Half of my week was spent in the glorious Cornish town of St Ives. A three hour train journey from Exeter taking in some of the most picturesque coastline and “hey presto” you are in St Ives. I stayed i a cute little Air B&B apartment right ne t door to The Tate. A perfectRead more
As soon as you navigate the long approach to THE PIG at Combe you get a sense of the grandeur. We arrived on a crisp winters day through the fog that was reminiscent of a Sir Arther Conan Doyle novel. The house appeared out of the fog as we got closer and I could feelRead more
Sunday was a pretty hectic day. Lots of running around trying to fit everything in. I managed to do everything on my list which was a bonus. I was trialling a recipe for my next Tara’s Busy Kitchen event and had to get these little rose and pistachio scones made before I headed off toRead more
I bumped into Sabine recently at a Christmas craft fair at Exeter Cathedral. She was selling her beautiful macarons and of course I was drawn to the stand like a moth to a flame. Firstly because I saw it was Sabine on the stand and I wanted to say “hello” and secondly because of theRead more
Ballet exams have taken up a majority of my week. My regular readers will know that I teach ballet and work for a school in Exeter that holds regular exams every term. The winter session is always a big one and takes up a few days in the week plus hundreds of hours of preparationRead more
It’s been a week full of friends and not just friends… friends and food! Up there with my all time favourite things is spending time with my friends over a good cup of tea, lunch or dinner. The time you spend together chatting and consuming lovely things is really heartwarming. Whether it’s new friends orRead more
Last week I was privileged enough to visit River Cottage HQ for an exclusive event held by Foodies 100 in conjunction with River Cottage. River Cottage is set in the idyllic Devon countryside just outside the market town of Axminster. A place that I have wanted to visit for a long time due to theRead more
I’ve had such a fun week. It all kicked off with an incredibly early wake up call last Sunday at 5am! That’s right… 5am. I was car booting with my chum Sarah and we had to be there to set up for the 7am start. That meant a pick up of 6am.. it was prettyRead more
I like Comptoir Libanais. No, strike that. I REALLY like Comptoir Libanais. The food served is simple, tasty and centred around a Lebanese cuisine. Lebanon is completely surrounded in geographical terms by Syria and sits on the Mediterranean Sea with Israel being another close neighbour. Think warm sunny climates and then you will understand whyRead more
Exeter still hasn’t made a recovery from the devastating fire on Cathedral Green last week which engulfed the Royal Clarence Hotel amongst other buildings. It took five days for the fire service to say that the fire had been extinguished and lots of local businesses have suffered because of it. Many shops and restaurants were within the policeRead more