Poilane Bread by M. Kuehn
Bread – the stuff of life. The smell of baking bread is just so intoxicating, isn’t it? I remember my mum’s rye bread, straight out of the oven and slathered with butter for my boiled eggs. My friends still remember the … Read More
Pan fried chicken breast in parmesan and bread crumbs by M. Kuehn
I don’t often use chicken breast in my cooking, being a much bigger fan of the thigh but if you want a large, flattened schnitzel for a main course I would butterfly a breast into two portions and flatten them … Read More
Triade by M. Kuehn
Fragrant and fresh, this wine is blended from three grape varieties form the Campagnia region – Fiano, Falanghina and the splendid Grecco. It’s won a couple of awards and I can see why. Available from Waitrosecellar.com for £8.79, it’s terrific … Read More
Casareccia NW6 by M. KUehn
Occasionally after a roastingly hard day at the cafe there is nothing more that I want then someone to serve me food. So, without knowing what I was letting myself in for, my biz partner and I dropped into Casareccia, … Read More
La Campana: Bocadillos de Calamares, Madrid by Michael R. Goss
While I love to flaneur in fancy French restaurants sometimes there is nothing one craves more than some simple, filling street food. Feeling peckish whilst wandering around central Madrid on a sunny winter’s day I noticed this charming place with … Read More
The Golborne Deli – Italian charm
Clever condiments Lasagna I’ve always asserted that food, like life should be simple and honest. I’m certainly not comfortable around poncy food in general and all that goes with fine dining – extortion springs to mind mostly. Anyway, when you … Read More
Casa Labra Taberna, Madrid by Michael R. Goss
Spain, along with France and Italy, is firmly in the top three truly gastronomic cultures of the world. What I adore about Spain, and Madrid in particular, is the way that many restaurants and bars will focus and specialise in … Read More
Sugar – The Hidden Enemy By M. Kuehn
So, how many teaspoons of sugar in a can of coke? The answer is a staggering nine. Starbucks sell a caramel frappuccino which contains eleven teaspoons of sugar in it and a bowl of Frosties a mere four. Your child … Read More