Once you enter ‘1947 London’ cosily nestled in the heart of the UK’s capital, you’re greeted with a spectacular wall design by paper artist Karen Navalta. It’s an awesome 3D mural of rose-gold, copper and frosted plum roses. This striking feature leads us to a vast dining area of plush curved booths finished in rich…
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Spinach
The first we heard of spinach in Britain was when Richard II’s master cooks penned a simple recipe for it in England’s earliest cookery book. The 14th century suggestion was to boil and then fry it. This method is not far from how these greens are cooked today. In India and Persia its pungent taste…
The Best Shrimp Recipes

We will never know who invented shrimp and grits. It was likely a hungry, resourceful cook along the coast in the Low Country, where both shrimp and grits were common and plentiful. The earliest records of the recipe describe a very simple dish served as a humble breakfast
Did You Know About These Fish Recipes?
San Francisco has cioppino. Provence has bouillabaisse. Southerners, particularly in North Carolina, have muddle. It’s our classic Southern fish stew made from the catch of the day — seafood and shellfish on the coast and creek fish elsewhere, whatever you…