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Meemalee on the Good Food Channel website Some nice bits of news to share with you all: Firstly, I've been invited to join the chefs on the Good Food Channel website , so stay tuned to see more of my recipes there.  This is a massive honour - I'm rubbing shoulders with the likes of Michel Roux Jnr and Nigella Lawson, and I've also joined my friend Uyen Luu , the Vietnamese chef, supperclub host, stylist and writer of Leluu . Meemalee on Woman & Home's 100 Best Food Blogs Secondly, I've been picked by Woman & Home magazine as one of their 100 Best Food Blogs .  There are so many other wonderful blogs on the list, so I'm very proud to be there in their International category. Me on Betty Herbert Lastly, I'm delighted to be part of the first Blog Carnival on the marvellous Betty Herbert.com  from author of The 52 Seductions , Betty Herbert - the theme is "Sex, Love and Relationships" ...

The Square in London has been around since 1991 and, during that time, it has built a reputation for understated excellence, earning two Michelin stars along the way.  This is in no small part down to its chef and co-owner Philip Howard - one of the few "named" chefs who can still be found in the kitchen. Howard was recently voted Chef's Chef of the Year at the National Restaurant Awards, and I was pleased to play a small role in The Kitchen Foundation  from the Square - his Masterclass series where he shares culinary tips, tricks and secrets which he has gleaned and developed over the years. These videos are to celebrate the Square's 21st Birthday and also to promote Howard's new cookbook The Square Cookbook - Volume 1 - Savoury  - a real labour of love, documenting over 100 savoury recipes from the Square.  I have just been given a copy and it's been a while since I've seen such a stunning (and hefty) tome.  Volume 2 - Sweet comes out fro...

"I am here (It's Tim)". This text bleeps onto my phone as I emerge from the bowels of St Pancras Station. I text back, "Cool, almost there!" This is a lie - I've come out the wrong entrance and I'm desperately trying to find Eversholt Street to meet Tim Anderson , winner of this year's MasterChef at Asakusa. Finally I arrive, only to see Tim standing in front of the restaurant chatting on his mobile. Except it's not his mobile phone, but one belonging to a gentleman who is perched on his bike and looking at him half excitedly, half in abashment. It dawns on me that said gentleman has asked Tim to talk to his significant other/mother Tom Cruise-style , and I try very, very hard not to wet myself laughing. I smile at Tim and he smiles back, finishes speaking and hands the phone to the guy on the bike, who apologises for the intrusion. I contemplate offering to take a photo of him with Tim, and then decide it would just get too weird ... Anyway. Su...

Petits fours by Edd Kimber (the Boy Who Bakes) and Chef Luke Mackay Kai We Care. #KaiWeCare . Kai We Care was the mother of all fundraising dinners held on Monday 4th April 2011 at One Moorgate Place in London. The brainchild of Mat Follas, chef patron of the Wild Garlic, and Dave Ahern aka Cork Gourmet Guy, writer turned chef. Canapes and Pre-starter Its aim was to help the New Zealand Red Cross in their efforts to provide relief in the aftermath of February's earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. Chef Alyn Williams A stunning nine-course dinner, cooked by a brigade of award-winning and Michelin-starred chefs, followed by an auction of wonderful prizes. Edd Kimber and Luke Mackay It might have seemed like a case of too many cooks, but in the end, the chefs, the front of house, and everyone else pulled the night off with panache. Over £60,000 was raised - a phenomenal amount - thanks to the amazing efforts of the Kai We Care team led by Mat Follas , Dave Ahern , Grant Hawthorn...