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Recipes

  • lemon and fennel haddock with blood orange, fennel & date salad
  • miso aubergine with sunflower seeds, organic sauerkraut, radishes & avocado
  • beef, mushroom & ginger broth
  • mushrooms and spinach “stroganoff”: with wholewheat quinoa and miso

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This is how to do jazz & dining with much style & This is how to do jazz & dining with much style & elan @adorno_jesus is now bringing his lifelong passion for jazz shared with my Dad @bvpainter to @charliesmayfair @browns_hotel on Sunday evening. What a stylish finale to my birthday week.
I absolutely loved my first evening @3dumplings su I absolutely loved my first evening @3dumplings super club in the most beautiful kitchen in Balham & such fun to spend time with Jenny @love.my.human & @vivienneh28 @mpang888 @yen_luonge8 & @stephen_cottage. Exquisite, intricate dishes that sung of many, many hours of dedicated preparation. I was particularly thrilled to see Jenny preparing kueh pie tee filled with fresh crab - @awongsw1 look out 😂 - plus pork & prawn siew mail & Thai basil prawn spring rolls with lime chilli; wonderfully flavourful moist and peanut plentiful Dan Dan sesame noodles with kohlrabi, mushrooms & carrots, pandan wrapped chicken wings stuffed with minced prawn, chicken & mushroom & superb Thai chicken laab fried rice with fresh mint, sweet basil & chilli. Desserts outstanding too especially vanilla & cardamom creme brûlée in a delicate pastry case. @3dumplings you really pulled out all the stops, so impressed. Judy is adding extra Chinese New Year supper club dates as her current two days are already sold out. #supperclub #chinesefood #singaporefood #threedumplings #dimsum #dandannoodles #chickenwings #pandan #laab #cremebrulee #balham #balhamfoodies #balhamnewsie #friendsnight #foodie #foodwriter #foodjournalist #chinesenewyear #chinesenewyear2023 #booknow #yummy #delicious
It’s Happy 10th Birthday @MacellarioRB who are c It’s Happy 10th Birthday @MacellarioRB who are celebrating in style with a gospel choir and abundant #Fassano beef superb as tartare and much more. I’ll take it as an early Happy Birthday for next week to me too. #Birthday #Italianrestaurant #loveitaly
SUDI SCOFFS: Brunch joy How refreshing to enjoy a SUDI SCOFFS: Brunch joy How refreshing to enjoy a very different kind of brunch @daddybao Taiwanese style & accompanied by yuzu sake. Chief among the pleasures is Gochujang enoki mushroom broth with noodles and onsen egg (poached 62 degrees & fried) that mellows the Scotch bonnet heat making even heat refusenik me devour it with wicked wisps of crisp fried rice flour pancake. A stunning dish. Imitating a bagel, the smoked salmon & cream cheese bao really didn’t work beyond a gimmick especially when the shiitake mushroom and belly pork bao buns are so fluffy and savoury and generously filled. Brunch dessert is an original sesame ice cream topped with the tangy fragrance of yuzu marmalade on a waffle. Good value, good fun & a much improved pretty dining room with lively, friendly & efficient service. Would highly recommend @balhamnewsie #bao #brunch #taiwanese #sudiscoffs #restaurantreview #southofriver #localdining #tooting #onsenegg #enoki #mushrooms #yuzu #bottomlessbrunch #foodwriter #londonrestaurants #finedininglover
What a superb evening @606club with two of my favo What a superb evening @606club with two of my favourite men @stephen_cottage & Dad @bvpainter (still a bad influence keeping me up past midnight at 90 😂). A brilliant homage to #PeteKing with line up of four sax players: @original_morners @graemeblevins #SimonAllen #Karensharp & the exceptional pianist @deschanel_g #BBCYoungJazzMusicianoftheyear whose fluid flow made me think of once hearing the genius #OscarPeterson with my Dad. What an eve @londonjazzfest. Looking forward to @sarahmoulesinger & #SimonWallace Tues @pizzaexpress #Pheasantry & back @606club for @beeezergal #LianeCarroll for early birthday treat next Sunday with @angiehillview too #londonjazzfestival #lovejazz #jazz #lovemyDad #favouritemen
