FUDGE IT
I have to confess that I do not own a TV, I used to and sold it about a decade ago. So I feel like a bit of a fraud as we arrive at ITV....
10000 BUDDHAS AND CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
Apart from the 30 hours of flight, 20 hours of trade fair, I managed to carve about one day free to explore Hong Kong, a break from staying with Mussolini's granddaughter (not really), my hostess...
BITTERSWEET DOWN UNDER
I cannot prove it but I swear that time is not linear. There is a big singularity in the fabric of time, at least in mine, and it is called Christmas. July and August days...
HONK KONG MY WAY
I had forgotten how incredibly uncomfortable long haul flights, cattle class, just are. Armrests that won't go fully up to allow a decent sleeping position on a half full flight seem to be a form...
ADVENT FOR TASTE BUDS
The anticipation of discovering a new chocolate every day of December is what makes Christmas longed for. Yet, many advent calendars may have pretty windows but behind them the chocolate is pretty disappointing, tasting between...
DRUM TO THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COCOA BEAT
Our cacao adventure in Trinidad and Tobago started about 2 years ago when asked to help cacao farmers on the island to find new routes to sell their precious beans. Trinidad (where the first Trinitario trees...
A CARNIVAL OF TASTE
As i made my way to our Notting Hill boutique last night, slightly jaded by a long hours at the atelier, my mood was dominated by lack of sleep. Nevertheless, if our two guests from...
COYOTE, COUTURE AND CHOCOLATES
As September sneaked in at the back of an intermittent summer, the best way to describe its impact on me is to picture coyote chasing roadrunner running off a cliff and suddenly aware of the...