For many food lovers, nothing beats the smell of freshly baked bread. Bake your own loaf or visit your local bakery for their best dough. Real Bread Week runs until March 3rd. Pair with your favourite honey, jam or other condiments.Read More

It’s celebrated 47 days before Easter Sunday to encourage families to clear out the cupboard and use up items such as eggs, milk and sugar before Lent.Read More

Pizza Day made its way into the stomachs and hearts of pizza lovers in Italy in the 10th century.                 Fun fact:  Italian Queen Margarita of Savoy, visited Naples on a royal visit in 1889. Two chefs presented her with a pizza resembling the colours of the Italian flag, red (tomato), white (mozzarella and green (basil)....Read More

World Nutella Day was first celebrated in 2007 thanks to food blogger, Sara Rosso’s love for the product. Fans embraced the day as the perfect excuse to down a tub of their favourite hazelnut spread. It has been a global phenomenon since. We can ‘nut tella’ you enough how much this day means to us,...Read More

Whether you’re a sucker for sweet, savory or sauce-filled pies, pie day ensures everyone has a good excuse to indulge. The annual celebration started in Colorado in the mid 70’s, when engineer Charlie Papazian declared his own birthday to be National Pie Day. The American Pie Council later sponsored the day in 1986, but everyone...Read More

People have been using hot spices in recipes worldwide for thousands of years. Cayenne pepper, for example, is a staple spice used in Thai, Cajun, Russian and Tex Mex cuisines. This red-hot day honors the world’s chilli heads, heat-loving gourmands and daredevils. Test just how much heat your taste-buds can handle! Bring a little spice...Read More

No matter our level of culinary expertise, we’ve all experienced kitchen disasters at one time or another. 1. Your Cake is stuck in a Pan If you encounter a situation in which the cake you made has refused to come out of the pan, all you need to do is just dump it in a...Read More

Chefs labor over their food for countless hours to create a moment of pleasure for their guests. Plate presentation is the final step that showcases their creations. ELEMENTS OF THE PLATE A plate should engage the senses and draw the diner into it much as a painting will draw in the observer. The dish should...Read More

Ideally, you don’t let food go to waste in your kitchen. But if something comes up and the spinach wilts before you can get to it or the bread molds before you finish the loaf, you know that it’s time to toss it. When we’re so used to seeing something, too often we don’t see...Read More

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in...Read More