Back in June 2009, you might remember our friend Nick Hand got on his bike and spent 3 months pedalling over 6000 miles round the coast of the British Isles.
On the way, he interviewed all sorts of artists and craftspeople about their work, took their photographs and made little soundscape videos of them as part of his project, Slowcoast.
From to cheese makers, boat builders through to A list Hollywood actors (clue: she was the pasty one with the big carriage in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) and a stickmaker called Bill, Nick met all sorts on his travels.
We kept him fuelled with smoothies and veg pots and lots of you sent him top places to go for cake
Well, Nick has now published a beautiful book filled with brilliant photos and stories of the folk he met called Conversations on the Coast and he's very kindly given us a copy to give away.
All you have to do to win it is tell us the best cake you'd offer Nick if he cycled up to your door and Nick will pick his favourite next week.
cheery cheese cake
Posted by: les | October 21, 2011 at 09:07 PM
strawberry ice cream sunday
Posted by: Pauline hobday | October 21, 2011 at 09:08 PM
Come to my work on Monday, where we're having the Big Pink Bake-off in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer. I'll be making cakes on Sunday, and they'll be pink. Not sure how yet. Maybe late blackberries, plums, cherries or good old red food colouring. Take your pick!
Posted by: Kate | October 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Banana and cinnamon cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Nom nom
Posted by: Natalie | October 22, 2011 at 06:26 PM
Undoubtedly ginger cake with plenty of treacle: sticky, zingy and comforting. Good with stem ginger in too.
Posted by: Rachel | October 23, 2011 at 01:25 AM
Dutch Applepie
Posted by: Naomi | October 23, 2011 at 09:59 AM
pineapple upside down cake, but with brown sugary, syrupy goodness all over the pineapple!
Posted by: nicola | October 23, 2011 at 10:17 PM
cioccolate and pears...wonderful combination!
Posted by: antonella | October 25, 2011 at 02:36 PM
Thanks to everyone who entered.
After much deliberation and salivation, Nick has plumped for Rachel's stem ginger cake. It was the word 'comforting' that did it.
Well done, Rachel. Will drop you an email now to get your address to send the book
Posted by: ceri at innocent | November 14, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I found this to be very interesting
Posted by: Bill Smiths | April 19, 2012 at 10:08 AM