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- Sep 26
L'apéro
"People who wish to discipline the sexual organs should avoid drinking those artificial concoctions which are called 'aperitifs'"...
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- Sep 24
Life, the universe and everything on your plate
"Food is never just something to eat." Margaret Visser This plate is some 5000 years old. It's from ancient, ancient Egypt and depicts...
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- Sep 20
Cabbage rolls from long ago
Once upon a time I sat in this very spot and gazed upon the Mostar bridge. Well I am 90% certain it was in this spot - although, when I...
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- Sep 15
Salted caramel
"Its popularity may come from its effects on the reward systems of the human brain, resulting in 'hedonic escalation'". Wikipedia Is this...
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- Sep 14
Sainte Ménéhould
"I only wish I could have cooked it for her, as I know it was one of her favourites. We would have drunk a bottle of old Rhone with it....
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- Sep 9
History in a kind of pancake - or flatbread, maybe even chips
Cecina, Asfrisciolata, Socca, Turta, Turtellassu, Fainá, Torta di ceci, Calentita, Panisse, Panelle, Pizza a caballo ... so many names...
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- Sep 4
India and potatoes
"Potatoes seem to have become the roots of Indian cuisine, but India's relationship with potatoes is a little over 300 years." Armaan...
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- Sep 1
So retro, so English and so unavailable
"The prominence that American food has gained within the last century has led to redcurrant sauce being partially replaced by cranberry...
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- Aug 31
The Country captain dispute(s)
"I have yet to find two explanations for the name of this dish that agree!" Madhur Jaffrey Or two recipes that more or less align come...
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- Aug 28
Deliciously English
"sometimes it takes years of looking at other countries to realise how wonderful your own actually is." Jamie Oliver I'm sort of killing...
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- Aug 23
Crunchy spaghetti
"to move freely, a starting point is required" Rachel Roddy My starting point today is this dish - Spaghetti all'assassina which Rachel...
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- Aug 22
Fiddling around with THE cake
"These cakes, which are half pudding, half cakes can never fail. If they are undercooked they make a fine dessert with cream. They are...
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- Aug 19
Chapatis - first recipe, first food
"as with all bread-making, this is not the time for guesswork" Bob Granleese/The Guardian I have to say that as I read about chapatis,...
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- Aug 16
A goddess steak
"stories and recipes are like sauce in a pan: they move differently in each telling and in each pair of hands. A recipe is advice, but...
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- Aug 7
The London Particular
"a fog named after the soup eventually became a soup named after the fog." Londonist David suggested a new 'series' of blogs the other...
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- Aug 1
The charm of England - Eccles cakes
"there is almost nothing in this country for which a cake hasn't been named." Nigel Slater Somewhere or other on the television recently...
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- Jul 31
A comfort drink - hot toddy
"If it could speak, the Toddy would whisper, “There, there, now. Just rest and feel better.” And who doesn’t need that every once in a...
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- Jul 28
An ancient Roman dish recreated
"the food depicted was focaccia, fruit and a goblet of wine, collectively known as xenia, hospitable offerings to guests – a Greek...
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- Jul 22
Biryani extremes
"Essentially, it’s your favourite chicken curry (or vegetable or other protein of choice) buried under a mound of delicately spiced...
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- Jul 20
Bee or fly? Real or fake?
“It is cutlery, yes. But it’s also culture, it’s heritage and it’s history,” Thierry Moysset - CEO Forge de Laguiole This has been an...
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