Last year’s advent calendar was such a huge success that there was no chance I wouldn’t be repeating it. Every day from now until Christmas Eve I’ll be announcing a new prize on my Facebook Page.

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The weather is colder, Gloucester Studio has reopened for another year of cosy fireside meals and my week in Greece is a fast fading memory. I spent the first week of September in Athens and had a..

On Saturday, we celebrated my husband’s Birthday at our now annual start of summer party. After a week of concerning (in a first world problems sense) weather reports it turned out to be a glorious..

Half-term started out pretty grim due to our youngest being unwell and the weather being rather wet. Much as I like to say there’s no such thing as bad weather (only inappropriate clothing), when..

On Saturday my friend Trev came to Gloucester with his new wife. I was really ill and missed their wedding in December so was really excited to meet her. Turns out Alice is as much a foodie as him..

There’s always a challenge when the weather is glorious and I have a booking in the restaurant. Walking into Gloucester Studio and being greeted by a crackling fire is an important part of any..

Yesterday I ran my first Advanced Fire Cooking course and my students and I were blessed with beautiful weather. After a quick tour of the restaurant and fire kitchen we headed inside to put the..

“Is it too late to wish you a very happy New Year” began an email yesterday. Possibly, but who really keeps track of these things?

My main New Year’s Resolution was to get my newsletter out and..

I’ve had so much fun already this advent as I give away loads of treats on my Facebook page (with tomorrow being a particularly great treat. Do we hear rumours of champagne?

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In this month’s edition of Crumbs they “Feel the burn!” as they get “All fired up with the Pyromaniac Chef.” There’s a five page story which answers everything you could possibly want to know about..