Recently we were on snow manoeuvres in Sölden in the Austrian Alps, where we had the good fortune to top up our calories at a mountain hut called the Stabele Schirmbar. Their menu is short, but it contains a number of very tasty things, including a mighty dish known as a Holzfällersteak – a lumberjack’s […]
Hats off to Inside – one of Greenwich’s nicest little independent restaurants, and creation of local gastronomic stalwart, Guy Awford. We had a lovely meal there last Saturday, but this post is really about the rib eye steak! Steak! It can be a hit or miss affair, and there are few things more disappointing than […]
THE POWER OF MUSTARD COMPELS YOU! “Devilling” – the spicing up of foods with mustard and pepper – is a long-standing tactic in British cookery, and became especially popular in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, when people liked a bit of spice, and were quite into fatty foods that taste great when cut with mustard. […]
Caution: If you are on a diet, you may not want to read any further 🙂 Over the bank holiday weekend, my friends and I went hiking near Winchester, the county town of Hampshire, capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, and of old England. Obviously, it pays to keep your strength up on such historic […]
OK – so there were no bandits, and we didn’t have have burritos (although they do sell them), but work with me… Wahaca claims to be a “Mexican Street Food” restaurant – but it turns out they mean “Street Food” in the Shoreditch sense, rather than the ‘amoebic dysentry’ sense….
On St. George’s Day, last Tuesday, some of my patriotic friends and I went out to celebrate valour and bravery in a traditional eatery – the Davy’s Vine Vaults, next to Greenwich DLR station. Very nice too! I am a big fan of Davy’s, and I especially love the old 19th Century Port house feel […]
Culinary adventures today in Ramsgate, at the Royal Harbour Brasserie. Dishes included a rather splendid Kentish breakfast, with thick farmhouse back bacon and solid sage sausages, fried eggs served on toast, with sauteed potatoes, a fried plum tomato, a big flat mushroom, and baked beans (which I consider essential for a full English!). My pals […]
This recipe combines Border-town trail food with a middle-class London health kick. Don’t worry – you can substantially reduce the healthiness by adding a lot of sour cream and cheese at serving time! Be warned, it’s way hotter than shop bought 🙂 Ingredients:1lb (500g) of Turkey Thigh Mince 2 red onions, chopped 3 cloves garlic, […]