A little while ago, I went to see Mark Hix do a cookery demo at Fortnum & Mason. His demo was theoretically about cooking with spelt*, but as I sat watching him, I realised his demonstration was actually a brilliant example of how to cook. As Hix stood at the hob, he chatted to his […]
Restaurant Review
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free at Ceviche
Ceviche opened last year to great reviews – and with it, Peruvian food hit the culinary map in London. The small dishes, bold, stunning flavours and buzzy atmosphere (and apparently the cocktails are great, but I went at lunchtime…) has ensured that the restaurant has been packed ever since. And for gluten-free folk, Peruvian food […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Mexican Food at Wahaca
Recently Wahaca has been focusing on street food. The signs outside the restaurants shout it out, the menus are built around it, and they even bring you Street food specials (with 20p going towards street kids in Mexico City). Street food is nothing new. The population of Asia, South America and the Middle East have […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Small Plates at Polpo
Apparently Polpo is a bàcaro – that is the Venetian word to describe a humble restaurant serving simple food. But Polpo in Soho (and there are two more Polpos – in Covent Garden and Smithfield) is much, much more than that. The Polpo book has just become the surprise winner of the Waterstones Book of […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Brazilian Food in Cabana
According to Nick Curtis in the Evening Standard last year, “The biggest London food trend… has already started. Cabana, the Brazilian grill…has stolen a march on the wave of Brazilian and Peruvian restaurants due to hit the capital.” In summer 2014 World Cup madness is due in Brazil, and then there’ll be the Rio 2016 […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Pizza Delivery from Dominos
Recently I was asked whether I’d like to try the new gluten-free pizza delivery from Domino’s. Free pizza, that’s gluten-free? Sure!! I asked the PR people whether they could guarantee that it would be dairy-free as well and, after a few emails, decided that it sounded safe to try. Apparently, Dominos have spent the past […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free in Rome
We’re just back from a magical 3 days in Rome! Bella! We stayed in central Rome, just next to the Opera House and spent our days walking around, looking at the amazing sights that the city offers. We saw the majestic Colosseum, where gladiators fought to the death and prisoners were thrown in with lions […]
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free at Saf Restaurant & Bar
Peter, Zoё and I went to Saf Restaurant Kensington recently. Located on the first floor of Whole Foods, Kensington, this “Botanical Fine-Dining Restaurant” serves up delicious, contemporary raw and vegan food, next to the other food outlets. Ever since I went to Saf in Old Street with a friend, I’ve been a huge fan. I’ve […]
Gluten-Free Tweet Up 2 – at Leon
A couple of weekends’ ago I hopped off to meet up with some gluten-free tweeps for our second Gluten-Free Tweet Up. Our first Tweet Up was back in August, when Gluten Free Mrs D organised the evening and we met at Annie’s Supperclub and had an amazing gluten-free (and dairy-free for me) Italian feast, including […]
Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free in Brixton
Brixton is on the up. After years of being overlooked by foodies, Brixton Village is turning it into a foodie destination. And what’s really brilliant, is that there’s a great choice of places to eat for gluten-free and dairy-free foodies. Yep life just gets better and better! Step inside the Village and, as you weave […]