I’ve written before about how to make a brawn from meats such a rabbit and pork and here is a variation on how it can be presented…
Brawn or head cheese as it is otherwise known is a delicious way of serving a joint or variety of meats which have been slowly cooked until meltingly […]
Waiting for the Light….
I’ve been thinking ‘out of the box’ with my photography recently. I have been guilty of obsessing with detail and sharpness and often this has been to the detrement of looking at the subject matter in a new and interesting light. I’ve never been a fan of over editing when it comes […]
Forbes top ten highest earning musicians for the last year…
Bit of an ‘off-topic’ post I know but I found it quite interesting and as this blog attracts more visitors from the US than anywhere else combined I thought they could help me out by telling me who some of them are!
So here’s the list of […]
Minestrone soup with a twist….
Last night saw a wine presentation given by an Italian wine maker with food pairings by yours truly. There were some wonderful wines on offer and my favourite red was paired with a simple minestrone of oxtails….
Oxtail Minestrone
I love minestrone and I equally love oxtails so why not put the […]
The origin of gargoyles on churches and castles…
I have long been fond of the sight of a menacing gargoyle peering down on me from a church or castle. They add another dimension to the character of the building, eerie, disconcerting and intriguing all at once. I’ve seen some fine examples in my time here in […]
My thoughts on creating a selection of cheese to suit all tastes..
Cheese is an important dish on any restaurant menu and to me careful consideration should be given to the choice regardless of the style of restaurant. There is much to consider when creating your own cheese plate/board, style, country/countries of origin, strength, flavour and […]
A potential natural disaster awaits us…..
Whenever I think of an English summer and all that it typifies one of my most immediate thoughts (after rain) is the sight and sound of bees at work in our gardens. Unlike wasps and flies for which I see no possible use for anything other than spreading germs and […]
Photographing the Yellow Wagtail…
I thought I would share with you another example of how brilliantly bird and wildlife blends into its natural surroundings. It is amazing that despite its bright colours the yellow wagtail manages to blend into the colours thrown up by the fading Lincolnshire light on an area of fields and scrubland which […]
A quick guide to dealing with complaints in the restaurant trade…
It’s not easy being in the restaurant game, any chef, waiter or manager will tell you that. Mistakes are made, bad nights are had, things go wrong, equipment breaks down, staff walk out etc etc. Sometimes it seems the whole world has teamed up against […]
A fresh look to the blog
Hopefully you will have started to see a couple of subtle changes to the blog and its layout, I’m not done yet, there’s more to come. I am begining the process of revisiting some old blog posts which have proved to be popular by the amount of hits they receive […]