Yesterday I talked about the afternoon tea party organised by Genius. Today I want to tell you about the remarkable contribution to this tea party made by Claridge’s: the French pastries. Claridge’s expert staff had created some very sophisticated cakes for this tea party: beautiful raspberry and rosewater macaroons: girlie pink, packed with raspberries and [...]
How hard would you find it to have afternoon tea at Claridges in the company of other gluten free bloggers, journalists and companies supporting coeliacs? (For any of you not from the UK: Claridges is an extremely upmarket smart hotel in Mayfair). I’m guessing: not hard at all! I certainly wasn’t going to decline the [...]
February 16, 2010 – 9:15 am
Visiting London, and wondering where to eat safely? You might find Caz’ blog very useful. It’s called the Gluten Free Foodie, and documents places (mostly) in London where Caz has eaten. There’s a coeliac-friendly scorecard below each post. I haven’t found one that scores 10/10 yet, though it looks as though Gordon Ramsey did pretty [...]
January 21, 2010 – 12:11 am
A couple of weeks ago we travelled down to Bath, for a family party. The party was great, but I wanted to give credit to a couple of establishments who did a great job for us. 1. Cumberwell Park Golf Club This is where the party was held: about 100 people for a black tie [...]
November 5, 2009 – 9:39 am
Remember the half-term holidays? I know, only last week, but already it seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it… Did you enjoy it? We drove south, and spent a few days visiting relatives – which was lovely – but then had a hideous journey home. All motorways were blocked. Eventually, we headed cross-country only [...]
