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Dinner at DSTRKT, Soho

by Megan Hallinan

Some of my friends and I were recently discussing when we last went to a club. We were in Spain for a friend’s wedding, where it’s completely customary to head out to a club at 1am at the very earliest, which is technically the start of your night. I first started going out to clubs at the age of 15 when I lived in...

September 22, 2016

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Discovering Barraka and Whichit in Spitalfields

by Megan Hallinan

I was recently invited by friend and fellow blogger Chris Osburn (aka Tiki Chris) to an eatery near Liverpool Street station called Barraka. There were two reasons for this event – firstly, to experience Barraka’s excellent food and hospitality, but also to learn about a new company called Whichit, who Chris has been working with, and I will discuss later in this post. The team...

September 19, 2016

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Lunch, restaurant

Pimms Ice Lollies

by Megan Hallinan

One of my favourite summer drinks is Pimms, and I’ve been known to drink it for the rest of the year too. In fact, we served a ‘Winter Pimms’ at our wedding in February last year. This weekend it was particularly hot outside so I thought I’d try out making some Pimms ice lollies – I didn’t look up any recipes so it was...

September 13, 2016

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Drink, Drinks

A Day Out At Malton Food Lovers Festival

by Megan Hallinan

I can’t believe I’m only just getting round to writing this, but in May, I went to a great food festival with my Mum when I was up visiting in Yorkshire. It took place in Malton (a quaint market town about 30-40 mins drive from York), aptly named the Malton Food Lovers Festival. My Mum and I love any excuse to wander around a...

September 9, 2016

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events, travel, yorkshire

Competition: Getting the most out of your herbs with NuCasa

by Megan Hallinan

I recently tried out a new Typhoon oil infuser and mezzaluna from NuCasa. I adore cooking with fresh herbs – it completely transforms a dish and I always use fresh herbs whenever possible. In Spring we planted lavender, rosemary and thyme in the garden, and it has been fantastic being able to pop outside and pick some for our cooking adventures. I’d been wanting...

September 7, 2016

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Competition, In the Kitchen, Product reviews

Dinner at The Artisan Bistro, Chelsea

by Megan Hallinan

Every now and then I find a real treasure somewhere unexpected, and that happened when I visited The Artisan Bistro in Chelsea. It was less than a 10 minute walk from Earl’s Court station, down a quiet residential street. As soon as we walked through the door, we were made to feel incredibly welcome – the kind of hospitality I remember from Cyprus which...

August 16, 2016

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Dinner, restaurant

Breakfast at Badger & Co, Edinburgh

by Megan Hallinan

During our visit to Edinburgh earlier this year, we were catching our flight back to London late morning, so we wanted to find somewhere close to our hotel for a spot of breakfast before we left this beautiful city. And we found a brilliant new restaurant called Badger & Co. It had only just opened up a week or so before, and with it...

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Breakfast, restaurant, travel

September 22, 2016

Dinner at DSTRKT, Soho

Some of my friends and I were recently discussing when we last went to a club. We were in...

by Megan Hallinan

September 19, 2016

Discovering Barraka and Whichit in Spitalfields

I was recently invited by friend and fellow blogger Chris Osburn (aka Tiki Chris) to an eatery near Liverpool...

by Megan Hallinan

August 16, 2016

Dinner at The Artisan Bistro, Chelsea

Every now and then I find a real treasure somewhere unexpected, and that happened when I visited The Artisan...

by Megan Hallinan

Breakfast at Badger & Co, Edinburgh

During our visit to Edinburgh earlier this year, we were catching our flight back to London late morning, so...

by Megan Hallinan

Dinner at Le Moulin Brégeon, Loire Valley

Earlier this month, my sister-in-law got married in France, in the middle of the countryside in the Loire Valley....

by Megan Hallinan

A Mushroom Supper Club at Cafe from Crisis

The very first event I went along to as a food blogger was at Food at 52, for the...

by Megan Hallinan

A Day Out At Malton Food Lovers Festival

by Megan Hallinan

I can’t believe I’m only just getting round to writing this, but in May, I went to a great food festival with my Mum when I was up visiting in Yorkshire. It took place in Malton (a quaint market town about 30-40 mins drive from York), aptly named the Malton Food Lovers Festival. My Mum and I love any excuse to wander around a...

