Author Archives: CaitlinHopkins

Nope the Americano isn’t just a coffee, it’s also a delicious cocktail perfect for that after work drink with a few snacks. It’s a great middle ground if the strength of a negroni is too much for you and you want something a bit more robust than an aperol spritz. The perfect aperitivo!

Today we have a very special guest, Paul Barker. Paul is the owner & creative mind behind artisan bakery Cinnamon Square & the winner of UK’s Best Loaf, ‘Church Street Sourdough’.

Today we are joined by two brilliant writers, Anna Wilson & Isabel Losada to share Anna’s book ‘A Place For Everything’. This is a moving, incredible story of her mother’s autism diagnosis at age 72 & her family’s collective experience coming to terms with their past.

Our Author of the Week is Harriet Tyce, perched in her home library we discuss her highly anticipated read, ‘The Lies You Told’. ‘The Lies You Told’ follows on from Harriet’s international bestseller & debut novel, ‘Blood Orange’.

Lara Croft Baby! The cult classic Tomb Raider film franchise of the noughties has got a reboot and to celebrate we’ve flew Lara in to create a fruity classic, the bikini martini.

Today we are joined by Author of the Week Rachel Joyce to share her fantastic new novel Miss Benson’s Beetle which follows a quest of unlikely female friendship in the post-war 1950’s from Britain to New Caledonia. Rachel is a Booker long list nominated writer who – despite her huge success – remains humble &Continue reading “Author of the Week: Rachel Joyce”

Today we are joined by a bestselling author whose work has been made into a feature film starring Colin Firth & Nicole Kidman – the brilliant SJ Watson.

Set My Heart To Five is an extraordinarily complex, yet poignant & joyful journey into understanding the human condition in the perspective of an Android named Jared in 2054. The book is quirky, entertaining & compelling all at once & after our chat with Author of the Week, Simon Stephenson, you will see that hisContinue reading “Author of the Week: Simon Stephenson”

For this week’s Happy Hour with our friends at Tippl, they have created another 15 second quickie cocktail, perfect for those looking for a drink that packs a punch. Simple with the right amount of bite, the Salty Dog is a tasty little number to start the weekend and it’s ready in 15 seconds! 🐕Continue reading “Happy Hour with Tippl: Salty Dog”