Welcome to #BeccasBites where each episode will start with a discourse in a bite size quantity and where we chat about all things Food, Culture and Travel.

At age 44 Pascal Bishop is, at his core, serious, a perfectionist and hardworking. You just simply know by looking at his frayed tatted exterior that this guy has lived a life. Like a battered fisherman his presence holds more than what meets the eye, a case you will never fully crack and someone who turns away from the spotlight. 

So what does a person like Pascal do? Well, he makes the best croissants I’ve ever had in my life. Ever. No exaggeration. Yes, i’ve been to France. Several times. And it’s not just me. Levain and Cherry were recently recognised by Good Food Guide as one of the best bakeries in the UK.

Only just this weekend did the first video of Abdullah Zaidi (@thisguyabdullah), a 24-year-old from Toronto, Canada come across my For You Page on TikTok where he was defending his sexuality (straight) while dousing his face in his favourite The Ordinary serum, talking to me in such familiarity that I thought I was on FaceTime with my little brother.

He was a breath of fresh air to me, and so many others. Unserious, with a pink headband topped with a perfectly girlish fluffy bow; unpretentious, without a selfie light blasting our eyelids with full coverage flash; and making jabs and jokes that would surely get him cancelled? (a future day that he relishes and is one of his points in his 5 point plan to become a beauty influencer).

You ever do a DIY project that makes you rethink your whole life?

I’m chiselling away at the double sided tape on my wall (that I used instead of wallpaper paste in an attempt to do less damage to my rental).

What I thought was a cheat code for putting up wallpaper turned into said wallpaper’s edges peeling for months. It bothered me more and more, little by little each time I walked by (which was constantly as its in the hallway that connects our bedroom to the rest of the flat).