I can sometimes look towards what is happening in Brooklyn, New York, and feel as though somehow we are missing out on something quite special. They are creating a micro-cosmos of creativity, a lot of it surrounding food and therefore sprouting artisanal small businesses. There is someone making Ricotta – Another a bee-keeper. Ironically enough,… [Read more…]
Chen Chen is a product designer. That is about all there is to know about Chen on the website. But the thing that got my attention is the brilliantly poppy Cold-Cuts coasters. As soon as I have a drink to coast, I am going to get myself a joint of meat.. You can buy them… [Read more…]
Carl Warners book Food Landscapes is a delicious look into the world of food, but not in the plated variety – More Willy Wonka on meat acid. I can’t help but feel this one is a little ‘red riding hood’ but it could just be the tones..
Our current project wouldn’t be possible without the kind services and skills of Graham Waddington. Graham has been at the leading edge of British made charcuterie for over 10 years. Graham was one half of the fabulous Trealy Farm, and is now operating a smaller, more development lead operation called Native Breeds. We met Ruth… [Read more…]
Our resident curer, Matt Bedell had a chat with us about the progress of our curing this week.
We are doing it. Finally. And it’s more exciting than I ever thought it would be. Our first animals have been slaughtered and the curing has begun. Having talked about this for so long, that now that we finally are doing it, it feels quite unreal. This process is a research project. We like both farms,… [Read more…]
My favourite pig, if you haven’t worked out already, is the fabulously fatty, tasty and a little bit hairy Mangalitza pig. Hungarian born and bred this lardy pig has recently seen a bit of a revolution as our tastes are returning to our roots, where lard was valuable and used in most cooking. Last night,… [Read more…]
Ferran Adria has been in my world a bit in the last few weeks. Last week it was in San Sebastian for the film about, well, him – El Bulli, Cooking In Progress and now at a talk about his new book The Family Meal at Vinopolis in Borough Market.
The Kings Walk Garden holds a collection of short one day courses over the summer, and I was lucky enough to snag a place in lieu of a friend at the last minute.
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November 30, 2011 by Eliza
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