Archive For May 2015
From BBC Food Ingredients For the harissa paste (makes about 150ml/¼ pint) 25g/1oz dried large red chillies 2 tbsp coriander seeds 1 generous tbsp cumin seeds 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1 tsp salt 60ml/2fl oz olive oil ¼ tsp ground paprika For the rack of lamb 1 prepared rack of lamb (2-3 cutlets per…
From BBC Food Jo Pratt blends authentic ingredients into a quick homemade paste that forms the base of her Thai green chicken curry. Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp Thai green curry paste (according to taste) 1 tbsp soft dark brown sugar 1-2 thick stalks lemongrass, fat ends bashed with a rolling…
Grub Street publishes cookbooks and all manner of food-related tomes but they have also taken on the mantle of preservers of our own culinary heritage and characters. The Best of Jane Grigson – The Enjoyment of Food is one of their latest classics. A few decades ago we English had a deservedly poor reputation for…
It’s without doubt one of the best Indian restaurants in London. It’s housed in a historic grade II listed building near Westminster Abbey. It was once a library and evidently a striking one. Many original features have been retained, giving this unique restaurant a calming and timeless ambiance. Now Cinnamon Club is hosting wine evenings….
There are few restaurants in Knightsbridge that don’t exude some kind of classy charm. It’s that kind of area. High-end residents and visitors looking for food to match. Beauchamp Place is lined with good (and the occasional not-so-good) restaurants. It’s just around the corner from the celebrated Harrods so there are discerning diners aplenty and…
From Sainsbury’s Tangy orange and duck skewers, the perfect accompaniment for a glass of Sainsbury’s house Shiraz Preparation time: 30 Minutes Cooking time: 5 Minutes Ingredients 80g fine cut orange marmalade 1 tablespoon olive oil 200g Gressingham duck mini fillets. Some sliced spring onion. Handful of sesame seeds Method Mix the…
I have been fortunate enough to have been able to spend time in Singapore, in fact every year for the past 3 years. I am an unashamed supporter of this my favourite country. I adore the weather, even the humidity which I find more tolerable than that of London, which tends to be vertical and…
There are a few more Vietnamese restaurants around these days. The UK had an influx of Vietnamese refugees a couple of decades ago but those folks who chose to work in the food industry seemed mostly to open fish and chip shops rather than restaurants. Now, we do have some restaurants with a focus on…
So many of my reviews start with ‘Well, it was worth the long journey’ and stoically ‘It’s a bit off the beaten track’. This evening I had no need of such stoicism. Counter Vauxhall Arches is just by Vauxhall Station. That isn’t estate-agent speak for a bracing march away, not a healthy hike away but…