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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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I've been fascinated by @LaPouleauPotRestaurant fo

I've been fascinated by @LaPouleauPotRestaurant for years & years & finally got to visit last night as an, only a little early, one year romance anniversary with @stephen_cottage. It more than lived up to expectations, not only in its gloriously bohemian, candlelit interior (at the bequest of its second owner, a former waiter at the restaurant first opened 1964 by an actor as an extension of his living room, the interior has never changed) but its quintessentially French food that was adroitly cooked and brimming with flavour, generosity and joie de vivre. Yes, I did start with a framboise champagne cocktail and succumb to the sublime terrine served with sauternes jelly, whilst S had the equally unctuous onion tart. I had to have La Poule au Pot (see second slide), chicken cooked in a delicate, ambrosial broth scented with armagnac with little potatoes, turnips, carrots, celery and a little veal stuffing served with fabulous mash, ratatouile and petits pois a la francaise. S was thrilled with his coq au vin. The chocolate mousse was properly whisky light and the creme brulee, well endowed with vanilla, just bliss. My late Mum would have loved it. Thank you Momo & your lovely team for looking after us so well. We will definitely be back, especially as La Poule au Pot are now open all day & welcome guests to pop in just for a piece of onion tart or a terrine and a glass of wine or dessert and coffee. It certainly helps to make up for not having visited France in nearly two years ...#lovefrance #francophile #frenchfood #romanticrestaurant #romance #lapouleaupot #chelsea #chelseadining #coqauvin #chocolate #londonrestaurants #foodwriter #foodwriting #restaurantcritic #restaurantreview

Ooh 😮 I do like a handyman about the house!!! T

Ooh 😮 I do like a handyman about the house!!! Thanks to @stephen_cottage and a kind neighbour on @nextdooruk we finally have a through breeze in the house which makes such a difference. It’s the first time this velux roof light has been opened in the entire 23 years I’ve lived here and what a difference it makes. Stephen carried the six foot double extension ladder around to mine singlehanded (we don’t have a car) Who needs a gym? 😂 Now to enjoy the pata de nata @theopigott thoughtfully brought round last night for some well earned elevenses. PS as well as being super strong, Stephen has a passion for classical music & was a tuba player, if you or your company would like to sponsor/support the #Swinsian soloist classical competition he is launching Sept 23, please check his linked in account. He can’t do that single-handedly!! #handyman #diy #heatwave #breeze #hunk #ladder #nextdoor #home #suffolkbeau

My tapas 'virgin' @stephen_cottage was very 'satis

My tapas 'virgin' @stephen_cottage was very 'satisfied' by his @barrafinabyspecials @boroughyards initiation lunch today. It seems some Suffolk folk have been missing out.

We loved our aperitivo Tinto de Verano, a rather more sophisticated take on sangria. Rather fittingly it was invented by a Federico Vargas in the early 20c to offer cooling refreshment to those bohemians finding refuge from the hot sun at his establishment, El Brillante, in Córdoba. Word quickly spread throughout Spain, and tinto de verano became synonymous with feeling relief from Spain's summer heat.
We opted for some of the more daring tapas. Both dramatically ink-black croquetas with cuttlefish & torreznos, like the poshest pork crackling with jalapeno & shallots had superb savoury depth.
My Menorcan style caldereta, fish stew, was my idea of bliss: resplendent with langoustine, large prawns, mussels and a good chunk of monkfish served in a rich sofrito based broth with pimento & saffron. Succulent Sping lamb with sherry, shallots & saffron made for a beautiful dish too. And to finish, Greixonera de Brossat, yes Basque cheesecake, has competition from this far lighter, more delicate Menorcan cheesecake made with brioche and cottage cheese, served with refreshing fresh mint icecream and a little chocolate sauce. I loved trying a very different Catalan/Baleriac Barrafina menu. Bravo angelzapatabarrafina @samhartsgroup @sophieorbaum on another very fine opening and a fabulous, spacious room too with an excellent smiley, balletic team. #spanishfood #tapas #bestoflondon #bestlondonrestaurants #spanishfood #spanishfoodporn #romance #tintodeverano #croquetas #caldereta #fishstew #springlamb #cheesecake #icecream #restaurantdesign #foodwriter #restaurantdesign

