Tasmanian Tess has left the building.

Check out the new 'dynamic' blog, you can click on the different modes on the task bar and view this blog in whichever format your heart desires. What will they think of next. (My personal favourite is 'magazine' mode. It makes me feel as though I have actually written an entire magazine).

Employee of the month

It has finally happened, the dreaded day has arrived and our beloved Tasmanian Tess has left us for warmer climes and pastures new. We are all in total denial, sobbing quietly into our borscht and wondering who will keep us all in line now...Good bye and good luck you are one fabulous sheila!

Now this is what I am left to contend with....thanks Tess.

Aside from our Tess-less-ness here at Le Spicery we are ploughing full steam ahead to Christmas. The imminent Bath Christmas markets are threatening; we will all get to take our turn on the hot cold seat, 4 layers of thermal thick, trying to keep our toes warm and whilst staying cheerfully enthusiastic about curry this and spice box that. (We love company and warm drinks if you're planning on paying us a visit!)

Last year at the market

For those of you who heard/read/attended or couldn't attend our recent pop up kitchen evening, we are planning another, the week before Christmas! Hurrah! Such fun! So much washing up! Ahem. An alternative Christmas dinner (probably curry) rather like Channel 4's alternative Christmas speech (but with far more food for thought).

   Last Friday we trekked ourselves down to Devon (for the day ((!!)) - that's a long time in a car for some lunch) to eat (yes we really travel in the name of good food!) at The Riverford field kitchen. Lunch was a very pleasant, very civilised affair in a remote and beautifully converted barn surrounded by fields of veg.

Riverford's yummy lunch!

We found it inspiring and a refreshing change from staid fine dining type restaurants and food we can neither afford or pronounce! It was rustic but wonderfully flavoured, and fun to sit down with new faces and share a meal in such a relaxed environment. This is the future of The Spicery Kitchen, (and hopefully eating out generally) watch this space!!

I'm off to make pad thai. Whammy.