Food & Drink, oysters, Recipes, Review, What's Happening

Oyster shucking, sweet and savoury

A brief introduction to the Danish Oyster Festival which was held recently in the seaside holiday town of Romo, where rock oysters are threatening to overwhelm the native breed,

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Books & Films, Food & Drink, Recipes, Review, United Kingdom

Skewered, cooking with fire

Marcus Bawdon bestselling author of Food and Fire† bbq guide brings you loads of new options to cook with skewers over flames and challenges the reader to experiment…. Skewered: Recipes for Fire Food on Sticks from Around the World† is the latest book from chef, educator and now fire whisperer, Marcus Bawdon. You could add colour […]

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Books & Films, Food & Drink, Recipes, Review, Travel & Places

EAT TING better with South African flavours

South African cuisine is diverse, unique, and delicious. Influenced by centuries of migration and colonisation, many of its flavours originate from such places as  Malaysia, India, France and The Netherlands but has more recently been diluted by cheap, highly processed, junk food that offers people little in the way of healthier, better eating choices. It’s […]

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What's Happening

THE COOK BOOK – A Celebration of West Kent’s Chefs, Kitchens and Producers

PRESS RELEASE: Tree of Hope has announced they are compiling ‘The Cook Book Sevenoaks/Tonbridge/Tunbridge Wells’ in collaboration with Caroline Kings from Eat Around Tonbridge, Food Photographer Severien Vits and Events Organiser and foodie Charlotte Rogers. This book will be a celebration of the chefs, restaurants and producers in West Kent and feature stories and recipes […]

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About Me, Citrus Notes, Food & Drink, Recipes, United Kingdom, What's Happening

Three citrus syrups to zing up your pancakes

  It’s Shrove Tuesday today and home cooks, restaurants and school kitchens will celebrating the day by beating eggs, flour and milk to together to make pancakes. This year we’ll be making thin, crepe-like pancakes; thicker US-style pancakes and perhaps on the on-trend Japanese pancakes which are made up to 3cm high, shaped with an […]

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