He's no stranger to controversy – but now Britain's most famous chef has opened a can of worms by demanding chefs should only cook with seasonal vegetables.
I may be a vegetarian, but I still love the smell of bacon »
Madonna demands 25 cases of Kabbalah water backstage, 12 dozen boxes of strawberries and Yorkshire tea - but what absurd culinary demands fill other divas' riders?
In recent months, wine consumers have been portrayed as easily manipulated victims who can be influenced by price, pretense or hype.
The cold winter months seem to have finally come to an end, making room for warmer weather. Thank god. The flip side of the coin is that many of my favorite wintry dishes will -naturally- be superseded by spring/summer recipes. And they indeed are lurking behind the corner, waiting to boot perfect comfort food such as Käsespätzle...
It seems that everyone is so used to referring to these double backed treats as biscotti, but they really go by cantuccini, as all cookies are biscotti in Italian. So what? Exactly. They're so good, who cares anyway...?
Not so long ago we received an invitation by GRÄFE UND UNZER (publishing house) to join a book lauch event in the center of Munich. GRÄFE UND UNZER, in case you haven't heard of them before, have been market leader for cookbooks in Germany for over thirty years now - always known for down to earth, comprehensible and no-fuss cookbooks.
My fault. The thought of making my very own torrone (almond nougat) was so intriguing, I couldn't wait for N. to join me on this and jumped in at the deep end.
The Müchner Suppenküche is an institution in town probably just as much as the well known Hofbräuhaus, but certainly much less touristy - a must see if you ever end up in Munich...
