Archive for November 2009

Nov/09

25

Prawn Cocktail

Prawn cocktail is an eternal favourite. A retro classic and easy to prepare. Since the 1970’s this dinner party treat has adorned many a menu. The prawn cocktail that was 1st served way back in the 1970’s was not exactly a Michelin starred dish, and indeed is usually frowned upon by most upper class restaurants

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Nov/09

17

Boozy Bankrupt Burton Race wrestled with police

Fallen “Celebrity” cook John Burton Race has been  banned from driving in the UK  after wrestling police and for refusing to give a breath test.. Boozy Burton Race, 52, Drew the attention of  UK Police over for driving erratically in his BMW on October 30 as he drove from his New Angel restaurant in Dartmouth. [...]

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Nov/09

13

Pasta Carbonara

Sometimes recipes that you love just seem to fall by the wayside. Last night while considering what to eat over the weekend, I started to think back to what I used to cook regularly, before I really discovered I had a huge passion for food. Italian cooking is what seems to come most naturally to [...]

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Nov/09

8

Another Ramsey rant

Foul mouthed food failure has Another rant Hypocrisy is not usually something that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is known for; however the failing and ailing chef has now turned his anger away from incompetent chefs on TV to major food chains such as Burger King and Pizza hut. His restaurants cover 4 continents he has [...]

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Nov/09

5

Tony’s Minis: Greenwich Village New York

Sweets are well sweet! Therefore there is nothing more satisfying than to see a rack of cupcakes displayed in front of me, in all different colors, different flavors, slightly different shape and unfortunately different price. So there was the three of us, the foodie of the day. After a long thoughtful discussion (or maybe not) [...]

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Tis Halloween everyone! The strip along Bleecker becomes so attractive with numerous tasty looking restaurants decorated with Halloween ornaments. Out of them all, the lucky one that was to be visited was Choga, a restaurant that offers a combination of Korean/Japanese cuisine. Intrigued by the concept they offered, we decided to grab a seat and [...]

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