We had an early Christmas dinner this evening, as we have both Ky’s sister, her fiancé, and mum in town. We decided to go all out and do the Beef Wellington, the world’s bougiest sausage roll. I like cooking the Beef Wellington. It’s a masterpiece, but the dish is made up of a series of…

I came across the most unlikely hip hop duo today at work, Bas and Pete. Hailing from South East London, they originally got into making music after Pete would listen to his grand daughter playing music in the car. No, that isn’t a typo; you see, Bas and Pete are both in their 60s. Being…

I had a meeting with my employer today to discuss my goals and role for 2025. It was a success. The most interesting conversation we had was around my job title. I’m (almost) completely indifferent to it, and came to this conclusion many years ago when I was running the Flying Zucchinis. As a very…

I have been practicing my Spanish solely on DuoLingo for the past two months or so; today, it was time to take it to the calles. Luckily, I knew the perfect place to go; lunch at Tacqueria La Familia. It’s the closest I can find to immersion; none of the staff really speak English, and…

There are somethings you can’t rush. You can’t speed up the slow cooking of a lamb leg, even if your guests are due to arrive in the next 20 minutes. You can’t get to the airport a little bit faster if you’re on public transport. You’re simply constrained. This can be the same with some…

Some days, the news is slow. This is when we read the “Man bites dog” articles, or the “What your choice in Garlic Bread says about your career prospects” clog up the feed. Not this week. There has been martial law in South Korea. Syria went from zero to 100 real quick. Someone murdered a…