Where better to spend a steamy Friday evening than

Where better to spend a steamy Friday evening than @nikskitchenldn @vinegaryardldn for a mesmerising trio of Asian dishes that utterly transport you to their home. Nik never stints on using the best ingredients whether it is @HGWalter beef for the incredible tamarind rich, complexity of the Rendang, the luscious Sichuan aubergine in the bao or the exhilirating heat of the laksa. A triumph, I think you would really enjoy the experience, especially the aubergine bao @afiennne @pfiennes. @StephenCottage was greatly taken by the excellent prawn laksa with properly big and juicy prawns. #asianfood #bao #nikskitchen #nikskitchenaddiction #foodporn #laksa #rendang #spicy #friends #fridaynight

Out with my Daddy Cool @bvpainter who adores his j

Out with my Daddy Cool @bvpainter who adores his jazz and goes to gigs several times a week. Something to emulate, not bad for 90. @nowsthetimejazzsessions @greatnorthwoodse289 superb this evening. Such a brilliant evening #lovejazz #love #lovemyDad

Loved researching this feature @femail @mailplus c

Loved researching this feature @femail @mailplus commissioned based on @waitrose @waitrosepr suggestion to eat tinned food once a week for those wiggle days when you don't know whether you will be out or in. Judging by my findings, being in is even more of a treat than I envisaged. We all love @conservasortiz anchovies, but have you tried @labelleiloise sardines - thanks to @culverandnelson who alerted me to them; the exceptional Lyme Bay mussels escabeche @therockfishuk (& cuttlefish too); the fabulous French duck confit sold @Waitrose that transports you to the Dordogne; the most decadent @bonillaalavista crisps (available in packets as well as that nearly £25 tin) & @souschefuk discovery #Cortas Lebanese baba ghanoush that is properly smoky in a tin (add a little evo, garlic & lemon juice) plus @casamarazzi friarielli or 'bourgeouis brocolli' so beloved among Italians. Last but by no means least, most impressed by @mr_organic haricot beans, beluga lentils & borlotti beans. Good for self-catering hols stash or those returning from hols to an empty fridge moments too. #tinnedfood #foodie #foodwriter #foodwriting #foodwritingworkshop #quicksupper #lovefood #lovefoodhatewaste #foodwaste #foodwastewarriors #anchovies #tinnedfish #beans #holiday #holidaycooking #quickdish

Introducing "the sammie" at my exceptional local i

Introducing "the sammie" at my exceptional local ice cream parlour in Balham @jeffersonsicecream (they're in Brixton now too). I gather the US take on the ice cream sandwich & today is its "day" too. I was most impressed by the cookie that they've spent the past 3 years perfecting. Slender, distinctly chewy and with an edge of sea salt, they worked superbly with raspberry & orange blossom ice-cream & gianduja ice-cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce and a sprinkling of hazelnuts. Each sammo is made bespoke. In this sultry weather, I think we should encourage post priandial passegiata with a stop for ice-cream as I remember doing with @theopigott on holiday in @destination_iledere . I also love seeing so many delighted faces, among adults & children, when told they can design any kind of ice-cream sammie or milkshake or sundae they like...And, yes, I did write a huge feature on ice cream sarnies available UK wide for @femail @mailplus a fortnight ago https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11033119/Theyve-turned-humble-ice-cream-sandwich-summers-coolest-snack.html. #icecream #icecreamparlour #icecreamsandwich #icecreamcookies #passeggiata #balham #balhamlife #balhammums #foodies #foodwriter #foodwriterlife #localcommunity #behappy

Thai feasting comes to Balham, courtesy of @burnin

Thai feasting comes to Balham, courtesy of @burningrosethai & #ChefMatthewAlbert's complex & thrilling spice and flavour layering. A Friday evening treat courtesy @stephen_cottage. Lots of new dishes: minced duck laab, prawn and green mango salad and superlative pork belly with an utterly moreish tamarind sauce & crunchy turnip? bulbs. I tried to take a photo more like @clerkenwellboyec1 whose exceptional photos of @updownfarmhouse_ put mine to shame. When I order laab, I always think of you @philowensmmuk - let's get that August date fixed. #thaifood #thaiflavours #thairestaurant #fridaynight #food #foodwriter #mygarden

I couldn't help thinking about @charlestonfarmhous

I couldn't help thinking about @charlestonfarmhouse when I visited the new Kentish farmhouse with outdoor restaurant and (indoor) rooms nr Deal @updownfarmhouse run by Oli & Ruth. The use of colour, art and flowers is fabulous, the garden is wonderfully mature & dining under the pergolas was simpy bucolic. The food is abundant, ultra-seasonal & beguilingly simple: best of all was sensational wood-fired rib of extraordinary succulent & pink beef with fresh borlotti beans cooked overnight in the woodfire to impart subtle smokiness and served with grilled tomato. Alluringly scented lemon begamot ice-cream served with cherry and almond tart is sublime. #Treat #countryrestaurant #bucolic #lunchalfresco #wheretostaykentucky #newhotel #insidekent #invitation #countrygarden #ribofbeef #borlottibeans #iceceam

