Sharing their passion for Brazilian cuisine, cheffing duo Rick Allen and Bill Candeias have taken to the streets of Rio and other great parts of Brazil, to sample the hidden delights of the growing Latin trend: Comida da Rua - Street food. The offspring of restaurateurs, Rick and Bill's destiny was inevitably in food. Born in Espirito Santo, Brazil, Bill grew up in his family's eatery; Rick, although born in Britain, was soon cooking up treats in his parents' Spanish tapas bar on the Costa Blanca. With Brazil set to host the FIFA World Cup next year and the Olympic Games shortly after, the...

"Tales of a Saddle Tramp" "This book is about how one man's life can be touched by horses and the bond that develops between horse and rider. That life is mine - "Rick Allen"; ex-navy electrician turned leatherworker turned saddler, horse rider, endurance club president, Saddlery store owner, horseback tour guide and operator of Saddletramp Horseback Tours. What started out as a hobby, doing trail rides for fun with the club, ended up a profession; eventually teaching other people how to be tour guides. The horse at the centre of this bonding is "Bobby" (or Bob as I now call him), a 16 hands...