Whole Orange “Sunday” Cake

Moving to Hamburg has been a revelation in all kinds of ways - with one of the biggest shocks being the “Sunday Rules” which see all supermarkets, shops and most commercial activities closed, as well as a ban on loud noises in most blocks of flats - nixing normal Sunday activities like hoovering, DIY, washing …

Double Chocolate Almond Cookies to soothe a broken heart

Some of my favourite things in life:  Nutty chocolate Rubbing my face on my cat’s soft fur The Walker Brothers' pop masterpiece “make it easy on yourself”  Because breaking up IS hard to do and it’s even harder when it’s your country breaking up with Europe, I’ve been listening to a lot of sad pop …

The Lewishambles Review: Beyond Burger

When I first moved to Hamburg, I was fully aware that it wasn’t going to be quite the foodie Mecca that London has ballooned into in the last 10 years, but I was pleasantly surprised that the street food movement had gained a little toehold. One of the most successful of these was Vincent Vegan, …

Food Trends in 2019 – The Lewishambles Review

AND WE´RE BACK!  Its a New Year, people of the world. And this year I’m seeing it in in glorious Germany, home of bread and pig products and a worrying devotion to all things “BIO” in a way I’m almost impressed by. One thing that wont ever change? The TOMFOOLERY OF FOOD TREND PEOPLE!  Some …

Food Trends 2018 – Year in Review

Well, 2018 was something, wasn’t it? And I’m honestly not sure it was a good or a bad one. The fun thing about history is that you only really get the sense of whether a year was a good one until ages later. Historians uncork the metaphorical wine years after we live through it. They …