Recipes & writing from Melissa Thompson, a London-based food & drink writer with a love of ice cream, fried chicken and anti-racism.

Melissa Thompson is a writer, author and broadcaster. A columnist for BBC Good Food magazine, she is also ambassador for Weber Grills and an award-winning writer covering food for publications including The Guardian, Waitrose Magazine and Stylist. SheI also write recipes for magazines and develop them for brands.

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View fullsize A lovely time was had in west west Cork. Lovely air, lots of cows, a new appreciation for Murphy's stout, a trip to Gubbeen to watch the cheese being made, a dip in the extraordinarily cold sea that felt like someone was stabbing me all over. Mussels
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View fullsize A massive tasty happy welcome to @hausu_london who opened last week. I was so happy when @hollymjblahh said she was opening a place in Peckham, at the former Coal Rooms site, because I knew it would be brilliant. She's one of the most on-it, straight
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View fullsize Not sure that's what the drinks holders are for but it was done too late to say anything. And so ends a lovely weekend in and around Abergavenny catching up with family and our annual trip for the @afoodfestival. The best food from @thebabhaus which
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View fullsize Yeah you'd think I'd have had enough of jerk by now but this time someone else did all the hard work. Well impressed by the collaboration box between @allinabox_uk and @weberuk (gifted) - everything came prepped so all I had to do was grill the chick
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