The Old Foodie

A couple of years ago, we vicariously enjoyed ChristmasEve dinner at the Savoy Hotel in London, in the year 1899. Why don’t we stay in...

Every year at this time in Australia, we suffer (or enjoy) a terrible mismatch between the traditions of our prevailing culture and the exi...

The smell of sweet spices is the smell of Christmas, is it not? And surely one of its top notes is that of ginger? There is gingerbread, of...

I am keeping it simple today, my friends – it is a busy time of year, after all.   I am going to give you a couple of variations on the s...