Steakhouses are a great thing. If you live in London you are spoiled for choice with your Goodmans, Hawksmoors, Byrons etc. Steak specialists have started to spread to Essex such as Southend’s Bourgee. Now Chelmsford can claim it’s own prime steakhouse. Chop Bloc is a new opening that looks to recreate the best elements of steakhouses from London, America and Canada. […]
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Do you want the pleasure of home cooked food, but find yourself lacking inspiration or short on shopping time? Then Marley Spoon might have the service for you. Marley Spoon invited me to try out their meal delivery service to see how it worked. The proposition is this: pick the meals you like the sound of from Marley Spoon’s website, […]
Read moreI consider myself lucky, in that I have three freezers. It helps living away from the bustle of a big city, plus hand-me-downs have led me to gather freezers like a busker collects coins. With a hungry family, a tendency to cook more than I mean to, and enjoying reviving leftovers for mideweek meals, I love my freezer(s). And so should you! Here’s […]
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It’s not an everyday pairing this one: lightly spiced salmon paired with bitter-yet-buttery confit chicory. And it needs a bit of kit too, namely a sous-vide machine and a blowtorch. But the results really are worth it.
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