sjfbiltonMay 17, 20215 minSoyer’s Symposium of All NationsAlexis Soyer is remembered for many things. He was saviour of the Irish famine creating soup kitchens capable of feeding thousands of...
sjfbiltonMay 17, 20214 min‘Whitebait’ GoujonsWhite Bait,—‘This is a fish which belongs especially to London; although it is obtainable in other rivers in Great Britain and the...
sjfbiltonMay 1, 20216 minThe Crystal PalaceOver a period of nine months from August 1850 the residents of Kensington witnessed a colossal glass building being erected in Hyde Park....
sjfbiltonNov 22, 20192 minA Proper Plum PuddingAs Stir Up Sunday approaches (this year it falls on 24th November) I thought I would share Great Aunt Eliza’s recipe for plum pudding...