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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 ...

Prawn, squid, lime and white wine spaghetti

16/09/2014 By Richard Bewley Leave a Comment

It is not uncommon that I adapt an otherwise ...

Gazpacho soup with garlic and rosemary ciabatta

25/06/2014 By Richard Bewley 2 Comments

The very first time I made Gazpacho soup was when ...

Prawn, Squid, and Chilli Fusilli

08/06/2014 By Richard Bewley 2 Comments

Without wanting to sound repetitive (and in so, ...

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…

“I love rice!” – is something I hear on a very regular basis from Marlini- hardly a surprise when rice is so core to the Malaysian diet. This is of course unless you are Nazib Razak, the corrupt Prime Minister of Malaysia who recently sparked national outrage by claiming he prefers the hipster fuel of…

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…

Asparagus? – check. Smoked Salmon? – check. You are nearly there for a really simple and delicious starter which takes minutes to prepare. Think of the classic asparagus wrapped in Parma Ham, and substitute the ham with smoked salmon. I wish for the life of me I could remember where I first tried this –…