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What does the red book mean in 2008?
Well the famous red guide for Great Britain and Ireland should be out soon and there will be a number of chefs either jumping for joy or crying in their parmesan foam. For some, the thought of losing a michelin star is unbearable, for others, a financial disaster […]
The latest fashions to hit the high street…
This should be an interesting year for food, the last two years have all been about kitchen chemistry with chefs creating generally poor imitations of El Bulli and The Fat Duck. I really don’t think this is going to last, there will always be room for the destination […]
What is a Collins Cocktail/How to make a Tom Collins Cocktail
How to make bubble and squeak, what is bubble and squeak
Drinking for England, in Germany…..
Back in the early nineties life was generally quite pleasant, my life had two constants; cooking and drinking and both to a professional standard. Chefs and beer is a natural combination like strawberries and cream, tomato and basil, Rene and Renate…In England we still had the agony of draconian drinking laws […]
Zen and the art of being happy with your lot…..
Yesterday was a good day, my first day off since Christmas Eve and the first time I have had two days off in one week since November. The only thing that mattered to me was heading off somewhere, anywhere for fresh air and a sense of […]
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Campaign for Free Range Chickens
Regular visitors to this site may recall earlier posts about my concerns for the state of poultry production in the United Kingdom. I have made it my clear intention to source local free range chicken and to try and persuade my customers onto other meats and fish.
This isn’t going […]
A user review of the Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW Camera Bag
Gordon Ramsays new female head chef/ Clare Smyth