A few years ago, I met an executive from a large camera company. Before digital photography came along, this company’s marketing (and manufacturing) emphasis had…
Last week, we went for a sunday lunch at Provender, on Wanstead High Street, in North East London. It’s a small French restaurant, and pretty…
In traditional “waterfall” software development, “good” software meets the written requirements. No matter how bad the requirements – “good” software meets the requirements. In agile…
I was listening to the Tim Ferris podcast where he interview Seth Godin. Seth publishes a new post every day. I’m going to try to…
I’ve decided to try and be less predictable in my eating – it’s too easy to fall back on habit, and experiments over the winter…
Now that it’s getting distinctly autumnal, I’ve been trying to recreate a pasta sauce I had in an Italian restaurant in Berlin a few years…
I’ve ridden motorbikes for more than 20 years. I’ve owned and ridden Hondas, BMWs and Kawasakis. My current ride is a BMW R850R, and I…
I had a quick dinner at Le Pain Quotidien on the King’s Road last week. I chose the Chicken Cassoulet, and found it rather uninspired.…
Carpaccio is one of my favourite summer dishes. My variant uses dry-brined steak, and Lancashire cheese, rather than Parmesan – the combination of tangy, creamy…
Just before Christmas, I bought a Tado (http://www.tado.com/de-en/) smart thermostat online. Here’s what happened… Firstly, the despatch date got pushed back – from early January…