What’s yours?…..
My favourite radio station bar none is www.planetrock.com, for anyone who likes rock music there isn’t a finer station to listen to. FACT!! Great music, guest DJ’s of legendary rock status all make for a brilliant show.
They recently held a poll inviting listeners to vote for their favourite cover version of all time, here’s […]
Switzerland on a wooden board….
Switzerland. What a country. Twenty four years ago or more I first set foot in this remarkable country as a young, utterly innocent, fresh faced seventeen year old wannabee chef. Back then I couldn’t peel a carrot, drive a car, kiss a girl..you name it. Fast forward to 2010 and I’m […]
World’s number one chef closes restaurant
El Bulli, the gastronomic holy grail for gourmets around the globe is to close for two years after its founder and chef supremo Ferran Adria announced that he’d had enough.
Long hours and the pressure of being renowned as the world’s best has taken its toll on the Spanish chef and […]
When in Rome……
I enjoyed a very nice cheese fondue at one of the oldest restaurants in the Vaud region of Chateau d’Oex in Switzerland recently. A proper Swiss fondue, this one flavoured with beautiful fresh morel mushrooms it was served with hot boiled potatoes and plenty of thick, crusty bread.
The chef told me how he […]
The 2010 Festival International de ballons…..
Just got back from the opening day of the Parmigiani International Balloon Festival held annually at Chateau d’Oex in Switzerland.
The festival runs from the 23rd to the 31st of January and features balloons of all shapes and sizes taking off from Chateaux d’Oex and filling the skies above the snow […]
Pairing Cheese with Fruit….
I am always looking for new ways to present cheese in our restaurants, in England the practice of serving cheese with biscuits, celery and grapes has long been afhered to and seldom strayed from. On the continent however they take a different approach and it is to France and Italy that I […]
Judges agree picture is a fake….
Further to my recent post on the claims that the last winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition had ‘fixed’ his winning shot it has now been made official that the judges have gone back on their original decision and removed the award.
No prize money has been paid […]
How to cure Meat for Charcuterie….
I am a firm believer in making the most from an animal. If you have to kill an animal then the least you can do is treat it with respect and all to often we, the consumer are guilty of forgetting just where, exactly where our sunday roast came from. […]
The 2010 Michelin Guide is released early….
Gordon Ramsay at Claridges has lost its only michelin star following the departure of his long term star pupil, Mark Sargeant. I thought at the time that Sargeant’s leaving was a telling sign of the bad year Gordon ramsay Holdings had suffered and this has delivered quite some blow […]
A pictorial look back at the last few days….
Here’s a selection of photos which I snapped during a bit of time off, mostly not relevent to what I would write about but hopefully they will tell their own story, good or bad.
I am battling the onset of manflu as I type so forgive me if […]