All posts of Shaheen

Market Lunch: Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Salad

I’m back in Paris after a lovely summer in London and I’m loving my new neighbourood in the 15ème. It’s dotted with boulangeries, cute cafés at every corner, a lovely park (with free city wifi!) with a spot for beekeeping, a couple of fromageries (with one right downstairs from my apartment) and butchers who look […]
13 years ago

London Street Eats

When I was in London over the summer, the street food scene took me by surprise. In Paris, I’m used to just two street food vans – one that sells burgers and another that sells Mexican fast food. On an average day, both these vans have people queuing up for at least 20 minutes before […]
13 years ago

Town Mill Bakery, Lyme Regis

View the slideshow As pastry students we take our studies very seriously. So seriously, that last week we drove 4 hours to eat at a bakery in Lyme Regis (SW coast of England). Never mind the fact that it’s a gorgeous little town right by the sea. One of my closest friends at Cordon Bleu, […]
13 years ago

Broadway Market, London

On a Saturday, Arjun and I headed out to explore yet another market in London, Broadway Market. A mishmash of cultures convene at the half century old Broadway Market to sell and consume some fantastic food and vintage fashion. With over 80 stalls at the Broadway Market that include street food, cheese, fresh produce, jewelry stands, […]
13 years ago

Avocado Toast

I find that my flavour preferences are changing. This happens to me from time to time and I am surprised at myself for wanting to eat things I didn’t much care for. Like pistachios. I never liked them as a kid. I was so finicky, I’d pick them out of desserts that my grandma made […]
13 years ago

Strawberry + Raspberry Eton Mess

One of the best things about summer in Europe is without a doubt the berries and stone fruits. I can alternate berries and stone fruits all summer long and not feel the need to eat anything else. From my visit to the farm over the weekend, I got a punnet of strawberries and raspberries each. The […]
13 years ago

Create

So apt. I need one of these prints. (via Marc Johns)
13 years ago

Paris Favourites: Cookware and Ingredient Shopping

When I was in Paris just for a day to pick up my Carte Sejour (residence permit, wohoo!), I made sure I stopped at my three favourite shops. Because no cook’s pantry is ever full, and because you just need that Eiffel tower cookie cutter as a souvenir to remember the trip by, you ought […]
13 years ago

Wild Rice Salad

In my last few days in Paris before moving to London to study the patisserie program at Le Cordon Bleu, I wanted to do a whole lot of things. I wanted to to cook with Jennie for Friday Lunches – our weekly lunch pop-up where she cooks and I bake and we feed lots of […]
13 years ago