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Social Eating: Namaskar Lounge
From a list of social possibilities, we at Rockpool voted to have that most modern-British of a night out – a curry night. We went to Namaskar Lounge in Bristol – it sells itself as a “real Indian barbecue restaurant”, and certainly the menu has a mixture of BBQ, tandoor, and “special” dishes as well […]
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From Fine Dining in Devon to the best Pasties in Cornwall
Having just been on an impromptu visit to Cornwall via Devon, I wanted to share a couple of foodie finds. Tanners, Plymouth, Devon En-route on Friday night we stopped in Plymouth. We dined at Tanners, a restaurant that has been run by brothers Chris and James Tanner for the last 12 years. The Tanners have […]
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Not a traditional BBQ
I know it is a bit late in the Summer, but I wanted to share some thoughts on BBQs. Last weekend I did a BBQ for my wonderful technical team at e3, and as they know I’m in to my food, I felt there was a little bit of expectation as to what I was […]
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12 years, and still my favourite restaurant
Having spent yesterday in London, I thought I’d make the most of my visit and catch-up with my friend Mike. And it wasn’t really a surprise that we ended up at Pierre Victoire on Dean Street. Why? Because although I don’t get to go there that often, I loved it from my first visit around […]
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The River Café, New York
As my birthday present from K whilst in NYC, we went to the River Café, underneath Brooklyn Bridge looking out across the water to the New York skyline. The food and company were really great, but what I loved about it was the atmosphere and how accommodating they were. Given that this is fine dining […]
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Round-up of Food on TV This Week
A few days late, but here’s my round-up of last week’s food on TV. On Saturday Kitchen (17th April), James Martin was joined by chefs Adam Byatt and John Campbell. Adam’s dish of rosemary-roasted monkfish with nutty couscous and asparagus sounded great and of course seasonal. Washed down with Susie Barrie’s recommended wine, La Basca Verdejo […]
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Saturday: Casa Mia
No, not “my house”, but the trendy restaurant Casa Mia in Westbury-on-Trym, currently Bristsol’s only Michelin-starred restaurant which we dined at last night with friends Lewis and Elly. Fine dining without the pomp of formal dining, the family run restaurant had a relaxed atmosphere. There are two taster menus (meat and vegetarian) so there isn’t […]
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Friday: Scallops, black pudding, Jerusalem artichoke purée
A while back I bought some Spanish smoked black pudding and had been wondering what to do with it. On the naïve assumption that the smokiness would be subtle, I thought I’d create a dish of with scallops and Jerusalem artichoke pure (as Jerusalem artichokes have a mildly smokey taste I thought it would work […]
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Round-up of Food on TV This Week
Saturday Kitchen had chefs Shaun Rankin and Nigel Haworth – James Martin’s rump of lamb looked amazing (but then I love lamb), and Nigel’s paring of duck with mead was inspiring (I have to try something with that flavour combination!) Great British Menu this year has a slightly different format – I’m not so keen […]
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Eating Out: The Foxhunter
Yesterday we made the trip over the bridge in to South Wales to eat at the Foxhunter in the small village of Nantyderry near to Abergavenny. It is run by chef Matt Tebbutt (who you may know from the TV shows Market Kitchen, Great British Menu and guest presenter of Saturday Kitchen). The Foxhunter is […]