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Dreams are made of this – A lobster thermidor

There are moments in my life when I couldn’t be happier. Many of them. An endless beach, with crab hunting and kisses in the wind. An unplanned slumber party, with a bed sheet fort and a torch. A note found rolled under my bed, with ink smears. A sneak at my feet, with a flying [...]


Categories: london, mains, my daily life, the capital hotel, words

L’espace d’un moment – A party

One prune tart please!, calls the voice through the interphone. Run to the downstairs kitchen. Tell Elliot – the pastry commis – to put a prune tart into the oven. Grab a large rectangle plate. Pipe a thin line of wine reduction. Drain a prune marinated in spiced wine. Place it on the plate. Take [...]


Categories: entrées, ice creams and other iced delights, london, mains, my daily life, stone fruits, tartes and pies, the capital hotel, winter