Oh – does that not look just too appealing for words? When Jane Smith, our illustrator drew this cover for us Italy was in the depths of pandemic lockdown. Jane told us that the couple with their glass of wine and their grissini at the table in front were two good friends of …
Alex Gazzola
The pasta jeweller
As many of you will know who have visited Lawn Road, I collect earrings, many of which flaunt themselves on a couple of lampshades in the drawing room. Knowing I collect them, friends seek out weird and wonderful creations to add to my collection in an attempt to upstage …
Yet another child dies from anaphylaxis to a food
Losing a child is a dreadful tragedy – our children are not meant to die before us. But how much more horrendous must it be to know that you caused your child's death? So no one can have anything but the most gut wrenching sympathy for Tom, the father of Raffi Pownall who died in …
Rising awareness of serious food allergy?
Tragic and horribly unnecessary as the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse was, it, and the tireless campaign that her parents have waged to get take-away foods (such as the baguette which killed her) better labelled, have certainly brought food allergy onto the front pages. They …
In use since 1220, cannabis is not a ‘novel food’….
The imminent publication of the latest volume in our book venture, Professor Mike Barnes' Beginner's Guide to Medical Cannabis, has made us super alert to all of the cannabis 'buzz' that occasionally still manages to push Brexit off the front pages. So we were very happy to see a …