;..
What does bespoke even mean?
Because Gloucester Studio largely opens on an exclusive hire basis, most things are possible. My most outlandish enquiry was probably from the PA to a member of the House of Saud (or so he said). I..
Shortlisted for Restaurant of the Year 2019
Exciting news! Gloucester Studio has been shortlisted for Restaurant of the Year 2019 in the SoGlos Lifestyle Awards. If you’re local to the restaurant you’ll know how significant SoGlos is; I..
Fire-cooked Baked Alaska?
Each Christmas I run an Advent Calendar competition on my Facebook Page where each day I give away a prize such as copies of The Pyromaniac Chef Cook Book or Hygge Huts or tickets to cookery..
Spoon Carving Workshops
Something new for Gloucester Studio started at the weekend when Jane Gray-Wallis ran her first Spoon Carving Workshop with us.
I’ve known Jane for a few years and last October she invited me along..
The week I was there on your TV
Given that it was filmed last summer and I’ve been talking about it for a month, you’d be forgiven for not being super excited at my episode of Hidden Restaurants with Michel Roux Jr finally being..