Happily reminiscing about my idyllic cycling the D Happily reminiscing about my idyllic cycling the Danish Riviera @Inntravel trip with @stephen_cottage and gloating over my fabulous DPS in today's @telegraphtravel foodie special. With huge thanks to @visitdenmark @visitcopenhagen @visitnordsjaelland @louisianamuseum @hotelvillabrinkly @restaurant_strejf @restaurantsletten @restaurant.mos @restaurantgillelejehavn @gillelejebadehotel #denmark #lovedenmark #visitdenmark #visitcopenhagen #visitnordsjælland #thedanishriviera #helsingør #lovefood #lovetravel #foodietravel #scandistyle #nordicliving #danishlife #foodwriter #travelwriter #foodandtravel #foodietravel
So delighted to finally see my feature on feeling So delighted to finally see my feature on feeling the tug of my Lithuanian heritage in @telegraphtravel thanks to @lithuania_travel_ for all their assistance in arranging such a life redefining & beautiful trip that I had been wanting to make for so many years. I’d highly recommend staying at Old Town Central @hotelpacai that so stylishly blended history & modernity. Be sure to visit @vilnagaonmuseumofjewishhistory #halusmarketplace esp Roots cheesemongers @vilnius_jewish_public_library & restaurant @ertlio_namas @mykolo4 @senojitrobele @amandus.restaurant @sugamourboutique #visitlithuania #vilnius #jewish #jewishheritage #myheritage #baltic #holidayofalifetime #foodie #foodietravel #foodies #foodielife #foodporn #foodwriting #travelwriting #memories #memoriesforlife #family #lovemyfamily
It’s COP22, it is pissing with rain yet the supe It’s COP22, it is pissing with rain yet the supermarket car park is full . I bet a lot of these Lycra clad tiny women in completely inappropriate 4 x 4 say they are living their lives more sustainable. Yet why not pull weights by carrying your shopping home regularly rather than going to the gym ? Luckily I have my bus buzz bee rain hood and I don’t care how silly and grumpy I look. #cop22 #savetheplanet #becarless #carless #stopgreenwashing
You’ll have to guess what the joke was …bagel You’ll have to guess what the joke was …bagel connected, of course. Very happy to spend this torrentially rainy Sunday morning in bed with @its_ _bagels @stephen_cottage. Yummy, both. And, the bagels are plump, soft & chewy. A very pleasing New York style bagels indeed. Thank you @sophieorbaum for the special SW delivery. What are the criteria for your favourite bagels? #bagels #breakfast #sundaymorning #breakfast #breakfastinbed #bed #beau #bageldelivery #foodie #foodlover #foodshopping #lovers #romance #bedroom #bed #sudiscoffs
#TheSconeman aka @stephen_cottage up early making #TheSconeman aka @stephen_cottage up early making fresh scones for a special assignment to the bucolic accompaniment of @Elizabethalker @bbcradio3. He is very partial to his @jamieoliver scone rings: an essential part of his batterie de cuisine. I hope he leaves one for me to enjoy with a cappucino in bed whilst he sets off into town to hand deliver. #thesconeman #baking #scones #breakfast #bakeoff #afternoontea #sconelove #classicalmusiclover #bbcradio3 #elizabethalker #jamieoliver #foodie #saturdaymorning #weekend #weekendbaking #delicious #yummy
Honey truffle found only in Hungary was one of man Honey truffle found only in Hungary was one of many delightful revelations of a special truffle dinner at my old favourite @piedaterrerestaurant with Greek head chef @asimakis @davidpied with @apresfoodco . With a sweeter yet still earthy & rich taste, it made a tantalising plate fellow to a cashel blue filled tart with a toasty feuille de brik base. Absolute highlight for me (though photo failed to do it justice) fallow deer with quince, chanterelle, a decadent slice of white truffle plus a clever tasty Osso bucco & sublime soufflé potatoes which are fiendishly hard to perfect. There’s beautiful dexterity too in the work of art rose curls of apple (makes me think of @alain_passard apple roses) though I am not convinced by truffle ice-cream, a tuber too far? The ebullient, kind & knowledgeable front of house staff & gorgeous inky dark intimate dining room remind me why 30 years on (incredibly) @piedaterrerestaurant remains one of the best & most fun places for Michelin star dining in the capital. #michelin #londonrestaurants #finedining #foodie #restaurantguide #restaurantcritic #foodwriter #greekfood #piedaterrerestaurant #Davidmoore #ChefAsimakis #huntergatherer #chef #lovelondon #londondining #goodfoodguide #eatout #finedining #charlottestreet #londonsbestrestaurants #londonsbestfood #davidmoore
