Today my children fancied chips and curry sauce, a bit unusual for a Sunday but I thought I would indulge them especially since my Northern hubby loves a good haddock and chips from a proper chippy. So after quite a long google search trying to find a good sit down fish and chips restaurant open …
I believe in father Christmas and I also believe that 20% of people don’t like plum pudding while 70% love it and the other 10% don’t give a plum duff. It is assumed that the origins began as a dish called Plum Pottage a sweet and savoury beef broth, thickened with bread, enriched with fruits, …
There I was on one of my Food & Drink Walking Tours, enjoying some succulent plump Moules in creamy yumminess in the beautiful Art Deco restaurant of St Giles Hotel and the subject of tipping came up. To tip or not to tip that is the question, 5%, 10% more percent, add it to the …
I often get asked what’s my favourite food to eat – well there are three – – – Lobster – I love it, my dream is to eat 12 all by myself, I’d even settle for 3. Once upon a time when working as a chef in London I went out with my work buddies, …
I’ve just got back home after the last Food and Drink Walking Tour of the year – or that is the last organised group, anyone can book a gang of them on any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday throughout the year subject to availability of course. It was fabulous, had a good bunch of people, enthusiastic, …
I remember when I was very young and we lived in Barnaby in Suffolk, that a neighbour invited us round for a BBQ, when asked if there was anything we could bring – they replied “Meat”. My parents thought this mean, if we ever had anyone round for dinner we would feed them ourselves and …
My daughter fancied organising a Christmas fate in Bawburgh Village Hall, Stocks Hill, NR9 – so she did. For some reason I always get put in charge of catering so I’ll be running the cafe with hot and cold food and refreshments, me and my daughter might have different view on food but I might …
Bawburgh Christmas Fate – Saturday 10th December 2016 Read More »
The Street Food Revolution: Get in the Scene With Your Own Food Stand Many of us are familiar with the street food which used to be the only option a few years ago; the breakfast bar at the side of the motorway or the tired hamburger truck food on offer at a festival. While these …
The Street Food Revolution: by Joe Thomas / Guest Blogger Read More »
I love food – I love eating it, I love cooking it, I love teaching it, I even love wearing it – – – but thats another blog (yer, Lady Ga Ga, your not the only one who can pull of a serrano ham skirt stitched together with strawberry laces) I must admit to being …
On the odd occasion when someone has forced my hand at a spice blend or I’ve been left a sample – I am never pleased with the taste. I’m not sure what manufacturers put in to these spice mixes, some sort of enhanced, fake, freshness boost chemical compound – but it always leaves a nasty …