Summer is coming and it is time to dust off the barbecue. Meat is usually more popular than fish which can often defeat the cook, ending up stuck to the grill, crumbling or overcooked. “The chances of success will grow significantly if you grease a grill before cooking, and give preference to fatty varieties of…
Baby food, more than just mush
When we talk about baby food, what comes to mind is mush. Orange (carrots), green (spinach) or white mush (porridge). Though it may not be very appealing to us now, as a baby, that was how we learned to eat. Salty, sweet, sour and bitter food with a variety of texture was introduced to us as babies. These mushy and pureed food help in developing a baby’s taste buds. The World Health…
Milking the almonds and daring to try the non-dairy
If you told someone 50 years ago that we would be milking soybeans, they probably would have laughed. Now soymilk is one of the most common non-dairy milks. The options for vegan milk are many and can be confusing for beginners. They are made from oats, almonds, rice or coconut, but some of the newest…
Russian hungry voice in London
If you can’t travel to Moscow or St Petersburg, you can try some of babushka’s home-cooked meals right here in London. Let’s have a look at the best Russian restaurants and what’s on offer. Borscht soup and blini pancakes are not the only Russian dishes, so maybe some of these will surprise you. Russian restaurants…
Superfood: not as super as you think
From bone broth to offal, super food is encouraging diners to make some unconventional decisions about what they are prepared to eat. “The use of the term superfood is inaccurate, because there is no such thing,” says Dr Martin Caraher, a food and health policy professor at City, University of London. “What needs to be…
Ultimate guide to perfect steak
From rump, to sirloin, to fillet… Sometimes you might find yourself in a restaurant or a supermarket craving a nice juicy slab of meat, but unsure what to pick. You don’t want to look ignorant about your choices because you are reluctant to spend money on a steak if you don’t know how to enjoy…
Coffee school from the eyes a coffee amateur
“I’m assuming you’re all here because you enjoy coffee, right?” Dean Mackay, my coffee teacher for the day at the Artisan Coffee School in Ealing, said. He could not have been more wrong. It’s not that I don’t like the coffee, I just don’t need it: neither to wake up nor to pick me up after lunch. It doesn’t give me that coffee buzz it seems to give everyone else. I decided…
Blooming delicious: learn more about edible flowers
He loves me, he loves me not… Flowers are not only symbols of romance, but also culinary delights. They were first used in haute cuisine to add elegance to a plate. The edible flower has now risen above being “decoration”, to becoming an ingredient in its own right. “My biggest bugbear is when someone just…
Delicious sentences and tasty words: the life of a restaurant critic
Imagine a life where you can go to work without having to bring lunch. Your boss compels you to go to a restaurant to try something new. The cherry on the cake? You eat – for free. Who are you? A restaurant critic. The dream job for many can be quite an ordeal too. There…
Meet VizEat, the Airbnb of dining
Sleeping at strangers’ houses has become a regular occurrence through Airbnb, but going to dine at strangers’ houses is a new phenomenon. The social media platform VizEat embraced the idea of the unknown, with the purpose of bringing tourists and locals together, using the best possible excuse: food. The concept sounds cool, but people might…
The avocado: not that green after all
Green, soft and filling… the avocado is delicious. Smashed, crushed on toast or sliced on eggs, the green fruit makes a great companion to your meals. The fruit is so popular that last year, a pop-up restaurant opened in London serving only avocado dishes. Another London restaurant, Firedog, has banned the avocado from its menu…
Avocado five ways: eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert
Avocado is a true powerhouse. Whether you like it crushed, in small pieces or mixed with chocolate, the possibilities are infinite. Here are a few quick ideas to make avocado your new favourite fruit. An avocado vinaigrette will be the superstar of your salad. Tasty and filling, it is a change from the usual vinaigrette…
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