An education in law and subsequently fashion design may seem like an odd starting point for a cakemaker…but that’s exactly how life started out for Clifton-based Layla Pegado. Having been introduced to the world of sugarcraft by a friend back in her native Brazil, Layla moved to Bristol in August […]
Continue ReadingHaving had to go back to London this weekend, I missed my good friend Laura’s birthday celebrations. I was able to contribute a little, however, by helping her lunchtime dining companion to choose a restaurant for a birthday meal. Luckily, the recommendation paid off, and Laura was so happy with […]
Continue ReadingIt’s out with the old and in with the new for Chris Wicks of Bell’s Diner fame, having converted pan-Asian restaurant Budokan into the newly opened Three Coqs Brasserie above Clifton Down Shopping Centre. Along with the other two “Coqs” – David Daly (Bell’s Diner) and Jonathon Mackeson (Bordeaux Quay, […]
Continue ReadingIt’s always good to discover a new food experience before it actually opens! A trip to Woodes for the obligatory Friday morning bacon sandwich that signals the end of the working week brought with it the realisation that Shrinking Violet on Park Street has now closed…and in its place was […]
Continue Reading“I realised that tea could be extraordinarily good. So, armed with my infectious passion, I founded Lahloo, named after the tea clipper my great-great grandfather sailed. Bring your teapot to life with Lahloo!” The above is the mission statement of Kate Gover, founder of Bristol-based Lahloo Tea. We’d been following […]
Continue ReadingYesterday’s lesson of the day…working hours go veeeeeeeery slowly when you know you’re going to be spending two hours up to your elbows in melted chocolate that evening. Yes, on the evening of January 27th, we turned up to Arch House Deli in Clifton to spend a few hours with […]
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