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It is no longer enough to slave away in a provincial kitchen for years before earning your first Michelin star, followed by a column, cookbook and slot on telly. A new generation of young culinary types do it all, right now, with blogs, a keen sense of their own brands, book deals and TV careers. From next week, they will also have their own awards ceremony.The Young British Foodies (YBFs), a celebration of young chefs, producers and entrepreneurs taking place in Camden, north London, deliberately evokes the Young British Artists of the early 90s. Amy Thorne of Taste PR, co-founder of the awards thinks that just as the YBAs are a memorable part of the early 90s, so this era will become synonymous with the ... Continue reading →
Cor blimey, it must be a heatwave!Think the weather's hot? There's no more reliable herald of summer than the first photographs of warm-weather festivities. Just flick through the newspapers and if you find the following, usually accompanied by articles saying little more than 'Phew, it's hot?!', it must be true Tom Meltzer guardian.co.uk, Wed 23 May 2012 18.30 BSTGallery Continue reading →
Contemporary London garden, Thewattspad’s Place, available for garden camping. Garden camping is a cool new concept in which homeowners rent their private gardens to campers. From urban gardens to country estates, tourists in search of affordable garden accommodations and gardeners offering them, are connected through a one-of-its-kind social network-based community, Camp in My Garden. Think Airnb (which rents out spare rooms), with the possibility you’ll be sharing your campsite with resident chickens or ducks. The lower 40 of the Thewattspad’s Place,, in London vicinity. Most of campingatmygarden.com’s gardens, which can be rented for up to 28 days, are located in England, with some scattered across Ireland, Scotland, and parts of continental Europe. There a two in the US, two in Canada, and I spotted a ... Continue reading →