September 9, 2016

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events, travel, yorkshire

Breakfast at Badger & Co, Edinburgh

by Megan Hallinan

During our visit to Edinburgh earlier this year, we were catching our flight back to London late morning, so we wanted to find somewhere close to our hotel for a spot of breakfast before we left this beautiful city. And we found a brilliant new restaurant called Badger & Co. It had only just opened up a week or so before, and with it...

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Breakfast, restaurant, travel

Wild Yorkshire – May 2016

by Megan Hallinan

You might have read on here that I was born in North Yorkshire, in the beautiful town of Harrogate, to be precise. My mum recently moved back to a little village on the way to York, and I go up to visit as much as I can. I regularly post restaurant/event reviews of my visits up to Yorkshire, but it’s such a stunning place,...

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travel

Pork Chops with Mango, Peach and Halloumi Recipe

Tim and I are very different cooks. He is meticulous in his cooking – he will scour our shelf...

by Megan Hallinan

Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic Recipe

I adore cooking with garlic and so I couldn’t wait to try out some recipes from my new cook...

by Megan Hallinan

Barbecoa and the perfect steak!

As I’m sure many of you know, a good steak is one of my favourite things in life. And...

by Megan Hallinan

Jamie Oliver’s BBQ Beans Recipe

Last weekend, we decided to crack out the BBQ and really fancied some home made baked beans to go...

by Megan Hallinan

Cooking With Cheese Cookbook

Last weekend I fuelled my cheese obsession even further with a new cookbook – ‘Cooking With Cheese,’ published by...

by Megan Hallinan

#OrganicUnboxed – Greek Lamb Curry Recipe

This is the second of my recipes for the #OrganicUnboxed Challenge. You can read about the challenge here, and...

by Megan Hallinan

#OrganicUnboxed – Steak with Beetroot & Spinach Pasta Recipe

You might have seen I’m taking part in the #OrganicUnboxed Challenge, to come up with some tasty recipes from...

by Megan Hallinan

The #OrganicUnboxed Challenge

Look at the amount of goodies in the photo above! And the best part? They’re all organic! I was...

by Megan Hallinan

A Recipe Masterclass with Jude’s Ice Cream

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to a ‘recipe masterclass’ with Jude’s Ice Cream at the gorgeous...

by Megan Hallinan

Blood Orange & Rhubarb Crumble

One of my favourite desserts to make is crumble – it’s so easy yet delicious, and I’ll happily tuck...

by Megan Hallinan

Icing Easter ‘Biskies’ at Cutter & Squidge, Soho

Last week I discovered the ‘biskie’. You run the risk of sounding like a toddler trying to pronounce ‘biscuit’...

by Megan Hallinan

Easter Cupcakes with Lavolio & Bake With Maria

One of my favourite companies I’ve come across since starting this blog is ‘Bake With Maria’, a wonderful baking...

by Megan Hallinan

Cheese & Chorizo Pie for British Pie Week

I made this pie last Summer but just hadn’t got around to posting it. British Pie Week seemed like...

by Megan Hallinan

January 5, 2016

Baileys Cocktails and Puds!

For as long as I can remember, Baileys has always been a staple in our household. I remember when...

by Megan Hallinan

December 12, 2015

Amaretto & Meringue Eggnog with Waitrose Cellar

Have you ever tried eggnog? The thought of drinking raw egg might seem a bit hideous to some of...

by Megan Hallinan

December 2, 2015

The Chocolate Show, London – My Top 5

Last month I paid a visit to The Chocolate Show in Kensington with my friend Laura. A whole show...

by Megan Hallinan

A Day Out At Malton Food Lovers Festival

Published by Megan Hallinan

I can’t believe I’m only just getting round to writing this, but in May, I went to a great food festival with my Mum when I was up visiting...

