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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…

Only last week, I was discussing with Pavol ( a super talented Slovakian database guy I work with) my weekend plans to make a Beef Goulash. We shared stories of the Goulash parties we had been to (I lived in Slovakia over 20 years ago and have been to quite a few), compared recipes, and…

I would be first to admit that whipping up a vegetarian dish is far from my normal for a Sunday lunch. Then again, lunch on Christmas Day 2017 ended up to be meat-free – our Organic and Halal beef supplier provided a joint which had aged far longer than anything I had encountered in my…

According to Wikipedia (so, it must be true), the ‘Pizza’ was invented in 1889 when Neopolitan pizza maker Raffaele Esposito was commissioned by the Royal Palace of Capodimonte to create a pizza in honour of Queen Margherita. The tomato, mozzarella cheese and basil creation – as legend would have it – matched the colours of…

Chilli, Truffle Oil and Parmesan Popcorn

Guacamole Toast

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