The other day while scrolling on social media, I saw a post from a woman looking to connect with people who have moved to France. She enthusiastically said she is moving to France because she “just loves everything about it!” And that one simple phrase let me know she’s not ready to move to France. ... Read More about Why saying you “love everything about France” means you’re not ready to move The post Why saying you “love everything about France” means you’re not ready to m...| Oui In France
It goes without saying, but I’ll write it anyway – France is famous for it’s food. So, what could be on the agenda for a real foodie with 24 hours in Toulouse in the south of France? Out of France’s five major cities – which also include Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseilles – Toulouse is […]| From France, With Love
It didn’t take me long to realise working as a restaurant chef wasn’t for me. I would return home gone midnight and attempt to sleep before the agonising wake up for the following morning’s shift, ears buzzing with adrenaline, and this was enough to make me jump ship. So, I left bistros to become a […]| From France, With Love
As a Brit, it’s not often that I get to feel smugly proud of my country’s culinary prowess but, what d’ya know, it’s finally happened. Can you believe it, nowhere other than France – that pinnacle of worldwide cuisine – is holding their hands up in surrender and declaring the British banoffee pie as one […]| Nigella Eats Everything
It all starts with a greasy massage in garlic butter. When I say “it”, I’m not referring to what I get up to on a Friday night, I mean a French roast chicken. French roast chicken is much the same as other countries’ claims on roast chicken, but for some reason, there is something alluring […]| Nigella Eats Everything
Happy New Year my dear reader! Or should I say, happy second week of January! The start of 2024 has already sprinted by, whipping my hair in the slipstream. Picture me lying face down on the floor in response. #newyearnewme started with toad in the hole, a pending deadline, and frenzied window cleaning – after […]| Nigella Eats Everything
In January, it goes with the territory that I feel squishy and rotund and like I’d melt in greasy ripples if someone threw me into a frying pan. This hasn’t slowed my eating debauchery however. That is, until I rustled up a winter vegan minestrone soup, a green, fresh one, full of spinach and leeks […]| Nigella Eats Everything