Fellow food & restaurant writers, when arranging y Fellow food & restaurant writers, when arranging your next meal out, or cooking a new recipe, please think of all those children who are less fortunate @felixprojectuk @refettoriofelixlondon @laratgilmore @massimobottura & donate, if you can, or help spread the word. Thank you. https://thefelixproject.org/emptyplateappeal #foodwriters #foodies #restaurantwriters #food #foodporn #foodinstagram #foodie #foodlover #foodlovers #poverty #pleasehelp #felixproject #feedchildren #dinner #bekind
Wishing the properly dishy & wonderful @stephen_co Wishing the properly dishy & wonderful @stephen_cottage a very Happy Birthday, the second we’ve celebrated together as we met one year and 10 days ago. He’s kind, witty, cultured, reflective, fun & philosophical, even when faced with some tough challenges, and has made my life - and I trust his too - so much more content and calm. Rather than our planned decadent night @sherrymonster44 @parador_44 in Cardiff, we’re pottering in Balham, as I’ve not been well, and we are still having a really lovely time. Brunch @theapplebluebalham with delicious, hearty lamb shawarma & this eve a fabulous takeaway @burningrosethai very local - lucky us to have a mini continuation of #Nahm on our doorstep - plus fab surprise of @niococktails & naughty, but nice sour cherry trifle @waitrose (though not as good as my homemade super sherry soaked version that must make when through these antibiotics). #birthday #birthdayboy #romance #love #local #Balham #foodie #restaurants #foodwriter #suffolkbeau #theapplebluepatisserie #burningrosethai #balhamnewsie #nevertoolateforlove #romance #kindness #content #howtobehappy
Reflecting on what a brilliant party to launch @le Reflecting on what a brilliant party to launch @leratofoods #Africana we had on Monday eve . I am looking exceptional proud & happy to know I have helped the always effervescent & thoughtful Lerato on her journey. I’m chuffed that she credits my food writing workshop @obbyuk - attended just before lockdown - for helping to give her the confidence to turn her recipes and travels into a book proposal which @hqstories seized upon & have created a joyful book that will change many people’s limited views on African cuisine in the widest sense. I can’t promise my workshops will turn everyone into the kind of star I think Lerato will be, but I’ve had other successes & can certainly help you find your voice & confidential . DM me for details of Nov workshop with lunch at my Balham home or check all the details & price @obbyuk Loved the party’s combination of drumming, superb cocktails courtesy @nixandkix & beautifully spiced jollof rice & plantain by @bekescaterers plus a most impressive Africana cake by @happyday_cake . Huge thanks to @prgirl65 @magimixuk for their huge contribution to making the evening a true celebration. Put #Africana on your Christmas cookbook wish list. I’m looking forward to impressing @theopigott Nigerian mother-in-law to see be with the breadth of my African savour faire. #launchparty #celebration #africana #lerato #booklaunch #africanfood #partygirl #starinthemaking #foodie #bookpublishing #harpercollins #tvchef #foodiegram #lovefood #worldfood #foodwritingworkshop
What a magical & thrilling evening at the private What a magical & thrilling evening at the private view @Hermionecarline newest exquisite paintings, “Shifting Memories”: layered translucent oil paintings whose subjects are architecture, nature, travel & abstraction. Hermione, who formerly co-founded The Collection and designed textiles for Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin Ralph Lauren is the first of Burgh House’s newly launched Artist in Focus programme. It was the unveiling too of her daughters, artists and film set designers Josie & Madeleine mantelpiece installation commissioned by @BurghHouse1704 . To complete the trilogy, Burgh House are also showing an incredible, epoch making exhibition “Those Remarkable Carlines” as painter/critic Henry Lamb called the prodigiously creative family. Hermione’s parents Richard & Nancy Higgins and grandparents, uncle Sidney & aunt Hilda (who had a most unconventional marriage to painter Stanley Spencer) were all renowned painters, bohemians and art educationalists based in Hampstead. Very much the arts clan contemporaries of The