Gravadlax with a Difference…
You can tell I’ve been writing new menus because here’s another! I love making my own gravadlax of salmon, it’s very satisfying and preserving food is one of my great interests. Recipes for cured salmon abound, we all have a different cure recipe with slight variations on a theme but the end […]
A play on the obvious…
Everyone has heard of Bugs Bunny and everyone knows about his penchant for a juicy carrot or two so with that in mind I thought I would come up with a dish in Buggsy’s honour: Old English Brawn of Rabbit and Herbs with Sweet and Sour Carrots, Spiced Prunes and Star […]
I would like to thank the kind persons who have emailed me privately to confirm the sad death of Mr. Steve Bell of Williams Cafe in Grasmere, Cumbria. Steve was a tireless campaigner in the fight to prevent the name Grasmere Gingerbread being used exclusively by Sarah Nelson’s of Grasmere. He commented on this […]
The Garden’s Favourite Visitor
Here’s my old mate, Bernard the Robin. Why would I name a robin Bernard? Why would I name a bird? Well, why not? Bernie is a regular visitor to Maison Collins, he seems to approve to the bounty of free food provided at great expense by the landowner but in […]
Credit where it’s due…
It’s not easy going back to work after seventeen days off. Don’t get me wrong I was ready for it and I genuinely enjoy my work but it’s that first step back on the battlefield. Normally I would be hammered with questions, menu requests, costings, cv applications, resignations etc, etc. But today […]
Supermarket Madness….
Just thought I would share with you the absurdity of supermarket giant Tesco and their food buying policy. I stopped by my local Tesco to buy fruit and as I walked past the vegetable stall I saw fresh asparagus for sale. For those of you from further afield asparagus has a very small window […]
Kettle and pot talking from Monsieur Roux….
Albert Roux, widely recognised as the Godfather of British chefs has made a suprise call for foie gras to carry a warning similar to that on cigarette packets warning customers of the inhumane methods of foie gras production.
Apparently he spoke out against the French delicacy during a cooking […]
What will be on restaurant menus in 2009-The year of the credit crunch…..
I’ve had a few people come to the blog via searching for articles relating to restaurants and the economic crisis and how one will be affected by the other. We all know what has ben happening and what will continue to happen and […]
Red or green, it’s all good!!
Despite an initial fear of repeating myself I shall say that squid is one of my favourite foods, in fact as I type I am sure that I have banged on about this before, I’ll wait for Melissa to drop me in it again!!
In recent times I have fallen ever […]
Blackmore and Coverdale to reunite?
Speculation is begining to build quite a momentum as to the possibility of a reunion of the Deep Purple Mark 111 line up featuring Ritchie Blackmore on guitar, David Coverdale on vocals, Jon Lord on keyboards, Glenn Hughes on bass and either Ian Paice on drums or, wait for it Lars […]