How To Make The Perfect Stock
I’ve been cheffing in restaurants for the past few days trying to get my knife skills back up to speed before I head off on my cooking trip to California.…
Vegans And Starting A Raw Food Diet
At this time of the year, a lot of people give up the sauce for a month after the port and gin festive excesses. Some go on diets, or give…
Fish Restaurants And Mayonnaise
I am glad that Nathan Outlaw has been awarded a second star in the Michelin Great Britain and Ireland Guide 2011. The former Rick Stein acolyte has worked hard for…
Restaurant Boss Sacked For 'Ghetto' Email
Restaurant Rule Number 358: Don’t leave insulting messages about customers on the bottom of emails. Anyone who saw Michel Roux’s Service may have despaired at the idea of taking a…
Raw Food Smoothies And Live Frogs
Last week I told you about the green smoothies I’ve been making, which came about after I took a wrong turn at the end of the corridor and found myself…
Fish And Cheap Publicity For Celebrity Chefs
When Channel 4 launched its Big Fish Fight, I was going to write a blog about how Hugh, Gordon, Heston, and Jamie had as much chance of changing a nation’s…
A Sustainable Fish Supper
In my last blog, I talked about sustainable fish and the Big Fish Fight and how many fish and chip shops were passing off cheaper species as cod and haddock.…
Cooking At A Soup Kitchen
A few months back I trifled with the idea of getting a voluntary cooking job at a homeless centre. I was missing the cheffing, and thought it might make a…
The Mystery Of Thailand's Pink Eggs
From food and travel book Down And Out In South East Asia I have just arrived in Thailand for a SE Asia food tour, and after one night in Bangkok,…
The Best Fried Mussels In Thailand?
My Lonely Planet guide claims Kanchanaburi’s night market has the best hoi tod (fried mussels in batter) in the whole of Thailand. Even though the guide has a fairly comprehensive…