Such a pleasure to take myself off to a gallery th

Such a pleasure to take myself off to a gallery this pm @royalwatercoloursociety to see no @david_remfry_ra watercolours mostly of people dancing, socialising and eating in restaurants & the peculiarities of their interaction. I had fleeting thoughts of Manet & Toulouse Lautrec. So pleased @simon_oldfield whom @stephen_cottage and I got chatting with on @gwr train to Cornwall. @studiovoltaire soon & @julietfinefood Simon? Very much in the mood for a bit of society dancing after delicious lunch @sloanehotel roof terrace with @lalliepolkadot & just a few glasses of champagne during much catching up on past three years #art #watercolour #friendship #gallery #dancing #davidtemfreyh

I so love a summer lunch in my garden. Channelling

I so love a summer lunch in my garden. Channelling @plantman_about_town whose beautiful #allotmentgardentable has a planter full of herbs in its centre @grosvenorhouselondon. Most civilised & delicious breakfast with @prgirl65 @lizhoggard. I only managed thriving tarragon & mint today. Working lunch with @stephen_cottage discussing all the exciting potential of his new #Swinsian Soloist Classical Music Competitionfor Autumn23. I can't get enough of @secretsmokehouse smoked salmon pate and pleased to find it at @trudesgrocery as well as @Fortnums. Note the #SudiScrumptiousSalad of rocket, radish, cherry, hazelnut, pickled cucumber. #summerlunch #growyourown #growyourownfood #eatingwithfriends #soloist #virtuosa #classicalmusic #musiccompetition #lovemygarden #summersalads #foodie #foodwriter #artsfunding #classicalmusicfunding

NEW PROJECT FOR MY BEAU - STEPHEN COTTAGE Quiet, p

NEW PROJECT FOR MY BEAU - STEPHEN COTTAGE
Quiet, productive weekend helping my lovely beau @stephen_cottage launch a new London 'virtuoso venture'. Taking up the classical soloist classical music competition he co-run in Suffolk for 23 years for musicians in every catagory 30 and under. He's crowd-funding/raising sponsorship, so if this appeals, in however a large or small, a way, please check it out (link in my bio), and do pass it on to suitable friends and contacts too. Thank you. #classical #classicalmusic #classicalmusician #philanthropy #philanthropist #lovearts #loveclassicalmusic #loveaffair #seaside #cornwall #newdirections #followyourdreams #followyourpassion #musiclover #concert #classicFM #BBCRadio3

Oh we all love an ice-cream sandwich and they are

Supper this eve: a lovely mezze of baba ganoush,

Supper this eve: a lovely mezze of baba ganoush, muhummera & tzatziki for @stephen_cottage who’d travelled back from Suffolk to be with me after the fall out of last night. So let’s keep it all anodyne because if I express my true opinions & air my grievances I am the only one who suffers. I hate being shut down but there we go. I don’t believe in being sycophantic but believe I behave with integrity. Somehow I will pick myself up again as I always have to do. It’s good to know who your true friends are too. #speakmytruth #friendship #righttospeak #cancelled #mezze #israelifood #Jewishfood #foodwriter #bestrong

Very proud of my feature on @theworlds50best which

Very proud of my feature on @theworlds50best which I am proud to have supported since its earliest days and trust it will continue to evolve until it achieves true equity. Thanks @santiagolas @kol.restaurant @its_isaac @thecloveclub @jonny5lake @trivetrestaurant for making time to talk at such a busy time. Especially eagerly awaiting to see where @chefclaresmyth @anaros40 will rank & who will be Number One this year after such difficult times for hospitality. Just the boost we need to shine a spotlight on London & UK restaurants (which don't figure currently, why?). Watch the awards live online @theworlds50best instagram/facebook. #worlds50best #worlds50bestrestaurants #worlds50bestrestaurants2022 #foodcritic #foodwriter #wheretheworldschefseat #londonrestaurants #ukhospitality#waitroseweekendfood #waitroseweekend #loverestaurants

