Worrall-Thompson Grilled On Illegal Cook
A failed asylum seeker has been arrested at TV chef Antony Worrall-Thompson’s restaurant near Kew Bridge in London. The 33-year-old Algerian was working in the kitchens at the Kew Grill…
Fugitive Foodie Undone By Pork Stew
If you ever wanted to illustrate the benefits of learning how to knock out the odd easy dish, then look no further than the unlikely tale of Chang Wen-tzung. The…
Crumble In The Jungle
One day I heard those golden words I’d been waiting so long to hear. Four tables ordered at the same time, and I’d got those out, and was dealing with…
Casino Royale With Cheese
I got a job working for a film location catering firm knocking out grub for the new Bond movie. I arrived at the airfield at 2.30pm in the blistering heat…
Cooking Up Revenge On Invasive Crayfish
I spent the next few weeks looking for another cooking job. Greeny and Stewie were the only ones I’d stayed in touch with. They phoned one day and said they’d…
Burger To Go: McRapping For Sacking
Following my last post about treatment of staff at some high volume restaurants, pity the plight of a burger flipper in Holland. She was sacked by McDonald’s for the unspeakable…
The Steaks Are High
Diego took me into the main kitchen and got me to deep-fry batches of potatoes before finishing them off in the oven. The trailer was about 30ft long and as…
World Cup: Irish Will Never Baguette
A friend spotted this court case in an Irish daily and said it read like a Father Ted script. It amused me so I thought I’d pass it on… A…
Spam, Spam, Chips And Spam
They say an Army marches on its stomach, so spare a thought for Corporal Liam Francis in Afghanistan. The Army chef was forced to feed comrades on Spam-based recipes for…
Can Celebrity Chefs Learn From El Bulli?
Interesting news that El Bulli is to shut for two years so that Ferran Adria (pictured right) can dream up some fresh recipes and trail-blazing ideas. He said he has…