Category: Food
General
Black pudding is really decadent. The cooked blood of animals prepared for our deep viceral satisfaction make it a real treat. Silfield Farm make an array of black puddings …
Recipes
Every one needs to know how to make: mashed potato. For this you need: 800g peeled King Edward potatoes 250g good-quality unsalted butter 150ml double cream Fresh ground pepper …
Recipes
I have a dinner party organised for tonight and as I am feeling quite rotten it will be a simple meal; chicken in cider. For four people you will …
General
I cooked a chili last night. This is a really simple thing to make, but it is a rich, satisfying meal. You can also cook enough so that there …
Recipes
Yesterday I roasted a rib of beef. It was an excellent piece of meat that came from the Wild Beef Company who visit Borough Market here in London. Their …
General
Tonight I am cooking a cut of beef that is not terribly highly prized: shin of beef. The trick with these lesser, tougher cuts of meat is slow cooking …
London
This Korean restaurant lives underground right next door to Holborn tube station. The decor and location are perhaps the most interesting things about it as on our trip we …
France
This is not much of an entry, I don’t see any point in regurgitating the hard work of others. Just to say that the excellent food blog Chez Pim …
General
I really hate salad, they are generally incredibly depressing. Worst of all are those salads one finds in minor English restaurants and pubs: limp iceberg lettuce, half a tomato …
General
The best bacon I have ever tried comes from Sillfield Farm; they have a stand at Borough Market near London Bridge. Best of all are the dry-cure streaky bacons, …
