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The worst shift in Southern Germany
Back to 1992 again and I am all things German, I sweat in German, swear in German, get shouted at in German and eat spatzle like a German. The summer is all but over, I am running the entremetier section and things are begining to look up, until I get […]
Battery grip for Canon EOS 5D review/information
My annual message of goodwill…
Just a note to wish everyone who reads this blog a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year. I have been truly amazed at the number of visitors to this site from across the globe and I thank you all for visiting and continuing to return, it was my […]
The original recipe for sticky toffee pudding
A temporary move away from food photography
Anyone familiar with this blog will be under no illusion as to my opinion of this particular time of year, it sucks. Work tends to take up a vast proportion of my time and combined with the shorter daylight hours and freezing weather the scope for my particular style […]
How to drop a real clanger……
Despite the awfulness of December in the catering industry you can always rely on someone or something to happen to ease the torture that is turkey and sprouts 24/7. Usually it is a trainee chef or a young waiter who provides the amusement with some form of gross stupidity but […]
One for the Christmas wish list….
Jane Grigson is one of Britain’s greatest food writers, an author very much in the style of Elizabeth David, she personified the food and culture of Britain in the 60’s and 70’s whilst keeping alive dishes from pre-war chefs and households.
English food is one of her finest books and a […]