I take a sip of my herbal tea and it takes every iota of my willpower not to spit it out. “You have got to be kidding!” I mutter loudly. The boyfriend looks at me, trying to suppress a giggle before bringing his own cup to his lips. I can tell by the way he screws up his face that for him too, the steaming garlic tea really takes the […]
Tofu is a tricky bugger. For every time someone has prepared a pretty good dish of the soybean curd, I can count five times that I either failed to make it taste half decent, or simply abandoned it in the fridge for weeks, unable to conjure up the inspiration necessary to transform it into something palatable. While organising a dinner once, I was instructed to make a vegan cheesecake which […]
To say I don’t get overexcited about food would be the understatement of the century. These days, a week doesn’t go by without me getting all fizzed up over some dish I saw on my Instagram feed, the thought of a new amazing restaurant opening in town, the prospect of the boyfriend getting creative on soup night (I’ve been promised dumplings in broth today). Understandably, my nearest and dearest tend […]
Is Baobab living up to its superfruit reputation and what are people in Kenya doing to get in on the game?
Not all that is green is organic in Kenya, with pesticides and metals infesting much of the food we eat. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Mozzarella: from the Italian “mozzare = to chop”, is a traditional cheese that comes from Southern Italy and is most commonly associated with pizza.
Yummy Magazine sends me on a dream assignment to visit Nairobi’s Capital Club and sample Kenya’s finest Morendat dry-aged beef.
After years of struggling to get it just right, 2015 is the year in which Leleshwa wines stand up and get noticed
It’s hard to hide my enthusiasm as I get an official tour guide through Nairobi’s most experimental kitchen
Katy Fentress 