How many of us really care?
Restaurant magazine along with S.Pellegrino have recently announced this years winners and losers in the best restaurant of the year awards. How many of you know who a. won and b. who came second and third? I am sure many of you will know, however that Gordon Ramsay’s flagship restaurant […]
Talk about bad timing…
Typical, the minute I put a new pork dish on the menu then the world is gripped by swine fever. I’m not trying to be funny here, it could have horrific consequences worldwide and it just goes to show how susceptible we are to mother nature. Wether or not the culling of […]
A vegetarian blast from the past…
I offered two vegetarian guests who are staying at one of the hotels for a week to choose any dish they wanted and I would cook it for them. Mushroom stroganoff was their choice and, despite hoping for something a little more adventurous I gladly cooked it and photographed it […]
Rich Man Poor Man…
Remember those pigs cheeks I was telling you about? Well here’s something I do with them using scallops as a rich foil to the cheap and tender meat. Regulars will know that I pair meat and fish in all kinds of ways and scallops and pork is nothing new on this […]
Making the most of your pickings…
We’re into that time (depending where you live I suppose) when the new season mushrooms begin to appear. It is a fine time for the chef and gatherer, there are wonderful fungi to be found throughout the countryside and, when picked in their prime it is vital that they are […]
Childhood Memories Updated…
One of my most treasured childhood memories is eating with my German grandfather at his house near the River Mosel. He always had a fine table of food for us and I am sure he liked the fact that we were brought up to enjoy and respect food. We ate very well on […]
European Union cocks it up again…
The European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy is in tatters and that’s the verdict of its own officials. Following some twenty five years of policy initiatives and inevitable policy changes they are now saying that a larger proportion of the responsibility for adhering to fishing quotas should be returned to the […]
Hits and near misses…
It’s about time we all vented our spleens once again on what’s good and bad in our world’s. There’s a prize for the best one; a personal finance consultation with the British chancellor!!
Here’s mine, let me and the rest of the blogging world know yours….
Paris in Spring:
1. Giving keen young wannabe chefs […]
Pushing the boundries of food innovation…
Herve This (excuse the missing accent) who is regarded as the founder of molecular gastronomy and not Ferran Adria or Heston Blumenthal as many think has joined forces with legendary three michelin starred chef Pierre Gagnaire in taking this unique art form further into the realms of the unimaginable.
The […]
The best potato salad recipe in the world!
Here’s my mum’s potato salad, I grew up eating as much of this as physically possible and whenever I visit my parent’s and this is on the table I almost crawl to my car having eaten too much.
Potato salad should be relatively easy but I have eaten some […]