Pastries & Cakes, Greedy Diva Happy Snaps #3

Check out these beautiful French and Danish pastries from Melbourne baker, Aviv Cakes & Bagels.
Their cappuccino roll and Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse's orange roughy cake are also delicious for a gorgeous afternoon tea at home. How very civilised. See, we don't just do barbies Down Under! Thanks Mama Diva.

Greek feasting - Greedy Diva Happy Snaps #2

Any truly greedy person appreciates the sight of oodles of plates spread out on the table before them. One can convince oneself that one is merely pecking, when in fact one is consuming quantities that would put a sumo wrestler to shame.

This is just layer number 1 of the first course of starters that you get at the simple Greek taverna, Vrisaki. Yes, another layer of plates is piled on top. And that's before you move on to the fish and meat courses. It's about quantity rather than quality, and all served up by a bevvy of heavily moustached waiters with leather vests, which adds to the charm.

Another thing that makes me happy is baklava. Vrisaki's is good. Really good. But not nearly as good as TPG's Mum's or TPG's Yia Yia's. I know what side my bread is buttered on. (And it's true).

Vrisaki, 73 Myddleton Road, Wood Green, London N22 8LZ (Tel: 020 8889 8760)

Fennel & feta with pomegranate & sumac: Greedy Diva Happy Snaps #1

Yes, the Greedy Diva cooks! Don't expect me to start posting recipes from my kitchen any time soon. But this was my fennel & feta salad with pomegranate & sumac, courtesy of the Ottolenghi cookbook. It's zingy and fresh and gorgeous looking - and went well with a big, fleshy piece of baked seabass.

If you haven't used the Ottolenghi: The Cookbook before, then I highly recommend it - it's inspiring, and will help you discover the world that is the cluster of Lebanese grocers near Edgeware Road. I recently stocked up my cupboards with all sorts of exotic ingredients from Green Valley (36-37 Upper Berkeley Street).

Pomegranates, lemons & a big, pretty jar
of preserved lemons from Green Valley

This is the first in my new series of random snaps capturing food related moments that make me happy (Greedy Diva Happy Snaps). Awww...