The Chilli Wars
The dish that gave me the most trouble on the starters menu was the slow-roasted, spiced pork belly with apple wontons. It wasn’t the pork belly – it was the…
Jamie Oliver Tops Sainsbury's Poll Shock
Jamie Oliver has won three gongs in a survey by, um, Sainsbury’s Magazine. It’s even more impressive considering there were only ten categories. Now, of course, this has absolutely nothing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…