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I’ve just taken delivery of an old cookbook, ‘Barrafina’ by Nieves Barragan Mohacho and Sam & Eddie Hart, originally published in 2011. I stumbled on a recipe from it in a magazine a while ago, ‘Arrocina beans with Chorizo, Morcilla and pork belly.’
Read MoreWe’re here at Abbots Court in the middle of their open day and it’s absolutely pretty as a picture and popping with excitement. We arrived early to get the full tour ahead of the punters arriving at 3pm, what a stunning set up.
Read MoreIt’s been a bit of a week to say the least, with a flurry of brides rearranging dates to post June 21, booking in for food tastings and site visits, in short, getting the wheels on the bus moving again. Of course we have to negotiate a minefield of ifs and buts, maybes and possibles before the bus even gets to the end of the drive, but at least there is some hope that we might be back on the open road by the summer.
Read MoreWe’re heading for the first anniversary of our tortured union with the coronavirus. It’s cost us an entire year’s turnover and lost revenue and we’re now eye watering amounts in debt. With lockdown likely to last until pubs and restaurants open
Read MoreMy top ‘Netflix’ tip this week is ‘Call my Agent’. We’re into series 4 and it‘s compulsive watching. It’s French, with subtitles, and all the better for it. It’s funny, stupendously funny and so French, it transports you directly to Paris, where it’s filmed, and for me, transports me right back to the eighties,
Read MoreI’m feeling a bit guilty this week. A friend of mine, who shall remain nameless, is good friends with a guy over Wilton way who has a mate who has a contract to cull deer locally. He shoots about 100 annually and from time to time, the crown jewels come in my direction
Read MoreThis is our first take away of 2021 and I’m super excited to introduce everyone to a classic dish, but one perhaps not everyone is familiar with. It’s a creamy, comforting, stylish, Swedish potato dish called Janssens Temptation.
Read MoreI can't really believe we have been doing the takeaway since March, how time flies when one is cooking new dishes every week. We have really enjoyed feeding you all & trying out some fantastic new dishes as well as introducing you to some of our old favourites
Read MoreI watched Paul Weller on TV last night talking about his career from The Jam in the mid 70’s, early 80’s through to The Style Council in later years. Also known as The Modfather for those not in the know, he’s a complete inspiration, as an individual, talking about his song writing craft and the music industry he’s lived through.
Read MoreMany thanks for all the lovely comments about the turbot dish we did this week, I thought we all deserved a treat and we’ll definitely do it again. I’m just perusing another turbot recipe, this time from Tom Kerridge’s, ‘The Hand and Flower Cookbook’ which came out last week and was a birthday present to myself.
Read MoreIt was my birthday last week and I wanted to cook a dish which was cooked regularly in our house when I was growing up, but I hadn’t had for over 40 years. My dad used to cook it and it’s barely a recipe, even so I’ve shied away from making it, just in case it wasn’t as good as his.
Read MoreMy sister still lives up in the North West of England, she’s a carer for the terminally ill, she has been for over 30 years. End of life care, she’s really good at it and has always said how much she enjoys the work, enjoys her charges.
Read MoreThe glamour of the catering industry knows no bounds, which is why we found ourselves on a film shoot yesterday, feeding 30 ravenous crew, the odd actor, a producer, director and runner.
Read MoreCongratulations to Marco Pierre White who opened his ‘Steakhouse, Bar and Grill’ restaurant at ‘The Stones’ hotel out on the Amesbury road recently. I picked up his book ‘Great British Feast’ about ten years ago and was inspired to make some of his classic English dishes.
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