Ok so you are walking through the historic streets of Edinburgh looking for some traditional Scottish fare. Suddenly out of the corner of your eye you espy something of interest. A whole hog roast sitting in the window practically begging you to eat it. This is Oink in Edinburgh’s Victoria Street, started by two working farmers from…
I am in Scotland I have to have Haggis – Aboukir
Many years ago I lived in Aberdeen and I was introduced to haggis on one Burns Night celebration. Was it good? I honestly could not remember, what I did recall was the warming glow of the malt whisky with which I was plied prior to eating this offal based treat. I think I liked it,…
Craster Northumberland – North East Smokehouse, Pub, a Crab and Kipper Lunch
The last time I visited Craster in Northumberland I sat outside a cliff side pub watching the house martins fly from their nests drinking a pint of good local beer. Eighteen years later en route to St Andrews in Scotland I found myself stopping off for a spot of lunch at the same pub and was…
Austrian Sausages in Derbyshire England? Well why not!
A Sunday afternoon drive in the Derbyshire countryside should have been accompanied by a traditional sunday roast dinner in a country pub, but in the village of Bakewell I was drawn into sampling some sausages at the Tiroler Stuberl Austrian Coffee shop and Sausage Importer. Tiroler Stuberl is a small Family Business that has been serving the…
“Toad in the Hole” inspired by ‘The Fabulous Bakers Brothers’
One of the benefits of returning to the UK is that I have been able to catch up on my UK Cookery programmes and get introduced to some new chefs. It’s amazing how quickly someone new can arrive on the scene. My new favorites are the “Fabulous Baker Brothers”- Henry and Tom Herbert. They have a show on Channel…
Club sandwich or Double Decker? – its all in the toast
When is a Club Sandwich not a Club Sandwich? When it is a double decker. A Double Decker is so called because each layer of filling forms a deck, much like a double decker London bus. A club sandwich on the other hand is double-decker with two layers of fillings between three slices of toasted bread. Traditionally the club ingredients…
Jamie Oliver – Meatball Carbonara
So earlier today I had a disastrous lunch at Burrito House, but never mind, as promised (mostly to myself) tonight I have cooked one of my favorite meals, my version of Jamie Oliver’s Sausage Carbonara or ‘linguine alla carbonara di salsiccia’. Now I do take some liberties with the recipe which all good home cooks…
Gorilla Cheese NYC Food Truck
Walking along West Montrose towards the Wilson Red Line from the Montrose Brown Line stop in the sunshine I saw a familiar face up on the wall and it created a brief flashback to the previous weekend. King Kong had clearly headed back over to New York from Chicago, perhaps he thought that everyone had forgotten about…
Beechers – Cheese Emporium NYC
Just between Union Square and the Flatiron building is Beechers, it is actually right next to the new location of ‘Craft’ Tom Coliccio’s resturant, so it is in good company. It describes itself as a store and cafe and it certainly was a striking and very pleasant space to eat lunch in. I…
Seoul Food Wagon
I chanced upon the Seoul Food Wagon in Union Square on a small trip last weekend to New York City. It was such a good looking truck I felt I had to give them a chance and sample their fare. On occasion I really despair, I stood in the queue, or line if you like,…
My Food Hunt 