My lovely friend Alice introduced me to the delights of the Dominique Ansel bakery in London today. Dominique Ansel invented the Cronut – a croissant-donut hybrid which I encountered first in the Dum Dum Donutterie Zebra cronut – so I was excited to try the original. […]
Sam and I went to Bill’s in Soho before a trip to the Gielgud theatre to see the Robert Harris’ Cicero plays (very good, but the books are even better…). We needed somewhere reliable for good food at a reasonable price and with speedy service. […]
Two of my passions collided last month: stationery and doughnuts. This came courtesy of Pipsticks – a stationery subscription service from the US. I signed up 9 months ago (with a teacher discount) and each month they send 14+ strips of stickers in the post for approx. […]
I was in Borough Market on Wednesday. The conversation with Anna went like this: S: Spending the day drawing in Borough Market today. A: Drawing doughnuts? S: That would be good. Nope – day 3 of drawing school. Mum: Enjoy A: Make sure you get […]
Not quite in the same league as Agua Na Boca but if I can pick up churros from M&S Waterloo on my way home, chuck them in their cinnamon sugar and into the oven for 8 minutes and eat on my sofa while watching Mary […]
We don’t spend all our time swanning around London markets and European cities in search of the best doughnuts; when I know I’m going to be meeting up with Anna, I try to find a doughnut which I can bring with me. This time it […]
I love a food market. All those different cuisines lined up in a row: a halloumi starter, a naan wrap and then obviously some sort of doughnut. I’d read about the doughnuts of St John’s Bakery but was happily surprised to find an entrance to the […]
Ben’s Canteen is one of my favourite local restaurants and always a reliable option for a Saturday night. Their mission is a) to create an alternative to a pub for a relaxed weekend, and b) serve up delicious (and Aussie-inspired) brunches. My Ben’s top three dishes […]
I made a trip to St Alban’s at the start of half-term, primarily to do some research for a Year 7 trip, but also to get out of the capital and try some doughnuts. After a useful wander around Verulamium Museum to snap photos of […]
Sarah: Anna’s husband bought her a place on this workshop by one of our favourite doughnut creators, and I joined her for a pre-Christmas treat. Bread Ahead have a bakery school in Borough Market and we were a class of 16 novices there for three hours […]