Restaurants
Michelin Stars In My Eyes
‘Tis far from dining at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud and supping on Ruinart champagne I was reared – that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy both, given half the chance
We Have Ways Of Making You Eat
Francesco Mazzei designs some new pizza, pasta and salad items for Milano’s and I get to have a taste. In the end, though, the current cold weather inclines me more towards my own minestrone soup.
Spud Sunday: Taking Up Smokies
I banish the memory of childhood smoked haddock with a brunch-worthy smoked haddock and potato hash, inspired by the legendary smokies from Eden restaurant
Spud Sunday: Stinky Spud
So I off I went to London for Food Blogger Connect – ’twas an afternoon filled with food bloggers, fun, Lebanese food and garlic. It also provided the inspiration for a very tasty Lebanese potato pie…
Lush, Us?
Ah, I’m not a lush, really, but I did rather enjoy dinner and wine-sampling using the Enomatic sampling system at the newly relaunched La Cuvee restaurant…
Spud Sunday: Spud Goes South
A weekend in Kinsale, courtesy of Kinsale Arts Week, who asked me to participate in a panel discussion about blogging. It was the perfect opportunity to sample the wares at Fishy Fishy as well as the other delights of the gourmet town…
Spud Sunday: Colour Me Purple
I am prone to getting excited by the sight of purple potatoes, whether in the raw at Pike Place Market in Seattle or in the form of causa at La Mar in San Francisco, where I was delighted to meet Ms. OysterCulture herself for lunch…
Spud Sunday: The Poetry Of Potatoes
Potatoes, it seems, are an entirely worthy subject for poetry and kimchi, it turns out, is an entirely worthy accompaniment to chips. Could these things be related?
