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..