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I know, today is the day to write about pancakes. It is Pancake Day after all. In Italy, however, we have different traditions and today we celebrate Mardi Gras, the last day of the Carnival. We celebrate Carnival with street parades and masquerade parties,...

With the new year, I have taken up a new routine of baking a loaf of milk bread every week. It all started on Christmas day, when I used The Little Loaf recipe to make a loaf to serve during lunch. I have made bread many times before, but I never found...

Last Saturday I finally paid a visit to Netil Market in Hackney. I had been wanting to go for at least a year, but the excuse to make the trip across town finally came when Terrone Coffee opened up an espresso bar there last month. Established by Edy...

Growing older, I discovered that the best way to celebrate my birthday is to get away and spend a few days in a different place. I generally worry too much and birthdays have always been a source of stress, as they require so many decisions: how to celebrate,...

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day here in London, the perfect weather for a photo-walk with Charlotte, Sam and Hannah. We met for brunch at Ozone Coffee, to fuel up with caffeine and food. I had filter coffee, Honduras El Cedral 2012 COE, and Buttermilk...

This year I started my birthday celebrations a few days early with breakfast at Duck & Waffle. Located at the top of the Heron Tower in Bishopsgate (a few minutes walk from Liverpool Street Station), Duck & Waffle is a cocktail bar and restaurant, serving...

Do you have a favourite cake? The one you can't say no to, the one you would always pick from a menu, the one you would choose as your birthday cake. For me it's a Carrot Cake. I love the combination of a moist and not overly sweet sponge with the sugary...

Last year I took part to the Lavazza Coffee Set Match bloggers competition and, thanks to my coffee-based recipes, I won the first prize: tickets to Wimbledon and a trip to Turin! I had never been to Turin, so I was very excited about finally visiting...

Walk around Maltby Street Market on a Saturday morning and you will likely bump into half of London's food bloggers. Edgier, smaller and lesser known than nearby Borough Market, Maltby Street offers high quality food groceries as well as many places to...

Have you ever heard of Lomography? It's a photographic movement that advocates a creative and experimental type of photography using film cameras. It has a website and several stores around the world, where you can purchase cameras, films, accessories...