Groundhog Day in the kitchen
I’ll keep this one short and sweet for good reason-I’ve just burnt all of my fingertips and typing this really isn’t pleasant. It’s all my fault, there has been a distinct lack of dinner services under my belt recently and the skin on my fingers has gone soft on me. I […]
A blast from the past
A couple of months ago I was driving back to my parents house when I saw a great convoy of lambretta and vespa scooters heading the other way, all of the riders were dressed in classic mod regalia; fishtail parka’s, harrington jackets, Fred Perry shirts and loafers. It reminded me of […]
The Death of Jimi Hendrix’s Drummer
Mitch Mitchell the drummer in the Jimi Hendrix Experience has passed away aged sixty one. The only surviving member of the band he was found dead in a hotel room after finishing a tour with a Hendrix tribute band in America. He passed away on the day he was due […]
Lamb in all its glory….
Merguez sausages are one of my all time favourites, I first tried them via a supplier from France who used to provide me with all sorts of goodies and these spicy sausages really grabbed my attention. I recalled a programme I had seen where a street vendor in Marakesh was grilling […]
Sanity restored?…
In an ever increasing mad world it would seem that common sense has been restored by European Union leaders with their rethink on draconian laws regarding the selling of less than perfect fruit and vegetables. About time!
The amount of food that is wasted because growers cannot sell lower grade items is both staggering and […]
One for my brother-sort of!!
This post was inspired by my brother buying some hake recently and singing its praises afterwards. I’ve been banging the drum for hake for some time now, it’s underated and we really should learn from our Mediterranean friends on the subject of hake and other less loved fish such as bream […]
Pairing duck and fruits
The matching of duck with fruits is hardly ground breaking but this is more about the type of fruit and/or duck you can use to break away from the ubiquitous orange sauce. In France a roast duck can be found paired with plums, cherrries, apples and pears and more often a liquer […]
Celebrating the British nation’s favourite food
It’s national curry week from 23rd to 29th November and this year is the tenth anniversary of the celebrations. To mark this culinary milestone Indian restaurants the lenght and breadth of the UK are holding record attempts at poppadom stacking! The record for the biggest popadom tower currently stands at […]
A play on a classic
Fabien, my pastry chef from Normandy came up with this new dessert which I thought I would share with you. It’s basically a play on chocolate and bananas with a bit of a twist for good measure.
The dessert is a tart made with Valrhona chocolate and caramelised bananas, this is topped […]