I use herbs and spices a lot in my cooking, possibly sometimes a little too much I suppose, but then I was brought up with food that always had some sort of flavouring added. Even a plain fried pork chop would have dried oregano added to it. Our Cypriot bread has mahlepi and masticha in …
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Talking Turkey with Cyrus Todiwala
Yes. Cyrus. He of The Incredible Spice Men fame that’s sweeping the nation. The one without the kilt and who sings Calypso. Of course, he has been around for a lot longer than just this series. He’s been in this country 20 years now, is a chef of great renown and even has an MBE …
Brasserie Vacherin – Croydon
A Sunday night in south Croydon may not seem like a very romantic thing to you, but I can assure you there are two places which make this entirely possible. One is Albert’s Table, reviewed by your heroine on these pages before, and assuming the status of a very firm favourite. Now we have Brasserie …
VietEat, 41 Kingsway, Holborn
I imagine that everyone who goes to work in the City for 5 days a week gets very bored of their lunches after a while. Pret = Eat = M&S = Tesco = blah, even if some of them try their best. (Although a concerted and honest attempt at authenticity would be very much appreciated …
Flesh and Buns, Covent Garden
Thanks to a lovely Twitter lady, I had the chance to go to Flesh and Buns. Bone Daddies’ new basement opening in the heart of Covent Garden. I called a friend, as the reservation was for two people, and we met up at the location in Earlham Street. It was a very hot day, so …
Heroin Wings
Baked, herby and cheesy chicken wings, called Heroin Wings for a REASON. 4 pounds large chicken wings1 cup grated parmesan cheese (the dried works really well!)2 tbs dried parsley1 tbs dried oregano2 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp salt½ tsp white pepper½ cup melted butter or olive oil Preheat oven to 350F/170C fan Put wings in …
Borough Market
I don’t know exactly what it is about Borough Market, but I could spend hours just wandering through there, lost in watching the stalls being set up, and hearing the market come to life. Yes, I buy things, because I find it rude to take pictures and not buy anything to support the stallholders. They …
Thane Prince: cookbook club
There are some things that you never even think that you will get the chance to do, so when they happen, you spend a bit of time thinking “Is this really me, here?” Turns out yes, it really was me, sitting in a large, airy room with Thane Prince, surrounded by food, with a whole …
Mixed, Spiced Nuts for Thane
I’m going to the lovely Thane Prince’s Cookbook Club tomorrow. This month it’s on a Tuesday, which is my ‘free’ night, and the theme is Spices. I wanted to take some nibbles along, but I had no idea what to do, until I remembered that not only do I have a cupboard full of spices; …
The Turkish Deli
I have a romantic ideal of living in a country that treats going food shopping every day, for what’s good, as the normal thing to do. I know that this country isn’t really geared to that, and it’s just not practical here, because we are not geared up for it, and then there’s the rush …
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