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Sook Foo of Lime Face.
- Credit: Lime Face
We have so many talented female chefs working in our local area, but I particularly want to tell you about Sook Foo, aka Lime Face. You might know Sook from various food festivals and pop-up events in St Albans – she specialises in south-east Asian food, mostly inspired by Malaysia. One of her specialities is bao buns and she has sold those at pop-ups at Bishop’s Cave and Waddington Road Café.
When Covid hit last year, Sook was faced with no more festivals and events, and no income, so had to move fast to do home delivery. She had lots of loyal customers from her events, so decided to offer delivery to homes in St Albans and the surrounding area.
Spiced Vegetarian Scotch Egg with mango chutney by Nick Male.
- Credit: Nick Male
I have always found eating out on Valentine’s to be a bit stressful – you need to book weeks ahead, pay a fortune, and then you all sit in rows of couples, under pressure to be fascinating company. So, if that resonates with you – this is your year!
It is completely acceptable to order a takeaway and stay in, and in fact, you are Supporting Local, and doing your thing for the community. Win win.
Here is my round up of some of the most delicious options out there (feel free to order on other days too!):