You may think I’ve fallen down and hit my head; after all, who would devote a blog post to a kitchen towel? Well, like all the best ideas, simplicity is often at the heart of them. These award winning round … Read More
Contrary to popular belief, most foodies don’t find trashing a place amusing or pleasant. It’s just thoroughly depressing. You at least highlight the areas that are pleasing and hope that criticism is taken in the spirit that it was given. … Read More
I don’t know how many people have been enjoying the BBC2 series ‘Back in time for dinner’ which explores the implications of the introduction of various methods of cooking and buying our food over the decades, but it’s a fascinating … Read More
The feeding tube to force feed a geese Let’s get this straight. If anyone were to witness the conditions under which veal is produced in France, or the way battery hens are kept, or the way some geese and ducks … Read More
1) Never, ever, under any circumstances use gravy granules. Laden with salt, they add nothing but a fake taste to the meat juices and are utterly abhorrent in every way. 2) Make friends with your local butcher. A loyal customer … Read More
I read an article in The Guardian which concerned itself with the appalling levels of salt contained in certain fast food pizza chains. Appalling in the sense that some pizzas had three times the DGA (daily guideline allowance) which is … Read More
Let’s get one thing straight; gunky drinks, ludicrous fasts, body wraps (Lord preserve us) and shoving tubes into your bottom do NOT detoxify you. That is what our kidneys, liver and skin are there for. Get it? Apparently not. I don’t … Read More
It’s true that that the words ‘farmer’s market’ conger up images of Tarquin and Arabella, he in his salmon coloured trousers and she donning her Prada jeans, queuing up to buy tuna at thirty five quid a kilo and … Read More