Harry Farmer
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Since tasting his first food as a small boy, Harry Farmer hasn't looked back.
The kind of person who would eat his meat raw if society, and his digestive tract, allowed him to, he is deeply suspicious of vegetarianism, organic and low calorie food, and is a staunch defender of the 'Chicken Cottage' fast food chain - which he regards as a benchmark of culinary excellence.
When not unashamedly cramming junk food down his gullet, Harry enjoys writing, making music and pretending to have read things.
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Comté Cheese
Saturday September 24th, 2011If you’ve never come across Comté, France’s most popular AOC (controlled designation of origin) cheese, it’s likely you will soon.
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Hummus Brothers
Wednesday September 7th, 2011Harry Farmer visits the Soho branch of Hummus Brothers and ponders the student obsession with the chickpea based deity.
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Chopped UK-British Invasion
Friday September 2nd, 2011Harry Farmer has his culinary ineptitude exposed by the judges of Chopped UK.
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The Slow Cook Book
Friday September 2nd, 2011I’m very impatient – so much so that if something takes ninety seconds in the microwave, I’ll put it in for eighty-eight so as to avoid the time spent getting my index finger across the vast expanse of keypad separating the ‘9’ and the ‘0’. I guess the very fact that I use the microwave often enough for this time saving technique to become worthwhile is testament to my reluctance to wait for anything.
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Top Five Luxury Stock Up Foods
Thursday September 1st, 2011The foodepedia team list the foodstuffs they'd stock up on in preparation for the end of the world.
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Putney Pies
Wednesday August 24th, 2011In a bid to avoid cliché, and a calorie induced coma, Harry Farmer only eats of some of the pies.
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Magners Specials
Tuesday August 23rd, 2011I’ve never been a fan of cider – it brings back too many bad memories. Most resounding of these is that of when, at the age of fifteen, in the queue to a scuzzy underage night in East London, my friend handed me an unmarked bottle of ‘White Ace’ that I foolishly took a swig of. Not believing that a drink could taste that bad – and all too aware of Tom’s reputation as a prankster
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Magners Specials
Tuesday August 23rd, 2011I’ve never been a fan of cider – it brings back too many bad memories. Most resounding of these is that of when, at the age of fifteen, in the queue to a scuzzy underage night in East London, my friend handed me an unmarked bottle of ‘White Ace’ that I foolishly took a swig of. Not believing that a drink could taste that bad – and all too aware of Tom’s reputation as a prankster – I remember wondering how Tom had managed to carbonate his own urine.
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A scoop on Joe Delucci's Gelato
Wednesday August 17th, 2011Joe Delucci's is clearly the kind of ice cream vendor that prides itself on its original flavours. Despite this, I decide to myself, as the stall manager suspiciously eyes my ‘two free scoops’ voucher, that it is impossible to judge any ice cream parlour without trying their take on some old classics.
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Thai Square
Monday August 15th, 2011Professional philistine and theatrophobe Harry Farmer discovers an infinitely better way to spend a night in the West End than at a musical.
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Ikea Crayfish Party
Friday July 29th, 2011On Wednesday, Ikea's in-store restaurants trade in meatballs for crayfish as the furniture giant attempts to make its way into the pages of the Guinness Book of Records for the world's largest Crayfish party. At under £9 a head, this is must for seafood and bargain lovers alike.
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Kitchen studies. You may begin now.
Tuesday September 22nd, 2009The Kitchen in Parson's Green is preparing the nation's youth to cook. With his first year at university coming up faster than last night's kebab, Harry Farmer volunteered to put on chef's whites for us and report back as he trialled a few of the courses on offer while trying to keep his typing fingers out the way of the chopper.