Journal.
Mostly kitchen notes. Occasionally a rant about packaging.
Kitchen notes · 11 Aug 2026
We put basil in a drink and half the office left the room
Eleven batches. One of them tasted like pesto. This is the story of batch nine, which didn't.
Packaging · 22 Jul 2026
Why our cans aren’t skinny
250 ml slim cans photograph beautifully and run out in about four minutes. We went 330 and stayed there.
Flavour · 3 Jun 2026
A short defence of bitterness
Sweet is easy. Bitter makes you pay attention. Here's how much of it a soda can actually carry.
Kitchen notes · 19 May 2026
Cucumber: a post-mortem
We tried cucumber. We stopped trying cucumber. Full transparency on a bad idea.
Sourcing · 2 Apr 2026
Where the fruit comes from
Sicilian blood orange, Spanish grapefruit, and one very patient supplier in Kent.