My taste buds failed me
Probably the most daunting professional kitchen of my whole world tour: this was an authentic Chinese restaurant in one of the historic areas of Chongqing,
11/03/2019
Blog & Articles of Interest
Masterclass: Chinese breakfast dumplings.
Nothing like those floating-on-stew versions. These are delicate morsels of pork and leek wrapped in thin dough “skins” and steamed for the people of Chongqing
28/02/2019
Pleasing powerful Ladies who Lunch.
Imagine your very first cookery demonstration: not even in a kitchen; supported by a chef who barely speaks English; an audience of the most powerful
21/02/2019
Chocolate Masterclass.
Cooking alongside another young blind woman in China, together we learned a classic chocolate Mousse during a session with Intercontinental chef, frank (https://youtu.be/wwNtojsbuuU ). Lisa
14/02/2019
Living with blindness.
People have often asked me about how I can manage with no sight at all. Here are some of my most important aids: Voice-activated.
08/02/2019
Good taste in China.
Wong Lin is a tiny young woman with very little cooking experience. But she was enthusiastic and fun as together we made her first Waldorf
07/02/2019
Pressing the flesh: rare, medium or well-done?
Two young blind masseuses spent an afternoon with the top Intercontinental chefs and me in Chongqing, China. We were all trying to learn from each
31/01/2019
Tofu or not Tofu, that’s the question.
Vegan sausage rolls have been hitting the headlines and national news in the UK. Not just very successful PR but an echo of my Christmas
24/01/2019
Kitchen cupboard-love.
For years/decades, I’ve yearned for one of those pointed oval tins for raised game pies (the type with clips at either end). Just one of
17/01/2019