Kale of the century
The kitchen cupboards are full of butterbeans, lentils and chickpeas and the pot-bellied white wire basket on the counter kept loaded with eggs as much possible.…
Daily stock take
The basement kitchen, reached via unfriendly and claustrophobic corridors lit with a cold blue neon glow, was busy from about 6am when Patrice the pastry chef…
The peanut vendor
The closest I’ve been to Tijuana is my possibly over enthusiastic collection of Herb Alpert and his brass band’s albums. But I’ve always fancied sitting in…
A glass of lemongrass
The Indian supermarket I use in Tooting is always busy, nearly every till has a person on it, and one at the end to pack for…
Who pears wins
There is a real stillness to the air and the warm sun feels unusual for April. The car, unmoved from the driveway in weeks, has a…
The Modern Husband 