People who have inspired us in the food business whether amateur or professional.
The Best Designed Cookbooks in the World? Are you intrigued by the title of this post? The Best Designed Cookbooks in the World? When there are thousands upon thousands of cookbooks being printed every year, who on earth decides which books are the finest? The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” […]
These are the words that greeted my son Paddy and his partner, Nicola, as they ventured into the dining-room for their breakfast in Ambleside in the Lake District. Nicola, a brilliant photographer, has written and snapped her favourite bits of their weekend for me to put on our blog. Enjoy. “When Paddy and I realised […]
Malton Food Lovers Festival – On our first ever visit to the Malton Food Lovers Festival a few weeks ago we were bowled over by the quality of the food suppliers and their produce. The ancient marketplace was overflowing with tents, rows of food stalls and areas to sit down and enjoy some of the Street […]
For decades Astrid and I have been immersed in all things foodie. The complexity of flavours, the challenge of marrying love, skill, respect for ingredients and visual flair, sourcing rare recipes and their components and, well, you get the picture. So when someone says “and then you add…” we always hope to hear a new […]
Antonio Carluccio OBE. A Legendary Italian Chef – in Yorkshire? Were my eyes deceiving me? No, not a bit. Last Sunday Erik and I rose early and drove through East Yorkshire, up through the Wolds, into North Yorkshire, to the Malton Food Festival. This is one of my favourite routes, but this time I […]
Astrid and I set off on one of our food adventures yesterday. It’s what we do. There’s a clue in the title of our blog. But we don’t just snorfle our way through the forest like truffle seekers. We layer and interweave our journeys with other experiences. Yesterday the wind from the Humber river whipped […]
Last night I baked Dan Lepard’s Wholemeal Loaf, the recipe where you add a fizzy vitamin tablet, but I used strong white flour and mixed in olives and caraway seeds. Breakfast Heaven from the god of baking.You must check him out. It’s so easy to make great bread. http://www.danlepard.com But if just want to buy […]
Creativity is timeless. Astrid and I recently visited an exhibition at the gallery of the Yorkshire artist Tom Harland. He shared his studio space on the day with two old art school buddies who are highly original and creative potters – John Reid and Peter Colbridge. John is an old friend of yore and Peter […]
So thrilled the Michelin Guide has awarded the title of ‘Pub of the Year’ to East Yorkshire’s very own first gastropub to win a Michelin star, The Pipe and Glass, at South Dalton, north of Beverley. Having eaten there recently (review forthcoming), I know just how atmospheric the ancient building is and how friendly the […]
I got 2 Dan Lepard books for my birthday. Dan is the bread hero of my bread hero Patrick Crabtree. This is the first loaf I made called “Flash Loaf” cos the whole process took only 2 hours including proving, baking and cooling. Brilliant tasty, crusty wholemeal and rye loaf made with ingredients such as […]
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