Main Dishes

Halal Beef Goulash

16/01/2018 By Richard Bewley 5 Comments

Only last week, I was discussing with Pavol ( a ...

Seafood Char Kuey Teow with Spinach

01/01/2018 By Richard Bewley 1 Comment

As I sit at my desk in my beloved man cave on New ...

Linguine alle vongole

23/10/2017 By Richard Bewley 9 Comments

Just shy of four months ago (still inspired by a ...

Burger Me Senseless

22/07/2017 By Richard Bewley 2 Comments

For many, the humble burger can evoke many fond ...

Zesty Monk fish and Tiger Prawn Skewers

14/11/2016 By Richard Bewley 2 Comments

I am sure that I have stated somewhere before that ...

Last week I returned from a fantastic reunion in Slovakia – a place I really see as my second home. I taught English to adults in a town called Roznava 18 years ago (I was one of the youngest in the class at the time), and was exposed to many great traditions – my favourite…

The very first time I tried Thai food was at the Chiang Mai Kitchen in Oxford, in 1994. It had opened the year before, and was somewhere I just had to try. Whilst my memory is far from photographic in terms of all the ingredients which made up the Tom Yum Poh Thek (mixed seafood…

If it was not for my love of steak, I could quite happily become a Pescatarian. I love the versatility, taste, texture and general goodness our fishy friends have to offer – one of my favourite seafood is prawn. They taste great, and good for you too. They can even improve sexual libido (apparently) –…

Pak Choi is no longer one of those ingredients which require thousands of food miles or a trip to your specialist market to get within your grasp. It is plentiful, and whilst it may be concealed in a random location at your local supermarket, is likely to be there. Depending on where you shop, it…