September 9, 2016

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events, travel, yorkshire

Moretti Gran Tour 2016

Published by Megan Hallinan

You may have read my post last summer about the Moretti Gran Tour in Hackney, a brilliant evening of Italian street food vendors and, as you might have guessed, Moretti...

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events, events

Taste of London 2016

Published by Megan Hallinan

One of my absolute favourite events of the year is Taste of London. I went last year and just loved everything about it. An outdoor festival, packed with some...

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events, events

Do you know where your pork comes from?

Published by Megan Hallinan

The question raised in this blog post is something which has always been very important to me. As you may have read in my ‘about’ section, my father was...

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events, events, Meat, Pork

Pimms Ice Lollies

by Megan Hallinan

One of my favourite summer drinks is Pimms, and I’ve been known to drink it for the rest of the year too. In fact, we served a ‘Winter Pimms’ at our wedding in February last year. This weekend it was particularly hot outside so I thought I’d try out making some Pimms ice lollies – I didn’t look up any recipes so it was...

September 13, 2016

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Drink, Drinks

Trying Purple Matcha from Williamson Tea

by Megan Hallinan

I was recently sent the most lovely little parcel from Williamson Tea, to try out their new purple matcha. As you might have read on here, I love testing out new tea flavours and the more unusual the better. I’m not really a fan of typical British ‘builders’ tea – I like to be able to taste the flavours of the tea and I...

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Drink, Drinks, Product reviews

September 7, 2016

Competition: Getting the most out of your herbs with NuCasa

I recently tried out a new Typhoon oil infuser and mezzaluna from NuCasa. I adore cooking with fresh herbs...

by Megan Hallinan

A Real Greek Fat Wedding…

Greek food is probably my favourite type of cuisine. It means a lot to me, having grown up in...

by Megan Hallinan

West Country Cheese Co: Monthly Cheese Club

There’s a subscription service for everything these days. But I think the best category has to be cheese. I...

by Megan Hallinan

Cooking With Cheese Cookbook

Last weekend I fuelled my cheese obsession even further with a new cookbook – ‘Cooking With Cheese,’ published by...

by Megan Hallinan

A Recipe Masterclass with Jude’s Ice Cream

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to a ‘recipe masterclass’ with Jude’s Ice Cream at the gorgeous...

by Megan Hallinan

Easter Cupcakes with Lavolio & Bake With Maria

One of my favourite companies I’ve come across since starting this blog is ‘Bake With Maria’, a wonderful baking...

by Megan Hallinan

Trying Purple Matcha from Williamson Tea

I was recently sent the most lovely little parcel from Williamson Tea, to try out their new purple matcha....

by Megan Hallinan

February 13, 2016

A Scotch Beef Valentine’s

Do you normally go out for Valentine’s Day or stay at home? We’ve had mixed experiences of eating out...

by Megan Hallinan

December 16, 2015

#FoodieFriends – Dan’s Trip to Tom’s Table

A big thank you to Dan for sharing his experience of the Tom Kerridge pop-up at Harrods!… I’ve wanted...

by Megan Hallinan

#FoodieFriends – Hannah’s Thai Ice Cream Experience at Yumitub

My latest #FoodieFriends post is from the lovely Hannah Fish, who has written about her experience at YumiTub in...

by Megan Hallinan

#FoodieFriends – Dan’s Review of The Pass Restaurant

This week’s #FoodieFriends post is from Dan Ericsson, a friend from University. He has an excellent taste in all...

by Megan Hallinan

#FoodieFriends – My Mum’s Visit To BBC Good Food Show Spring

I’m very excited to have a post on the blog from my very own ‘Mumsie’ – I’m sure my...

by Megan Hallinan