Blogs

Gaby's Bakery - 32

November 20, 2020

These individual apple pies are so quick to make and perfect with Crème Anglaise. And I thought, how nice of the French to make our custard sound so special.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - James

November 20, 2020

Never work with children or animals, so the old showbiz adage goes. James would be classed as both some days, but generally he is really very cute.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Helina

November 13, 2020

Frizzy hair can be problematic. Unfortunately, it’s made much worse by poor haircutting and the multitude of silicone-rich defrizzing products that fake health and shine for today, but dry it out further for tomorrow.

Gaby's Bakery - 31

November 13, 2020

No baking this week, just some easy mixing. Michael say’s if I’m not using the oven, I can hardly call it Gaby’s Bakery. But he was very complimentary on the chocolate covered brownies.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Sian

November 12, 2020

Flat hair can leave you feeling lacklustre. But it’s usually the result of a poor haircut. In Sian’s case the basic A-Line haircut made the whole effect heavy and flat. We wanted to inject life and movement into the hair and for this we needed...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Norma

November 12, 2020

So I said to my big sister, just because you’re an English Professor, you don’t have the right to scare people with hair like that! But joshing aside, it’s not that some academic intellectuals, disdain the merest inkling of what could be perceived as vanity...

Gaby's Bakery - 30

November 06, 2020

The secret Bath Oliver recipe goes back 250 years to a venerable physician Dr William Oliver. He invented this popular Regency diet biscuit to help sustain his patients while he treated them for stomach ailments.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Matt

November 05, 2020

Most barbers nowadays are only trained in very short hair, less than an inch long all over or with clippers. But for men that want to wear their hair a little, or even a lot longer, they need someone skilled in layering,...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Lucy

October 29, 2020

“Flat and straight. I can tong it, and an hour later it’s flat and straight!” said Lucy. I’ll walk you through why Lucy struggled so much with her hair and what we did. Four things conspired to keep Lucy’s hair flat and straight...

Gaby's Bakery - 29

October 29, 2020

Pumpkins galore. Like most folklore legends, the history of the jack o' lantern varies depending on who's telling the story and how inebriated they are.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Jess

October 28, 2020

Wavy hair can often be frizzy too. Unfortunately, it’s made much worse by poor haircutting, and by many of the hair products that tame frizz for today, but create more frizz tomorrow.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Elif

October 23, 2020

Frizzy hair can be a struggle. Unfortunately, it’s made much worse by poor haircutting, and by many of the hair products that tame frizz for today, but create more frizz tomorrow.