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I’m sitting in the car writing this in between appointments, looking at my to-do list and wondering how the hell I’m going to get it done. I’m on the British Airways flight tonight for my cousin’s wedding, so it’s all in a good cause, but man the pre...

Cordon bleu food is on the menu for Meals and Wheels clients, thanks to cooking classes from a top chef. Danai Hongwanishkul, executive chef at Marcus’ Restaurant at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, has conducted a monthly class at the charity’s P...

Nearly half of Bermuda’s eating-out spots have been awarded “A” grades after inspectors checked their food and hygiene practices. A scoring programme published on the Government’s website lists 203 establishments, with 92 of those achieving the top g...

Short but sweet this week as it’s late, late, late and I’ve still a million things to do before falling into bed. Laundry, e-mails, make the lunches …. and the list keeps growing as I’m currently watching the dishwasher leak across the kitchen floor...

Of the 14 million hashtags used last month on social media, right at the very top was #fashion, followed closely by #style and #beautiful. Fortunately, #love was right in there too, adding something a little deeper to the mix. It’s easy to criticise ...

Celebrity chef, Marcus Samuelsson is visiting Hamilton Princess & Beach Club this week to launch new menu items, host a cooking demonstration and highlight local food producers and fishermen. Marcus opens the weekend of activities with a cooking dem...

Summer, winter, summer, winter? Who the hell knows any more?! I arrived at work in boots yesterday, but left in flip-flops. Bermuda’s weather is all over the place and we’ve thrown in some tank rain for good measure. I arrived at the doctor’s the ot...

Porsha Kimble, otherwise known at Your Cake Diva from The Food Network, shares tips and stories with the public today at the “Just Desserts” segment of the City Food Festival. Ms Kimble, billed as a “cake maker to the stars”, is to call on the festiv...

At 25, Porsha Kimble lost her job after a drug test showed she had been using cocaine. She thinks baking saved her life. As she worked on getting herself clean, she decided it was a way to pay her bills. “Nobody in my family knew, but I’d been abusi...

Malbec grapes have been grown in the area known as Cahors in France for many centuries and we carry five from the best-known producer. This, however, will not be about those wines as World Malbec Day, celebrated April 17, really belongs to Argentin...

The woman crowned Bermuda’s queen of fishcakes said she was shocked by her win. Valerie Pethen explained: “I consider myself a hit-and-miss cook at everything. “Fishcakes are one of the few things that I do, and I enjoy doing.” The 72-year-old Pag...

Fishcakes were never meant to be healthy — or so says my editor. And I know, I know, she’s right! But when your fishcake is sandwiched into a hot cross bun with lashings of mayo and a side of mac ’n’ cheese, some damage limitation might come in han...