Recipe of the Week - Asparagus & Lardo Bruschetta

Recipe of the Week - Asparagus & Lardo Bruschetta

Traditionally asparagus season starts around St. George's Day on 23rd April but two growers - Wye Valley and New Forest Fruit are both available to buy now. All asparagus growers in Britain, however, stop cutting spears on 21 June – Midsummer’s Day – which is the traditional date for the asparagus...

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Design - The Unexpected Red Theory

Design - The Unexpected Red Theory

The 'unexpected red theory' is a term recently coined by Brooklyn-based designer Taylor Migliazzo Simon on TikTok. It describes the interior design idea of adding a pop of red, which in turn instantly improves the look of a space, especially in places where it can enhance the overall palette. Having worked in...

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Recipe of the Week - Chocolate & Beetroot Cake

Recipe of the Week - Chocolate & Beetroot Cake

This is an amazingly moist chocolate cake with the surprising addition of beetroot as its main ingredient. The earthy, sweet notes of the beetroot are a perfect foil for the bitter chocolate. New season beetroot should be in the shops or your garden soon, and the smaller sweet beets are...

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Design Alert - Ikea x Raw Colour

Design Alert - Ikea x Raw Colour

I had post about this collection as it appealed to me so much.  Having worked in colour forecasting  & homewares for much of my career this collaboration of Ikea with Eindhoven based design-duo was too hard to resist writing about.  What I love the most about the collection is the...

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