Sometimes the best discoveries happen by chance….. It was midday and we were travelling back from an overnight stay after a busy private dining gig in rural Berkshire. Bleary eyed and a little tired, the hunger pangs were beginning to … Read More
Wembley Park is awash with (over priced) chain restaurants. It has a few independents, paying ridiculous rents and taxes and finding it difficult to make a living. I’m in a partnership running a community cafe in Wembley and know only … Read More
I’m very puzzled by people buying commercial pasta sauces. They are mostly very bad indeed and whilst I realise that the pace of life is such that sometimes for ease we’ll cheat, I just could not bring myself to open a … Read More
Yellow fin tuna has a mild flavour and can take on a plethora of flavours. I love heat with tuna and I like to serve this with a spicy tomato and coriander salsa (see recipe), garlicky spinach and saffron … Read More
What the hell, I hear you utter, is that picture all about? The quite obvious grey prawns being the alarming feature. These raw offerings were presented to me at one of the chain restaurants by a nonchalant waiter. Two obvious … Read More
This is a side dish that has a multitude of uses. Thicken a vegetable soup, use as a base for seared scallops and a few ‘shards’ of fried pancetta, or as in this case, part of a rich halibut dish, … Read More
Inspired by the uber talented Mr. Wheeler at Stoke Park who put tapenade on the menu as part of an amuse bouche, I noticed a hint of sweetness in it and so I decided to add some honey. There is … Read More
I admit it freely. I am a sybarite. Not full time you understand, just on the odd occasion when I can dive into a pool of luxury and indulge in all forms of pleasure, above all of the gastronomic kind. … Read More