A food and travel blog by Phoebe Ashley
As Mont-St-Michel groaned, lurched and came to a final halt as we docked in Caen, car engines all around me on the upper-deck fired up. To say I was terrified of driving abroad for the first time would be a gross understatement. My heart started palpitating and knuckles turned a ghoulish shade of white as I gripped the steering wheel of Clarice – my little Clio or noble steed as I see her! Continue reading “Normandy, Calvados”
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!
With the UK having undergone a heat wave this week I seem to have dedicated my lunchtimes – not so accidentally – to becoming an ice cream connoisseur and tasting pretty much all the ices that Winchester has to offer.
A few weekends ago, for mine and my fantastic boyfriend’s anniversary, we went out for lunch at Chesil Beach’s Crab House Cafe. Continue reading “Crab House Cafe, Weymouth”
Last Friday, being Good Friday, I was lucky enough to have been taken for lunch at the idyllic Seaside Boarding House – for my boyfriend’s sister’s birthday if you were wondering!
Not only is the building itself serene but the location is utterly blissful. Being situated on the world heritage site of Dorset’s Jurassic coast overlooking the wide expanse of Lyme Bay and the sweeping eighteen miles of Chesil Beach, many would be surprised, especially on a day like Good Friday was with clear skies and beautiful sunshine, that you remain on old Blighty’s shores!
Continue reading “The Seaside Boarding House, Burton Bradstock, Dorset”
Being a real foodie and working in marketing it was only a matter of time before my two mistresses met!
I am a real admirer of all the work of Big Fish a brand, design and marketing agency in London. Most of their work, from what I have seen, focuses mainly on boutique and artisanal food brands and they have worked on projects for the likes of Chesil Smokery, Yeo Valley, Belvoir, Clipper, Gu and many more. Continue reading “Dorset Cereals: Pioneering Us Back To Packvertising”
Now, before I write this post , I just to make one thing perfectly clear – I am not a ‘Clean Eating’ fanatic. I believe in good, real and wholesome food made the right way. If this means the extra calories so be it! You really can’t have your cake and eat it in some cases, however unfortunate that may be. Continue reading “Deliciously Ella’s Sweet Potato Brownies”
“Let them eat cake!” – Marie Antoinette…supposedly
Being a history graduate and a lover of all things bake, it seems only natural to write a short slice of history.
Well here it is, my first blog post! I am now officially a blogger! And what better way to begin my baking blog adventure with the first birthday cake, or in these cases cakes, of the year! (pardon the puns – I’m sure you’ll get used to them!) Continue reading “Maple and Pecan Birthday Cupcakes: Recipe”
A little Tasty 