Eat Drink Talk

  • Korean Beef Tartare

    Wednesday March 4th, 2009

    This recipe is an absolutely delicious introduction to eating raw meat. If you've ever had carpaccio or steak tartare, this Korean version known as 'Yuk Hwe' is a brilliant next step. The sesame dressing is really addictive!

  • Osso Buco

    Monday January 12th, 2009

    Osso buco is the perfect dish to feed a crowd. It is one of those dishes that can simmer away happily unattended for hours and fills your kitchen with delicious smells.

  • Boiled Szechuan Style Rippled Dumplings

    Friday November 21st, 2008

    The filling for these dumplings is typically Szechuan - the Szechuan peppercorns have a tingling, numbing flavour that is quite addictive. You’ll soon find yourself ladlling them over your food with abandon just like the Szechuanese!

  • Thai Fried Rice with Crab

    Friday November 21st, 2008

    Traditionally a way to use up leftover vegetables and scraps of meat, fried rice is a quick and cheap way to feed a hungry crowd. This version is a little more decadent using fresh, handpicked white crab meat and a homemade Thai chili jam.

  • Vietnamese Pho

    Friday November 21st, 2008

    If there is a national dish of Vietnam, it has to be pho. This fragrant noodle soup is slurped around the clock by everyone from business men to students to construction workers, often while squatting on low plastic stools in the street

  • Chicken, Olive and Sweet Potato Tagine

    Friday November 21st, 2008

    A tagine is the true heart of Moroccan cooking. It manages to be sweet, spicy, fruity and tangy all at the same time and to cook one at home will fill your kitchen with unbelievably delicious smells.