A visit to the only soft corn tortilla machine in London!
Or 'el tianguis' as it is commonly known is the Nahuatl word for the various colourful markets which populate the streets of Mexico, here you can find all the things you need, thought you needed and things you would not even imagined existed but are sold, from wedding dresses to plants and baskets, these markets sell all kinds [...]
… three weeks ago, and following the happy advise from our friend Mark, we decided to join an organic box delivery service, click on the link for the full information on these guys. Our first couple of deliveries coincided with us going to muddy Glastonbury for many days and also with me doing a cookery [...]
Whilst talking about the Middle East in London. I have just found the type of shop that I would love to have in my area and that is Phoenicia which is in Kentish Town. This large Lebanese shop is a combination between a small supermarket, a health shop, a deli and a cafe. Here you [...]
After having read Jeffrey Pilcher’s wonderful book, Que vivan los tamales where the author explains the relationship of maize to the building of a national identity -amongst other things; and after having spent years of trialling in making the perfect tortilla; I had almost given up on tasting a good tortilla. Even in Mexico the [...]
Last week, I heard somewhere that if trends carry on as they are, the corner shop will disappear in a few years… I remember now, I heard this on Radio 4. There was a slightly sarcastic comment saying that it will be a ’shame’ to loose those shops that sell overpriced and dusty tins of [...]