Matera: European Capital of Culture 2019

Christine Smallwood Briefs

My first visit to Matera in Basilicata was in 2007 when some friends from Bari, in neighbouring Puglia organised a …

Twenty Years of Food, Fun and (Italian) Flair in Wales

Christine Smallwood Stories

I first went to the town of Abergavenny in 2007 with an Italian called Massimo. The wine sponsor of the …

Enfield Food Festival: Emma Lundie, Hothouse Q+A

Christine Smallwood Briefs

There are now just three days before the gates of Forty Hall Farm open for the Enfield Food Festival. Over …

Enfield Food Festival: Emma Lundie, The Food Gatherer

Christine Smallwood Briefs

The Enfield Food Festival is this weekend (Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday 26-27 August). So, here is my final interview with …

Enfield Food Festival: Ian Puddick, Hothouse Q+A

Christine Smallwood Briefs

Today, Ian Puddick of Old Bakery Gin, sits in the Enfield Food Festival Hotseat. He answers questions on his signature …

Enfield Food Festival: Ian Puddick, Old Bakery Gin

Christine Smallwood Briefs

Gin has been an unstoppable thing for a while now. Apparently there are forty new gins released in the UK …

Enfield Food Festival: Richard Copsey, Hothouse Q+A

Christine Smallwood Briefs

Richard Copsey, co-owner of Holtwhites Bakery, spends his days baking superb breads, pastries and recreating dishes that he’s read about …

Enfield Food Festival: Kate Smith Hothouse Q+A

Christine Smallwood Briefs

Kate Smith, co-owner of Holtwhites Bakery, faces our hothouse Q+A today. She tells us about her favourite kitchen tools (which …