The point of cookery courses is not just about working through the recipes; it’s equally about the snippets of information you pick up along the way. Nick Nairn and his team are generous with their information – and gave Joanna Biddolph the chance to try out the fabulous Falcon cooker Nick has endorsed for decades, while producing an impressive but easy three course dinner party menu.
Cloudy Bay Shack – back on the road
Cloudy Bay is bringing back the popular Cloudy Bay Shack – a pop-up airstream that offers hungry passers by the chance to experience some of the best Cloudy Bay wines matched with bespoke food dishes.
The Eighth Wahaca -London Restaurant
Mexican fast-food joint, Wahaca, has launched the UK’s reportedly first MezcalerÃÂa or mezcal bar at its new eighth venture in London’s Charlotte Street. Presuming mezcal may have hallucinatory powers, Anita was over there like a shot.
DINNER! Courtesy of Europe
If you have a spare 15 minutes and want to eat some genuinely satisfying food, try any of the recipes below. Enjoy!
Dive right in. Bentley’s Seafood Grill at Harrods
Of course this new place isn’t going to be cheap, no one goes into Harrods looking for a bargain do they. On the other hand the quality of the seafood is clearly second to none and its a fun place to eat. Richard weaves his way magnificently through the throng beaming his head off. I tell him I am finally stuffed, I can eat no more.’You can never eat too much seafood!’ he roars cheerfully.
Tabasco Oyster Opening Championships 2012
The annual Tabasco Oyster Opening Championships 2012 brings together some of the biggest’oyster men’ from across the country to challenge each other’s skill and great expertise. Sukruti Staneley takes her camera to catch the action.
Game for a bath. Sous Vide Supreme
Tom takes the plunge and tries out the culinary art of sous viding at home. Will it make him the next Heston or will cooking never get tougher than this? And at over £350 is it really worth the money?
The Zagats hit town and hit back
Called fossils by people almost as old as they are, the Zagats are bearing the ageist criticism well. Perhaps selling their eponymous restaurant guide for a reported $151 million helps cushion the blow. Douglas Blyde asks them how it all feels
Canapés -Victoria Blashford-Snell and Eric Treuille
I think I will have a canapé party; young people will come and explain what a slider is to me and I will nibble pensively on a mini Peking Duck Pancake and pretend to care. These little nibbles could be the start of something big.
Duke of Delhi Snack Mixes
‘Chocolate?’ asks the Kitchen Nazi incredulously, turning up his nose as he picks around the offending chunks,’What’s chocolate doing in the Bombay mix?’ Well, first of all, mate, you’ve made a geographical error- this is Delhi mix. Secondly- have you tried it? Apparently yes, and despite protestations about the wrongness of the pairing, I notice my precious tin depleting at an alarming rate.’Still checking you don’t like it?’ I ask, catching him tipping the last few crumbs into his gob.