by Ben Ross | 28 Jun 2013 | Uncategorized
In his (vegetarian) cookbook Plenty, Yotam Ottolenghi mentions that this is the meal he cooks to impress people, and I do too – especially if I’m heading to a picnic. That said, unlike many of his dishes, it’s actually surprisingly easy, with no very unusual...
by Ben Ross | 20 Jun 2013 | Uncategorized
I can say this straight away and unequivocally: the meal I ate last week at Medlar was one of the best I’ve ever eaten. Every course was spot-on, with surprising, delicious and delighting combinations of elements that in every case amounted to more than the sum of...
by Ben Ross | 19 Jun 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s pretty unavoidable to point out. As ‘tapas concepts’ go, spherical-foods is a little… odd, even if the food futurologist we saw a couple of years ago at the V&A did predict that the future was balls. C.f. cake pops. “As ‘tapas concepts’ go, spherical-foods...
by Ben Ross | 19 Jun 2013 | Uncategorized
Rachael is very clear, almost to the point of obsession, about the notion that laksa must include in its ingredients laksa leaves. I can see her point. Or at least, if her contention is correct that if the soup is named after the leaves, then it seems pretty likely...
by Ben Ross | 6 Jun 2013 | Uncategorized
So I’ve a confession: I’ve never eaten baked Alaska! That does mean that I’ve long known the ‘trick’ to the dish, which slightly diminishes the surprise of its cold-on-the-inside baked-on-the-outside magic. But The Lawn Bistro adds an additional flourish: pouring over...
