My name is Esther Walker. I am a journalist and I work for The Times, Grazia, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail and some other people. I am married to the Times restaurant critic Giles Coren and we have two kids: Kitty, who is 6 and Sam, who is 4.
I used to write a food-and-kids blog called Recipe Rifle, but my kids are a bit older now and I want to write about other things.
So this is The Spike and it’s going to be about whatever is on my mind and you just have to kind of put up with it.
You can find me on Twitter @estherwalker
or on Instagram @esthermcoren
Confusing! God forbid I have any sort of linked-up thing happening. When I started this blogging shit there WAS no Instagram and I wasn’t married.
I used to declare that I never took samples or freebies in a sort of moral madness, but then my husband told me that I wasn’t allowed to buy any more stuff so I have had to climb down off that particular high horse. If there’s something you want to send me, email me at esther.walker@gmail.com and we can talk.
November 24, 2015 at 11:04 am
Welcome back. I missed your writing
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January 12, 2016 at 2:41 pm
I have just found this and love it. I used to enjoy recipe rifle and am pleased to see you are carrying a blog on. Love all the fashion bits.
Carole x
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February 9, 2016 at 12:27 am
Yay GO ESTHER GO, love the image of riding away on the white horse, head held HIGH. x
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April 14, 2016 at 8:14 am
you’re hilarious, and funny and honest. Such a good find. Thanks!
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April 14, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Thanks Rachel! Hilarious, funny and honest are ALL the things that I am going for, at all times. Welcome! I hope you stick around xxx
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May 18, 2016 at 11:20 pm
I have been trying to find you again for ages!! I read RR years ago and couldn’t remember the name of the blog when I finally came back to the bloggin world to look you up THEN I heard you on the Scummy Mummies podcast and just knew it was you from the way you spoke (you speak like you write) looked up RR and sure enough it was the old blogspot site I used to love visiting for my catch ups. So glad to have found you again xxxxx
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May 19, 2016 at 9:52 am
So glad to have you here! Stick around … xx
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June 13, 2016 at 11:48 am
You did not tell me about this Esther. Now I can check if you are saying mean things about me… x
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June 13, 2016 at 11:49 am
*deletes everything*
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January 27, 2017 at 10:05 am
Heard you on ‘snowflakes ‘; succinct,thoughtful & calm argument. Like.
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