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Goldbrick House
After going out for drinks after work at Goldbrick House (Park Street, Bristol) on Friday, I stayed on for a meal with friends. Now, I really like Goldbrick’s as a bar – a maze of quirky rooms makes it an interesting and veritable venue, and a cocktail or the occasional bottle of the house champagne […]
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America again
Another trip the States, and another inch or so added to the waistline. (More on healthy diet another day…) We went back to New York and New Jersey to see family again, but also took a few days out to head south to Florida. Here’s some foodie highlights. BBQ in Brooklyn: Dan & Dominica took […]
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Umami – the fifth taste
When I was at school I was taught that there are four different basic tastes that our tongues sense: sweet, salty, sour and bitter. But nowadays there’s another taste term that we are having to acquaint ourselves with – Umami. We’ve know about Umami for some time – it was discovered as being distinct from […]
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Make the most of venison season
Venison is a much underrated meat. I’ve heard people say that they don’t like “eating Bambi”, but is it really any different to eating Daisy, Babe or Shaun?! So why do I think venison so good and worth seeking out? Well, it is lean (less fat than skinned chicken breast), has more iron than any […]
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The Power of the Celebrity Chef: Fish
It probably hasn’t escaped your notice that Channel 4 are running a series of programmes on fish, more specifically fish stocks. It is an admirable campaign which I passionately agree with, but what’s struck me is how quickly it has had an affect. There have been a number of high-profile campaigns by celebrity chefs (interestingly […]
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Trying again: Food Technique Books
OK, so you would think that as Head of Technology at a company that predominently creates websites I’d be able to use a blog. Well, clearly not as I managed to publish this article the other day before I’d finished writing it! Ahem. Any way, here we go again… I own a lot of cookery […]
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Côte Brasserie
Well, it has been a while. DIY preparing the house for Christmas, then a busy Christmas and new year, there haven’t been many opportunities to write. That’s not to say it hasn’t been a foodie time though with lots of festive treats and enjoying some nice eateries. This weekend we went to try out a […]
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Get more out of your meat
I made a cost saving discovery this weekend which I want to share. I went to my local butcher this weekend for a shoulder of lamb. He went out back and came back with a large joint that needed preparing – he off took some bones (mainly ribs), weighed up the remaining joint and priced […]
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Comer en Menorca
I have just got back from a great break in Menorca. The sun, relaxation and lack of work were great – as of course was the food and drink. Staying with my cousins who know Menorca and meeting their friends, we were able to make the most of their culinary knowledge. We had serious amounts […]
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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 […]