Caipirinha

This is the classic Brazilian summer cocktail, best served from a hut on Copacabana beach surrounded by sunshine and muscled boys in sungas – the Brazilian speedo. In Brazil the caiprinha is a fun drink, not an SATC style aspirational cocktail, and so it should be drunk with that attitude. It’s made up of cachaca [...]

Week 1: RIO – The Music

It’s always good to have a spotify playlist at a dinner party so you don’t have to worry about background sounds on the night, and it’s even better when someone else does it for you. Elliott created this Rio themed playlist for our party and it really brings up all those images of bossa nova, [...]

Week 1: RIO - The Party.

Well, it’s fair to say it was a success! There were a few minor disasters along the way, but the first Dinner @ Doyle’s turned out to be a really fun night, helped along with some very strong caipirinhas. Some of the recipes I planned worked brilliantly, others less so. And one I had to [...]

And the first week's theme is...

Rio! In honour of Rio winning the 2016 Olympics, and because I haven’t cooked feijoada in a while, I’ve decided the first Dinner @ Doyle’s will have a Brazilian flavour. Also, it’s going to be a wheat-free night as my good friend and colleague Celia (the celiac) is coming. So far I know there will [...]

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  • Gourmet Food: thanks for that
  • Sherwood Maese: I normally dont post inblogs but you Pressured me to, yummy
  • Davey Boy Smith: West coast you’d be looking at a car boot full of maple syrup chicken wings (the maple my own...
  • Celia: So cute, i love the pictures! I want more! More i tell ya! MORE!
  • Holly: Love the new blog, inspired! I will definitely cook this, it looks scrumptious! xxx