Afternoon tea Sunday 19 January 2014

A repeat private booking that was arranged what seemed to be months ago, was suddenly here.  Some challenges were prevalent in pulling this menu together with some particular dietary requirements requiring careful consideration to ensure a balance for everyone.  Once...

Afternoon tea Sunday 5 January 2014

No sooner than New Year’s Day dawned, it was time to think about the first afternoon tea of 2014; a private party arranged by a returning guest.  Decisions on the menu were strongly influenced by what ingredients I already had to hand, left over from the recent...

Santa’s Grotto – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club

With the festive season upon us, nothing less than a seasonal theme would do for the Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club’s December event.  You would be forgiven to think that we might have been in danger of ending up with all Christmas cakes.  Not so!...

Seasonal Christmas lunch menu Saturday 14 December 2013

This menu was sure to be a fitting way to welcome the festive season in.  A complimentary aperitif with canapés got things off to a warming start.  The canapés, inspired by my ‘Chef for a Day’ experience at The Box Tree in Ilkley, included beetroot macaroons filled...

Christmas Afternoon Tea 7 December 2013

It’s an old cliché but Christmas seems to come round faster and faster each year.  It’s knocking on the door yet again and there is no better to get the festivities underway than with another Christmas themed afternoon tea.  Savouries will include the return of walnut...