Blood Orange Granita at Gelupo

Blood Orange Granita at Gelupo

[with peanut butter ice cream on top] Bocco di Lupo, the Italian across the road is spectacular. I went for a birthday and loved it. And its head chef, Jacob Kenedy, happened to do Philosophy of Science with me at university. Gelupo is its gelateria, and offers...
Venison Puffs at Yauatcha

Venison Puffs at Yauatcha

Okay, a confession. I’ve been to Yauatcha a couple of times before and I like it. In fact, I really like it – for high class dim sum I’m unsure it can be beaten. But – here’s the confession – I think the puffs tend to taste like mini-Cornish pasties.  And not in a...
Fish and chips at Poppies

Fish and chips at Poppies

They certainly have the decor in Poppies. Presumably, when this place opened its location, just off Commercial Road, placed it firmly in the heart of run-down East London. It has kept its heritage, with photos and Cockney Rhyming Slang expressions around the all...

Smoked Mackerel Paté

Okay, so it’s cheating to use a recipe from the Guardian’s ‘Hot to cook…’ series, since they’ve already scientifically identified the perfect ingredients and method (!), but in this case there’s a slight tweak, as who can buy fresh horseradish in the UK? Even Waitrose...

Flatbreads

Hat tip to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for the basic recipe for these flatbreads. In fact, I think once you’ve tasted them you’ll never want to suffer supermarket pitas again! The only part of the recipe that presents any real difficulty is that you need to dry-fry...