Cookbooks
on 14 July 2020 at 1:55 am ×
Cooking by Hand – Introduction Cooking by Hand is an important book by an important chef and Chez Panisse alumni, namely Paul Bertolli. We thought that we should provide some background to Paul Bertolli so you can better appreciate why we regard his seminal book so highly. We first learned […]
United States
on 12 July 2020 at 6:25 am ×
Introduction to Chez Panisse We were preparing for an overseas work trip in mid-1985, when Sue added a complication into our proposed itinerary. We were originally planning to fly first to the United States to attend an IT conference in Norfolk, Virginia. We also had IT contacts in Washington DC, […]
Thailand
on 12 July 2020 at 5:00 am ×
Background to Thai Food in Bangkok Krua Apsorn in Bangkok typifies everything we enjoy about the Thai Food experience. We have visited Bangkok many times over the past two decades and always enjoyed the Thai food on offer whether it be at small, humble food stalls on the street, in […]
United Kingdom
on 3 July 2020 at 6:36 am ×
Brawn is a wine-focussed restaurant in London. The wine list is loaded with an interesting selection of natural wines including some smaller producers that have not received much exposure. We also very much enjoyed the food here on our recent visit. It is owned by Ed Wilson, a chef whose […]
Japan
on 29 June 2020 at 8:06 am ×
Michael Ryan and Luke Burgess, both incredibly talented chefs, use their book Only in Tokyo to tell their personal stories about this fascinating city. But before delving into this fascinating book we should add our warning which is reflected in Michael’s introduction as well. The warning is that if you […]
Japan
on 29 June 2020 at 8:04 am ×
Kabi in Tokyo is run by a small, talented and focussed team with overseas experience cooking food that seems just right for the times and the place.
Morocco
on 21 June 2020 at 7:18 am ×
Introducing Fes This is the story of our quest to try the famous bessara dish in Fes, Morocco while, at the same time, thoroughly enjoying a meal prepared by our friend Analiese Gregory who was cooking at a restaurant in that city. Fava bean soup (Bessara) is a specialty of […]
Holland
on 20 June 2020 at 6:34 am ×
Situated in a converted glasshouse in a park on the edge of Amsterdam, Restaurant De Kas has captured the imagination of locals and visitors alike. It has become one of THE places to dine when visiting this city. The place came about as a sequence of happenstance events. Chef Gert […]
Cookbooks
on 11 January 2020 at 6:09 am ×
Thai Food – Introduction Thai Food by David Thompson catapults straight into the pantheon of great cookbooks because it brilliantly captures the essentials of an entire cuisine. And this is not a minor regional cuisine, but one of the most complex and wide-ranging cuisines of the world. It is also […]
Cookbooks
on 11 January 2020 at 5:33 am ×
Good Cook Series Introduction The Good Cook series from Time Life is one of our favourite cookbook references that we turn to for the clarity of the explanations and the depth of the recipes throughout the books in the series. There is little doubt that any observer of the cookbook […]