Rosie Kellett

1 week ago | rosiekellett.substack.com | Rosie Kellett

Today is my 32nd birthday, and I chose to share this cake recipe from my book, In for Dinner, to mark the occasion. There is a lot I could say about birthdays, the passing of time and the mixed emotions that they kick up, depending on where you’re at mentally. Last year was a tricky one for me, I had just come out of a long term relationship and was deeply heartbroken, confused and quite frankly, angry.

2 weeks ago | rosiekellett.substack.com | Rosie Kellett

I back myself to be able to bake a pretty good treat given the right level of desire, drive and motivation, it’s rare for me to eat something out and about that I don’t think I could also make at home if I really put my mind to it. That is until I tried the Marmite, Cheese and Spring Onion pastry from Popham’s bakery in London. This pastry floored me the first time I had it, and had me going back multiple times that week to get a second and third bite.

4 weeks ago | rosiekellett.substack.com | Rosie Kellett

If you were looking for a sign to roast a chicken this weekend - let it be this Loomi Lemon Chicken. A roast chicken is welcome on my table any time of year, but something about the start of Spring makes me crave one even more than usual. There is something so satisfying about roasting a bird, particularly a spatchcocked marinated one like today’s recipe, it feels low effort but incredibly high reward.

1 month ago | rosiekellett.substack.com | Rosie Kellett

This is the last of the videos we shot in Rome and feels like a perfect opportunity to speak a bit more about the wonderful women I met there. I know I’ve touched on this a bit before, but I was really struck by the generosity and kindness of the women in food that I met while I was there. To rewind to November of 2024, I went for dinner at Polentina in Bow with two of my housemates.

1 month ago | rosiekellett.substack.com | Rosie Kellett |Claire Thomson

Well, would you look at that! I’m going to be taking In for Dinner on tour this Spring Summer and I am SO unbelievably excited about it! (I also feel like it’s appropriate to share this one tiny BTS detail that the above image was the picture I really wanted for the cover of the book, but in the end it couldn’t be, so I’m v glad to be giving it it’s moment here) Back to the tour… We’ve partnered with some of my favourite independent book shops all over the UK on a schedule of very exciting...