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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
Most week's are busy, but this week has been a real treat. Absolutely wired to have been featured in The Independent on Thursday, in a piece highlighting the UKFBA stall at Covent Garden's Real Food Market. Food is for sharing and it was a pleasure to serve up my breads and cakes to the Covent Garden crowd. Hopefully the discerning readers of The Independent will enjoy exploring More Tea, Vicar? as much as I enjoy sharing my gastronomic thoughts. As if the week couldn't get any better, on Friday the ping of my afternoon email brought some thrilling news from Nom Nom Nom. Ginger Gourmand and I were selected as one of the eight finalist teams for the food blogger's equivalent to Masterchef. The live cook off final will see us take on some pretty hot competition on 12 th July 2009 at The Cookery School . I'm so psyched and have total confidence in our seasonal summer menu. Better get practicing. So at the end of a week filled with good news, a treat... For those of you who are easily scared, avert your eyes... now... a Jack the Ripper London Walk . An hour and a half walking around the East end of London being told the gruesome story of Jack and his victims. It was very interesting and a little tiring. Dinner was at Argentinian, Santa Maria del Sur. Make sure to check out the review. Saturday's adventures were at Tapas Fantasticas tucked away in Brick Lane Yard. The heat was certainly pounding down hard as we trekked around in flip flops. It didn't rock my world but the Salt Cod and the Chorizo Bun from Brindisa were ace. And to go with that a nice chilled, crisp white from Paternina, Banda Doradu Cosecha 2007. Sunday saw an Ottolenghi inspired lunch: Roast Chicken with Spiced Plum, Rhubarb and Ginger Relish and a potato salad, followed by White Chocolate and Raspberry Tartlets and Fruit Tartlets (because one dessert is never enough!)  
I had the privilege of watching The End of the Line on Sunday night at the Prince Charles Cinema, followed by a Q&A with the producer and director. This is a really inspiring film. The thought of heading towards a wipe out of fish stocks by 2048 is vile. This brilliantly constructed film really breaks it down and gives each of us a clear mandate to reclaim our oceans and protect fish stocks for future generations. I'll be writing to the three main political parties to find out what they propose in terms of fishery protection and will be posting their replies online.
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