COUNTRY LIFE
‘What I do is like good cooking – if you have beautiful ingredients, you can’t go wrong’. Read more of this article by clicking here.
Calling All Chocoholics!
M&S STYLE & LIVING
Paul A Young has been called the world’s most innovative chocolatier. Here, he shares three delicious but different recipes from his book Sensational Chocolate on the M&S Style and Living website. Click here to read more.
Robbie Honey At Work
Click on this link to see a brief clip of global adventurer Robbie Honey talking about his fascination with the structure of plants and how he deconstructs some of the world’s most exotic flowers.
Evergreen - YouTube
Take a look at what Evergreen has to offer in this new video by Lindhardt og Ringhof.
Paul A. Young In The Sweet Makers Christmas Special On BBC2
BBC 2
Paul A. Young is appearing in tonight’s Christmas special of BBC2’s The Sweet Makers, broadcast on BBC2 at 9pm. It’s all bonkers! Four modern day confectioners recreate the spectacular Victorian Christmas dish – a Boar’s Head Cake. For a preview of the programme click here. If you miss tonight the show will be repeated on Wed 20th December at 7pm, and again on Friday 22nd at 3.35pm.
The original 3-part series will be repeated over the Christmas period.
Festive Cheer From Anjula’s Supper Club
in Video, Spice for Life
YOUTUBE
Anjula’s fabulous Supper Clubs, currently taking place in Wimbledon, showcase recipes from her book Spice for Life. Click here to watch her latest guests enjoying a wonderful Christmas festive feast. Keep your eyes peeled for her next event.
Home Cook Of The Year Reviews Spice For Life
in Spice for Life, Review
DELECTABLE Dishes by Sophie
Sophie, a passionate food blogger and Warwickshire’s Home Cook of the Year, writes a lovely review of Anjula Devi’s Spice for Life and she tests out several of the recipes with her family. Click below to read her comments on these delectable dishes.
Little Black Book: Shane Connolly, Floral Designer
THE FINANCIAL TIMES
Meet the florist to the royals who thinks heaven smells like lily of the valley. Shane Connolly talks to Alice Hancock of The Financial Times.
Review From Sneaky Veg
Click below for a lovely review by blogger Mandy Mazliah of Sneaky Veg which features a delicious soup recipe from inside the book – Potage de Vigilia.
Apologies, but the competition to win a copy of the book is now over, and the Rafflecopter widget has already chosen a winner!
Cooking Inspiration
GOOD THINGS ONLINE MAGAZINE
Click below to read about Indian cuisine connoisseur Anjula Devi’s inspiration for cooking in Good Things online magazine.
What If…. Some Inspirational Words From David Eustace
YOUTUBE
This talk from the irrepressible David Eustace highlights and displays the importance in taking a first, often doubtful and fearful, step. The possibility of rejection and negativity can cast doubt on hopes and to an extent shape the future. Click here to hear him talk to a large group of students about his own first steps to becoming a successful photographer.
Ahead of the Curve
THE TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE
Click below to take a look at Alex Michaelis’ extraordinary home in West London in this article by Talib Choudhry in The Telegraph Magazine.
"Soft Shapes and Rich Fabrics"
Nouveau
In an exclusive interview, Suzanne Loggere speaks to Nouveau magazine discussing her new book My Artistic Interiors.
Never send yellow roses... the hidden meaning of different blooms
The Irish TImes
‘New book by royal wedding floral designer decodes the meaning of blooms.’
Fionnuala Fallon writes about Shane Connolly’s Discovering the Meaning of Flowers.
Let Your Flowers Do The Talking This Valentine’s Day
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Every petal and leaf has a meaning, floral expert Shane Connolly tells Debora Robertson of The Daily Telegraph.
When is a bunch of flowers not just a bunch of flowers? According to Shane, favoured floral designer (or floral decorator, or flower artist, never florist… more of that later) for fashionable parties, gallery openings and the occasional royal wedding: when it’s a powerful totem loaded with hidden meaning…..
Elle Decoration Country Champion Spencer Fung
ELLE DECORATION COUNTRY - AUTUMN/WINTER ISSUE
With the rapid spread of urbanisation, more and more designers are working to bring nature into our lives, and one architect is Spencer Fung. From handmade furniture to interiors using materials such as carved wood and hewn stone, his projects are fuelled by a commitment to the British countryside and the artisans whose craft it fosters. We ask him to tell us more about the materials and makers that inspire him.
Shane Connolly’s Christmas Tips
Artists In Residence: The Best Interior Architects For One-Off Homes
THE TELEGRAPH
Friends and business partners Alex Michaelis, 51, and Tim Boyd, 57, co-founded their firm in 1995. Their projects stretch from Botswana to Battersea Power Station, where they are currently designing 265 apartments.
In Residence: Inside The Homes Of Celebrated Architects, Designers And Artists – Alex Michaelis
NOWNESS
Fusing functional design and family fun in the British architect’s London home.
London-based architect Alex Michaelis takes a boundary-pushing approach to sustainability as one half of design duo Michaelis Boyd. Best known for giving an eco-makeover to the London home of former Prime Minister David Cameron—which included installing a wind turbine on the roof—the pair have taken on the interiors of the monumental Battersea Power Station redevelopment project.
Hot Chocolate With A Twist: The Most Indulgent Cocoa Recipe In The World
THE TELEGRAPH
“Rarely is an excuse needed to eat chocolate, but since Chocolate Week begins on Monday it seems fitting to enjoy an extra square (or bar) in celebration.” Amy Bryant