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Jimmy Page reveals all….
Jimmy Page, founder and lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin has told the English newspaper, The Daily Telegraph that Led Zeppelin will reform for concerts next year with the autumn being the most likely time.
Apparently he told the paper that by then the band’s members will have ‘tied up their loose ends’ and be […]
Salon Culinaire-The Hot Kitchen Part Two…
We’re on our way to the Birmingham NEC, we’re getting closer, Michael’s nerves are in shreds. He has barely spoken save the occasional F-word grunted with not a word before or after, I tell the sous chef to call the British Natural History Museum and report the sighting of a neanderthal with tourettes […]
Anyone got £86,888.00 to spare?
I know this is another news type post but it has just been brought to my attention and time, as they say is of the esscence on this one. Doubtless Hugh has read my magnum opus on pig farmers and decided to get tough on Tesco’s chicken policy…
Further to […]
Gordon’s right hand man goes it alone….
Marcus Waering, former sous chef to Gordon Ramsay during his earliest days at Aubergine in London has left Gordon Ramsay Holdings to be his own man, so cutting a long and lucrative umbilical cord which saw him run the two michelin starred Petrus at the Berkley hotel and the […]
The best that June has to offer..
I am a bit late with this one, hopefully you haven’t gone hungry but I am sure you have made good use of the wild food I told you all about last week
In England June can be hit and miss, we’ve had our fair share of rain but it […]
How to grow red hot chillies…
With the probable exception of some of my photographic posts more people visit this blog because of the posts on chillies than for any other reason, and the hotter the chillies the better.
As some of you will know I am growing habanero chilies as a precaution against my crop of […]
Unlocking the secret to Moorish fried seafood…
One dish which I particularly enjoyed during my visit to Spain was a plate of fried dogfish, as good as the fish was it was the piquant taste which sparked my interest. There was a very subtle taste of vinegar and I couldn’t decide if it was from a […]
How fish docks in England used to be…
The harbour in Conil is a throw back to the days of small fishing ports, daily markets and local restauranters jostling to buy the best of the day’s catch.
My friend and I, both born and bred in the English fishing port of Grimsby, inextricably linked to the fishing […]
How not to cook in front of a lot of people
Salon culinaire cooking competions breakdown into two main groups; static display and hot kitchen. Static display means you can spend hours before the competition getting your chosen entry as precise as possible. They are not meant to be eaten so you can cover them in all […]