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Chilli, Truffle Oil and Parmesan Popcorn

12/08/2019 By Richard Bewley 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, we were sitting down to a Netflix ...

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…

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…

Flambéd Pineapple and Rum

I am not a sweet person. I am not cantankerous and bitter either. What I am alluding to is that I have no craving for anything sweet, and a desert is the course I am most likely going to skip on. I am not a fan of sweets, sugary drinks etc – so much so…

For obvious reasons, I love the weekend. Not only can I catch up on all those essential and delightful chores (cleaning, laundry and other joyous tasks) I also brunch (is that a verb?). It is the only time of the week that I can get away with only worrying about having to nourish myself twice…