We can all spend twenty, thirty, or forty pounds on a deluxe, highly marbled ribeye to treat ourselves at home. I absolutely love a premium steak. But the reality of the midweek shop is that sometimes we go for a slightly cheaper option – maybe because it’s a bargain or maybe because it’s what fits the budget that week. But […]
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Marco Pierre White has a recipe for roast chicken, and it is quite frankly mad. If you read through his autobiography, The Devil in the Kitchen, you will suddenly be stopped by him discussing his method for roasting a bird. He writes about it not in a true recipe style but in prose, describing how he famously roasted a chicken […]
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There’s an old saying in the culinary world: “Never meet your heroes.” But in 2013, I was lucky enough to break that rule. I found myself at a private dinner with the legendary Heston Blumenthal. Watching him work was a masterclass in curiosity and precision. And while I was there he served me his Anchovy-Stuffed Roast Lamb. It sounds complex, but […]
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I love tiramisu. I must have made it 100 times. But I haven’t made a 100 hour tiramisu. …and I still haven’t. This one is about 50 hours, which sounds better than “two days”. This is not a classic tiramisu. Not even slightly authentic. Nope. Not a bit. It’s a creamy coffee flavoured sponge cake, that’s about it. It’s a […]
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