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Interview with Head Chef Wesley Smalley of Charlotte’s Bistro + his recipe for sticky toffee pudding

Photograph courtesy of Chef Vivek Singh Londonist has been an appreciative fan of Executive Chef Vivek Singh since reviewing his Anglo-Indian brekkie menu little more than a year ago. His refined but accessible dishes, served in the lovely settings of Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen, …

Photograph courtesy of Matt Edmonds Impressed with the meal we had at The Mandeville Hotel’s deVille restaurant back in April, we were curious to find out more about what goes into such a tasty menu. Luckily, Executive Chef Matt Edmonds was happy to oblige us …

Photograph courtesy of Daddy Donkey (copyright: Kang Leong) We’ve been giddily raving about lunchtime street vending campeónes Daddy Donkey for just under two years, and all that while we’ve been keenly pleased with their slow cooked/fast food Mexican menu, especially their gorgeous and creamy guac. …

Thomasina Miers, of Master Chef and more recently, Wahaca fame, is writing a book called “Mexican Food Made Simple” that is being published next Spring. But this isn’t a standard book launch. Tommi has reserved space in her book for a recipe submitted by a …

Power baking wonder woman Shikhita Singh was so chuffed when her Fair Cake white chocolate and limoncello cupcakes won our recent Londonist Cupcake Throwdown that she decided to share her winning recipe with us. Awesome! Image courtesy of Shikhita Singh Keep reading for the scrummy …

Life for Londonist just keeps getting yummier and yummier since finding ourselves in the good graces of Jennifer Klinec. We’ve been amazed by her kitchen capabilities a few times already. But, with her recent offering of the traditional Catalan dish, calçots (roasted leeks) and romesco …

Fish Fragrant Aubergines taste as poetically luscious as they sound, as we found out last night in the kitchen of food blogging wunderkind, Lizzie Mabbott. From Hong Kong but living in the UK since her teens and hankering for a taste of back home, Ms …

Here’s another simply scrumptious recipe from Eat Drink Talk‘s Jennifer Klinec, a tasty one we’ve tried and loved. If you’re not one for broccoli, Ms Klinec suggests substituting purple sprouting broccoli, Brussels sprouts or cauliflower. The recipe is certainly good to keep in mind when …

As the old saying goes, the map is not the territory. Food blogger, Helen Graves, has a similar philosophy behind cooking: the recipe is not the meal. Helen sees cooking as a chance to experiment and improve upon past culinary successes. Recipes serve as good …