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Cake pops by Clare O'Connell
On 02/09/2011 in Celebrity chefs
We quiz cake connoisseur Clare O'Connell on the inspiration behind her cutesy creations
, which would you be and why? I would be a marble pop, I have always loved the look of marbles. How many can you eat in one sitting? At the beginning I could eat about three in a sitting – making 200 of these a day for the last nine months has decreased
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The spice of life: Levi Roots
On 16/05/2011 in Celebrity chefs
Since his Dragons' Den appearance, singer and chef Levi Roots has slayed hearts with his Reggae Reggae sauce. Here he shares his inspiration...
eat a hot curry on a hot summer’s day. People say a hot cup of tea can help cool you down. It’s the same with curry. It makes you sweat. I used to go to Brockwell Park when I was growing up – it’s my local park. Now it’s where I’m holding Lazy Sunday
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Question time with Marcus Wareing
On 06/05/2008 in Celebrity chefs
More exclusive musings from the award-winning chef and father-of-three
, because I think it’s what they’re so used to. But they always have an opinion on the food they eat – they are mini critics in the making. .There’s a real celebrity scene among chefs these days. Do you meet up often with fellow fathers, Gordon Ramsay
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Meet the creator of Foxly’s Feast
On 31/05/2011 in Children's Book Awards
Illustrator Owen Davey muses on ginger locks, picnics and old Parisian posters
Describe Foxly’s Feast in ten words or fewer…Fox goes in search of some food to eat.Why did you choose a fox as your central character?I’ve always liked foxes, the fact that they’re a ginger animal. I’m not ginger myself but my father is and I
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Best Family Restaurant: The Rooftop at The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
On 25/05/2011 in Food & Dining Awards
Rob Fredrickson, Head Of Catering at the Royal Shakespeare Company and father of two, shares his tips for happy family dining
What’s your earliest food memory? Sunday roasts with my family – I’ve never seen a man eat as much as my grandfather – and crab sandwiches on the windswept Cornish coast are my fondest food memories.What foods did you like and dislike as a child? I
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Meet restaurateur Henry Dimbleby
On 21/02/2013 in Celebrity chefs
Co-founder of Leon and father of George, 6, Johnnie, 2, and Dory, 1, talks transforming school dinners, horse meat, and his new ‘Cook 5’ meal crusade for children
of community this time brings.”Did you cook a lot in your childhood? “My mother, Josceline Dimbleyby, was a cookery writer, so there was always amazing food around the house. As a youth I learnt to eat lots of unusual things long before my peers, so when I got
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A foodie conversation with awarding-winning author, Amanda Grant
On 20/05/2012 in Food & Dining Awards
Award-winning author Amanda Grants talks about her fondest childhood food memories and setting the world – or rather the kitchen – on fire!
felt happy and relaxed when I was cooking with her. She taught me that cooking and eating uses all your senses. It was without a doubt because of my mum that I ended up with a career in food. What was the first thing you ever cooked? How did it taste
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What should you do if you think your baby sister is an alien?
On 30/05/2011 in Children's Book Awards
Send her off into space, of course! At least, that's according to young Alfie, the hero of Rachel Bright's My Sister Is An Alien
….just to name a couple. I suppose the moral of the story is, listen-up! (Mind you, today I still have selective hearing, mainly around the words ‘will you’ and ‘hoover please?’).If you could go to the moon for one day, who would you take with you and why
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Meet the award winning duo behind Hucklebones
On 27/05/2011 in Fashion Awards
We meet Zoë and Dan, creators of the award winning girlswear label Hucklebones, and find out who they would like to design for, all about their childhood dreams and what they wore whilst they were growing up...
on this planet could own and enjoy, hopefully I can come up with something one day!What is your hot fashion tip for winter 2011?Creating texture with intelligent use of layering and fabrics. Not to be scared to use colour.Can you tell us a joke… What did
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Body Image
On 20/04/2010 in Health
Ways to ensure your child has a positive body image
agenda but believes the message ended up backfiring. Psychotherapist Em Farrell believes the current focus on obesity has been hugely damaging for children. "The Government response was to make obesity a lifestyle issue. It's your fault if you
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