Cooking

Feb was a very busy month for me - leaving Brighton for a new adventure, but not before a special request to cook for Song Sleuth.

A good friend, and CEO of the company, had been asking me to cater for his team for months, and we finally found a time that worked perfectly.

It seems like gone are the days when hen parties were all about plastic willy’s and dressing up in loo roll (such a lie, I went to one such hen this summer!).

Sophie’s hen was a very chic exception to this general rule, and so invited me to cook for her friends and loved ones in Henley, for a very special pre-wedding feast.

This summer I popped up at T @ Hove to serve two bespoke 5-course small plate menus, that celebrated vegan cookery, seasonal summer produce, and locally foraged ingredients.

Guests were greeted with a complimentary drink, and served unique dishes that aimed to surprise and delight, expressing my love of cooking, entertaining and creativity.

July is such a wonderful time of year for seasonal produce so I jumped at the chance to be involved in a summer birthday, and asked the birthday boy to choose some of his fave ingredients for inspiration.

He came back with an array of many of my favourites too, including duck, crab, goats’ cheese, passion fruit, and lavender.

This week I cooked a 5-course vegetarian pop-up dinner at T@ Café in Hove, with all the profits being donated directly to aid those in Ukraine.

It was hosted by myself and Ania Smelskaya, a.k.a SWEET CHEEKS - we served simple, creative small plates, inspired by the food of Ukraine, along with a curated wine pairing.

Perfect Pairings was a unique 5-course pop-up dining experience at Tilt Café this July.

Hosted by myself and Ania Smelskaya - our guests were welcomed with a glass of sparkling Pet Nat, and small plates, and biodynamic natural wines.

This weekend I hosted a private dinner party for Jane's 60th, with a 4-course meal using her favourite ingredients.

I really wanted to produce a more pared down menu, so took inspiration from classic food combinations, with a simplified yet modern twist.