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An Aventure in Pasta

Last weekend I fulfilled a dream. After years of assuming fresh pasta was always better made by others and eaten in a restaurant, I finally had the opportunity to attend a class run by ludicrously…

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Chicken

BF Bites 2017 Roundup

Drumroll please………my most loved, most appreciated, most used of 2017. Most Used Cookbook – Gjelina by Travis Lett Gjelina, the book from the famous Venice Beach restaurant, found its way ...

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Apple Turnovers

BF Bites October Roundup

The Dusty Knuckle Apple Turnovers Yes, I recently gave The Dusty Knuckle a glowing review. But that was all about the bread baked in their East London converted shipping container ...

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BF Bites September Roundup

Boston Fell Sheepskin Lined Birkenstocks As a child, one of my most genuinely mortifying moments was being seen with my mother wearing her Birkenstocks. The NYC hippie was definitely not ...

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BF Bites August Roundup

The Modern House Journal It was quite a thrill to have our home featured in the Modern House Journal this month. Over coffee and cookies we spent the morning talking ...

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BF Bites July Roundup

A Vida Portuguesa To say that I was blown away by my weekend in Lisbon might be an understatement.  Having only spent one particularly unmemorable holiday in the Algarve many ...

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BF Bites June Roundup

The Dusty Knuckle Bakery This year I found bread heaven in an old shipping container at the end of an alley in East London. Yes, a shipping container. Beautified with ...

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dessert

BF Bites May Roundup

May was a little bit of an insane month, and I just realised that while I have a backlog of recipes ready to post, I have not managed to put ...

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Lessons From Our First Supper Club

Last week we hosted our first Building Feasts Supper Club*.  Here’s what I learned: • Nothing gets an evening started like a Negroni • It confirms my belief that sharing ...

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BF Bites April Roundup

 Spices from my Travels It is fair to say that I set foot in no country or city *ever* without a trip to the local food market. Much to the ...

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