Why would a world-renowned chef like Anthony Bourdain take the leader of the free world, President Barack Obama, to a humble street café in Vietnam? If you’ve followed Bourdain’s work, you know he lived for “the food of the people.” In 2016, amidst a diplomatic trip the two met in secret at a small café in Hanoi to share a […]
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I’ve been working my way through lots of of Marco Pierre White’s recipes in the past year. But now it’s time for his most notorious recipe. Pig Trotters. I’m adapting his recipe from the book White Heat. This is a recipe Marco absorbed from his mentor Pierre Koffmann, hence the name. They worked together at La Tante Claire and this […]
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Here’s one of Jamie Oliver’s most interesting roast dishes from his cookbook Jamie’s Dinners: roasted marmalade gammon ham. This recipe is something that takes a humble cut of gammon and turns it into a sticky, rich, and deeply satisfying roast that is sure to impress any dinner party guests or serve as a family meal centrepiece. And as the nights […]
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I cannot get through the Christmas season without having a gammon nearby. And most years I come up with a new glaze to finish it off. I’ve blogged about lots of them. This year I wanted mulled wine with my gammon. it’s very salty and strong, a slightly sweet flavour as well it’s one of my absolute favourites. We call […]
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