Posts by Britcook

Interesting that Heston Blumenthal comes up here as he is a great fan of Harold McGee, who returns the compliment, and I think they are planning some kind of joint ventures. This came out of an an interesting 20 minute chat with Mr...

The Curious Cook by Harold McGee explains a lot of the science behind cooking, well written and very educational. He's written at least one other book on the same sort of topic but the title escapes me at the moment.

Well that's going to make my reservation in a couple of months rather harder then! You have to ring EXACTLY 2 months ahead, they start taking reservations at 10.00a and if you don't get through before 10.20a then you've missed the list....

You can see for yourself at Delia Online Her recipes are all fully tested and are practically guaranteed to work. She has been accused of being "too basic" and "too prescriptive", but there are millions of people out...

Lang may yer lum reek Which roughly translated is "long may your chimney keep smoking" And means (approx) may you have continuing prosperity and health [so that you can afford to keep a welcoming fire going or long may...

Wouldn't call this a ballotine, which is normally served hot (roasted or braised), more like a galantine which is usually poached then served cold. But I suspect most people wouldn't know the difference.

If you like Thai then I can thoroughly recommend Vong's Thai Kitchen, but take a torch as it's quite dimly lit! Trotter's is a fair haul out to Armitage, but fabulous food and if you have to ask how much, you can't afford it. Remember...

A little bit late, but never mind. Wine tasted by itself will taste different if tasted with food. The best example I can think of is if you are eating an authentic Greek meal then retsina tastes terrific. Drink it by itself and it...

Well I've tried a few things out of the French Laundry and they are are not easy, especially as some of the instructions are blatantly wrong, especially for the home chef. If you are willing to research around the recipes then the...