Poached salmon with a wine, dill and cream reduction by M. Kuehn
A week ago or so I had what I can only describe as an unutterably grim piece of over cooked salmon. Actually it was cremated -rather what I wanted to do to the chef. I don’t get. I just don’t … Read More
Herring: The Silver Star of the Northern Seas by Michael R Goss
I had originally wanted to call this “The Sashimi of the North” but my erstwhile editor insisted that the fish was not raw, but soused; I could say, on occasion, the same for her. Those who follow my food journalism … Read More
Bill’s in Brighton
Everyone has heard of Bill’s in Brighon it seems. As I entered this large and impressive establishment, I also thought that everyone in Brighton was in Bill’s this morning. Fortunately we only had to wait for about five minutes before … Read More
Two Year Old Aged Gouda – La Cave A Fromage, Hove by M. Kuehn
A good friend of mine with whom I share a profound love of food had often told me to try aged Gouda – my instincts had told me otherwise – what a bloody doughnut. Having had the good fortune to … Read More
Havana Restaurant – Brighton
The phrase that springs to mind when thinking about Havana, located in the lanes in Brighton, is sheer elegance. The place reeks of it. The decor, the bar area, the plush, modern sofas, the flowers, the piano and Blue Note … Read More
Brunch at The Hove Kitchen – Brighton
Having been supremely disappointed by the quite awful meal that I suffered through the day before on Brighton sea front at The Regency restaurant, my brunch experience turned out to be the polar opposite in the simply named ‘Hove Kitchen’. … Read More
The Regency Restaurant Brighton
A few weeks ago I was fulminating about a spectacularly awful meal taken at The Artichoke in Croxley Green. How unfortunate for me then when I was about to go through a similar experience in the heaving seafood restaurant on … Read More
Arepa con Huevos (Eggs with corn bread) by Michael R. Goss
What better way to start the day then with, as my editor would say a “fat knacker breakfast”. This simple dish is a staple of Los Costeños, those Colombians lucky to live in Cartagena and along the Caribbean coast. Fortunately you … Read More