by Ben Ross | 22 Jul 2012 | Uncategorized
[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...
by Ben Ross | 22 Jul 2012 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ben Ross | 22 Jul 2012 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ben Ross | 6 Jul 2012 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ben Ross | 6 Jul 2012 | Uncategorized
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...