Bloomsbury set with whom they socialised. Their parties were legendary (with guests including artists Mark Gertler, John & Paul Nash. And keeping up tradition, this was a glorious coming together of the art world and friends. It felt such a privilege to be there and such fun. No matter I missed or wasn’t asked to @st.John.restaurant new Marylebone opening but @trevorgulliver @fergushenderson & @margotehenderson I think you’d enjoy the exhibition #art #exhibition #privateview #carlinefamily #arthistory #artreview #artcritic #creativity #family #burghhouse #Hampstead #bohemianstyle #textiledesign #painters ##abstraction #ChristianDior #RalphLauren #PierreCardin #filmset #generations #art #creativity #artschool #artsreview
The warmest & most joyful 😄 book launch speech The warmest & most joyful 😄 book launch speech by @leratofoods for her vanguard first book “Africana” & better still LOTS of delicious jollof, plantain, salads & puff puff. With thanks to @magimix too. Brilliant crowd of people, some just arrived from Lagos. The place to be last night. #Africana #Lerato #booklaunch #africanfood
Greetings from @palazzoconti_scicli where we spent Greetings from @palazzoconti_scicli where we spent one night of splendour, including a delicious breakfast with a view in bed (scroll along to view) for the most unlikely princely sum of around £60 including breakfast! (Thank you for the recommendation @emiliastrazza ) As well as being utterly, maximalist, gorgeous, SE Sicily can be refreshingly inexpensive with a splendid feast like that enjoyed @mezzaparola_risto with the most divine, proper handmade cassata I've been obsessing about eating for years, also just over £60 for 2 splendid courses & glasses of wine. & that's not to mention the new addition to the Montelbano cast posing in the next picture in the original Farmacie used in the films. @stephen_cottage revived his role playing extras specially. #scicli #viaggionegliiblei #palazzo Conti #sicily #travelswithmylove #dessert #breakfast #roomwithaview #cassata #siciiandfood
@stephen_cottage addressing the serious business o @stephen_cottage addressing the serious business of proper, delicately handmade cannoli of almost ethereal lightness filled with whipped ricotta & candied fruit on the bucolic terrace of @ilconsigliodisicilia. It perfectly illustrates owners @robertacorradin & Antonio constant striving for the essence & story of a dish. I’d been wanting to visit for the past 12 years since I first heard Roberta whom I’d first met on a press trip to Nice & to visit @maurocolagreco with @lotusland_ldn many years ago. The cooking and the setting are a joy: from delectable red prawn crudo to handmade spaghetti with bottarga & carrot & scabbard fish with honey, vinegar & capers. It channels both Antonio’s grandmother who lived above this restaurant. There’s a very special enoteca too with rare wines telling all manner of stories of resilience & creativity. A must. We will return. Perhaps with @nikskitchenldn @cwilliamspix for next year’s couscous championship. #sicily #lovesicilianfood #donnalucata #foodie #bestrestaurant #sicilianfood #sicilianjourney #sicilianfoodporn #sicilianfood #cannoli #cannolisiciliani #sicilianwine #slowfoodmovement #holidayvibes #holidaywithmylove
Wow, Ragusa truly seduced me. What a beauty with m Wow, Ragusa truly seduced me. What a beauty with much crumbling Baroque grandeur & so many steps. I had been longing to visit for more than 25 years & finally I was there with @stephen_cottage & actually got to meet & chat with the very lovely @cicciosultano1 . Pictured here with me in his #Cantierisultana bar & wine cellar. I tried the most astonishing creative cocktail like a gentle Negroni with a seaweed & pine foam & a little caviar paired with a little taster of the haute snacks served at #LaDuomorestaurante. At lunchtime, we'd feasted @ibancinoragusa on crudo, spaghetti with bottarga, chicken grilled over sage stuffed with sundried tomatoes & the most divine sophisticated tiramisu. What a wonderful day that more than lived up to my expectations. Thank you @stephen_cottage for all that driving & @lotusland_ldn for making the reservation. #ragusa #sicilianfood #cicciosultana #chefs #worlds50best #restaurantreview #winecellars #cocktails #aperitivo #romance #Ilovesicily
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