What a delight staying @thecornisharms #shepherdsh

What a delight staying @thecornisharms #shepherdshuts @ricksteinrestaurants . So thoughtfully & stylishly designed. Great to enjoy a beer outside gazing at the wild flower meadow and actually read my novel. Excellent meal @thecornisharms with scallops, mussels and strawberries with clotted cream. Joy of joys @chateaubauduc white burgundy from @gavinquinney as house wine #lovecornwall #rickstein #shepherdshut #thecornisharms😋😋😋 #rickstein #padstein #jillstein #fishandchips #fish #mussels #prawns #scallops #cornwalllifestyle

Very lovely evening out with @theopigott @Linastor

Very lovely evening out with @theopigott @Linastores @bloombergarcade . I hear they’re opening in Clapham soon at former The Dairy site: beautifully cooked Roman artichokes with aioli & sea bream crudp and melt in the mouth pea & ricotta ravioli: so simple & so good. & yes, we might have talked weddings just a little. Most excited about the prospect of Nigerian ceremony, dress & dancing.@kafayat_olaleye@#myson #mysonshine #lovemyson❤️ #linastores #pasta #pastalover #bloombergarcade #motherofthegroom #wedding #weddingintheair #nigerianwedding #jewishweddingtraditions

What a lo do vely, local afternoon: after a good s

What a lo do vely, local afternoon: after a good stroll across Clapham Common stopped at new @julietscafebar @studiovoltairelondon off Clapham High Street for a truly exceptional Bloody Mary made with red peppers sauce vierge style, with good piquancy. Better still with the fluffiest of panisse with thyme flower salt. Most appealing sounding mains to return for include lamb braised with flageolet beans, @namayasaifarm chard & bagna cauda. The gallery space is great too as a converted church with lots of height and exhibition of Martha Gilmore who illustrated “Gormangast” by her husband #melvynpeake plus beautiful potager garden. All open Wed- Sunday #localtourist #claphamoldtown #voltaireartspace #Juliets #cafe-hopping #bloodymary #panisse #weekendsinlondon

Wondering what this man would have thought about h

Wondering what this man would have thought about his tailors becoming the elegant & already buzzing @maddoxtavern? I’m sure he’d be far more impressed by this most promising & beautifully restored opening with excellent fish pie, British cheeses & a poised waiting team than by the deluded buffoon who has invoked his name in vain & will not resign & continues to put his vain ego & greed before caring about the country & integrity in office. Such a lovely evening catching up with industry friends I hadn’t seen in too long @madame_foiegras @crabnotes @claire.koffmann @pierre.koffmann @hotdinners @markc_oflaherty @selmamayfair @pavlovaandcream @faymaschler @rickjordan & greatly enjoyed meeting @krizanovich #restaurantopening #londonrestaurants #hospitality #mayfair #foodwriter #foodwritingworkshops #oldfriends #newfriends #johnsonout

Wow, what an exhilirating few days in Tenerife. Ye

Wow, what an exhilirating few days in Tenerife. Yes, @MassimoBottura is fascinated by this exceptional, like no other sweet banana freshly picked @Lacalabaceraecologica farm & other delights including extraordinary 'egg fruit', lychees, papaya & much more. All part of @royalhideawaycoralesresort #8thInspirationalChefProgram with Massimo & a small team from @osteriafrancescana & @casamarialuigia who cooked a memorable, immensely thought provoking feast of utter deliciousness with @nikipavanellichef @il_bocconcino_restaurant. My absolute highlight was this story of how precious the sea is encapsulated in an oyster of intensely fresh seafood from a new small producer who had suffered greatly in the pandemic. It perfectly expresses @massimobottura approach to harness his culinary greatness for larger social change and philanthropy. We also discovered so many Canarian ingredients new to us from the sweetest, enormous & juicy caribineros red prawns to grilled limpets with green mojo & Tenerife produced rum, cachaca, gin, vermouth & so many truly talented chefs especially at @sanho_restaurant Nikkei cuisine where we had a thrilling tasting menu including 3 tuna dishes, razor clams, monkfish liver exquisitely presented on locally made ceramics. It's been a blast with @gabrielezanatt @sorrelita @food_design_company #Tenerife #foodandtravel #costaadeje #costaadejetenerife #royalhideawaycoralesresort #massimobottura #osteriafrancescana #casamarialuigia #il_bocconcino_restaurant #nikipavanellichef #San_Ho_restaurant #maresiaatlanticbar #lacalabacera #lacalabaceraecologica #foodandtravel #gourmettraveller #culinarydiscovery #foodwriter #travelwriter #culinarycollaboration #culinaryphilanthropy #socialchangemakers

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