We love technology here in the SK kitchen; so we were intrigued to read this week about a new app that has been launched which may put an end to the saying ‘there’s nothing to eat in this house”. PixFood does exactly what it says on the tin, if you pardon the pun. Using the […]

The organisers of National Picnic Month must be rubbing their hands with glee given the amazing weather that has coincided with this month’s event. According to the experts, the average person picnics at least three times a year in the UK, but we are assuming this figure is based on the normally poor British summers. […]

July is National Hot Dog Month, and whilst you might think this meaty snack is quintessential America, it was actually invented in Europe. There are conflicting claims to the exact origins of the popular cinema snack – one story claims two Austro-Hungarian immigrants, Emil Reichel and Sam Ladany, brought the hot dog with them from […]

May is Hamburger Month. That sounds good to us! We love a burger here – it’s like the little black dress of food – you can accessorise it in so many different ways. From humble beginnings of a simple ground beef patty, perhaps with just a touch of ketchup and in a toasted bun, the […]

Wake up and smell the coffee. How many times do you see on social media or hear someone say: “I’ll be fine once I’ve had my coffee….”? Plenty, that’s how many. Coffee is something of an obsession with us Brits and we don’t seem to mind shelling out for it in any number of variations. […]

A friend of mine, Nick Grieves, runs The Patricia, a small 25-seat restaurant located off the beaten track in Jesmond, Newcastle. During the recent Newcastle Restaurant Week, I took Chef Sean, and our partners, to eat there. The space is dark with low lighting, lots of candles and very atmospheric. A quiet spot where the food […]

No doubt, even though Christmas is a still a few days away, many of you will have already sat down to eat a Christmas lunch. Whether it was a work’s party or just a trip to the pub, you may already be sick of the sight of turkey, roast potatoes and brussel sprouts, although if […]

Christmas is just over a week away so we’re once again including sprouts in our recipe. This one uses these little small green gems (we will wear you down until you love them as much as we do) in an Asian style salad served with pork belly. It is an ideal dish to make after […]

As were are creatures of habit (with a little bit of OCD thrown in) we like to blog on Fridays, so this comes 24 hours after St Andrew’s Day, but I am sure when you see the recipe you will forgive us. Scottish food often comes in for a bit of stick, mainly because if […]