Head into any top restaurant and you can almost guarantee that samphire will be served with the seafood dish on the menu. This delicate, earthy green has acquired an almost God-like status in the world of vegetables, but what makes it so special? Looking at a samphire, you’d probably say nothing. It’s small, dainty and kind of looks like an...

When I told a few of my colleagues that I was visiting Mallorca on a food trip, their expressions ranged from a wry smirk, to incredulous and on to ‘the woman’s gone mad kind of look’. Well, I hadn’t, I knew that I would find plenty of gems to reveal to them and to the magazine who had commissioned me....

I’m constantly on the lookout for inspiration when writing blogs. In this business, you’ve got to have a keen eye and a ready pen – anticipating that inspiration can strike at any time and any place! So when I was half-working out, half-dancing with my cats to “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles, I realised that I needed to list my...

The time we all look forward to, when we say ‘goodbye’ to winter stews and ‘hello’ to delicious grilled meats, fish and vegetables on the barbie. The addictive aroma of a well-cooked barbecue can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own garden, or from several gardens away! There is just something about it that is so evocative. Why is...

Can you smell that? The charcoal burning and food grilling. There is no greater scent than a BBQ lighting up in the middle of summer. Especially after the winter we’ve all been through, we need nothing more than a big family get-together with plenty of food, drink and sunshine. When you picture a BBQ, what’s the first thing you think...