Vacqueyras – our everyday red
Asking a winewriter what their favourite wine is usually results in a long explanation about how it depends on the mood, the food and the time of year and I’m…
Going To California (In A Food Truck)
This week I had lunch with a fat man called Boris. A few years ago I’d done a bit of freelance writing for a food mag and Boris was the…
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…
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…
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…
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…