Archive for February 2015
Pan fried smoked bass marinated in blood orange juice with hazelnut rich salad
I made this dinner after reading up a recipe for a yummy salad on the Saveur newsletter, attracted by the fact it used lots of hazelnuts. My father grows them everywhere he cannot grow grapes: in Piedmont we have a particular type of hazelnut, the round shaped Tonda Gentile, which is highly prized…
Read MoreReflections in water. On nature and the food chain
During my days in Koh Tao it was the time I spent snorkeling that made me marvel the most. Schools of several fish of different species, size and colours, moved together in a feeding frenzy, like a swarm of locusts, from one corner of coral to another. It’s fascinating to observe their behaviours and evolutionary…
Read MorePasta with Chloe the crab, artichoke and saffron
This dish came out of a hitch. I set out to make agnolotti with some lovely artichokes I brought back from Italy and a small crab I got, live, from the local Food Assembly, an initiative that brings together local producers and sells their fare at a local pub every week. I named the little…
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…Back home to a historical restaurant and a few genuine pleasures…. I’ve been through some kind of personal turmoil since coming back from Thailand and needed to leave London to see my family and catch up with old friends. I missed the feeling of certainty of seeing long known faces, the confidence of walking through…
Read MoreThailand mon amour
I spent most of January away in Thailand, with two of my girlfriends from work. I’ve had an unforgettable time and I can only try to give you some impressions of the wonderful places and amazing food we had. It all started with the dizzying chaos of Bangkok’s underbelly, Khaosan Road, with its impromptu bars…
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