There’s no bar so we were straight to our table for aperitif cocktails; I can recommend the Blood Orange Negroni (£8) and the Women’s Washed Espresso Martini (£7.75) though we didn’t get to the bottom of its name. Over dinner we had carafes of red, white, and rosé wine ...
and the human psyche. Inside and out, spending up to 2 hours of uninterrupted time in direct contact with nature can lower blood pressure, calm anxiety, encourage deeper sleep at night, and help balance many of the body’
Finally found a use for the iPad Pro. I bought it maybe a couple or three years ago in a rush of blood after a boozy lunch in Soho with Charles Edwards and Martin John. Top of the range with all bells and whistles. We weren’t far from the Apple store in Covent Garden and it se...
Yes, oxtail is a fantastic cut — it just needs to be prepared correctly. Oxtail is prized for its flavor and collagen. It wasn’t always this popular, but over time chefs began to recognize the incredible flavor and texture you can create with this cut. While you can’t toss oxtail di...
Black pudding is actually an ancient food and there are references to it in Roman cooking literature as early as the 4th or 5th century AD. It has had a chequered history and has even been banned in the past. In some religious circles, eating this ‘blood sausage’ was considered to be...
but sausage and mashed potatoes is a classic Belgian combination that’s now mainly served by grandparents or restaurants known for serving Belgian cuisine. It’s a hearty farmer’s dish and the kind of sausage used ranges from black to white and blood sausage. Often, the mashed potatoes will...
It’s the type of noodle soup you might want to eat relaxing rainy day.Along with the rice vermicelli noodles and pork broth, a bowl of bun moc also typically includes some chunks of pork meat, maybe even a bone, meatballs, and Vietnamese sausage....
I have to take a moment to wax eloquent describing the “mousse of foie gras in a golden egg shell” served with sauternes gelee and a blood orange preserve. How can a chef create such a delicate, whimsical dish? How do you cut the egg so perfectly and then fill it with the light ...
The idea of a sausage made of congealed blood may not sound appetizing, but considering the importance of sausage to German cuisine it's only a matter of time before you eat your way to this particular wurst. Known in different cultures as black pudding,boudin noir,botifarró, the German ...
All our hands drip blood. Django. I can’t. I really can’t. Like, I can’t even post links from people who went to see the movie. Would you like to see a movie about slavery? See Sankofa. Guess who’s (not) coming to dinner? I can’t with the holiday blues. For those who...