Emiko Davies, is half Japanese, half Australian but has spent 2/3 of her life living in other countries. From growing up in Beijing to studying on Rhode Island, she eventually found herself in Florence and never looked back. She currently lives in Tuscany with her Italian husband and three year old daughter, and is surrounded daily by the delights of authentic Florentine cuisine. A talented cook, food writer and photographer, I found Emiko through her beautiful blog full of heart-warming regional Italian dishes (that immediately reminded me of my own Nonna’s cooking!) and from then on have followed her... [ READ MORE ]

She is the cookbook author, recipe developer, blogger, stylist, photographer and brains behind The Wholesome Cook blog - she is none other than Martyna Angell (or simply 'Marty' to many!). Phew! I need to take a breath.   Yep. She's most certainly one very talented and creative lady to whom I'm lucky enough to call a 'real-life' foodie friend...AND she's also just released her debut cookbook, 'The Wholesome Cook'. Kicking goals lady!     Although, we should here-forth refer to it as a cooking 'bible', as it's a one-stop-shop kind of book that will teach you everything from making your... [ READ MORE ]

Who is Miss Sarah Coates?! Well, she is none other than the Founder of the ridiculously awesome food blog 'The Sugar Hit'...the queen of all cakes cray-cray... and the ultimate wizard of butter, sugar and bright technicolour! It may sound like I'm describing a unicorn, but yep, Miss Sarah is THAT cool...a rare (and blooming young!) talent - who knows a thing (or a million!) or two about whipping up some seriously 'bonkers' food. She also happens to be EVEN COOLER in person (can confirm!) and it  is true that food bloggers really do make for great friends/partners in crime.... [ READ MORE ]