The city of Tours located in the centre west of France, offers foodies all sorts of gastronomic delights. Capital of the Touraine region and straddling the river Loire, the university…
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Recipe: Buffalo Hot Chicken Wings With Blue Cheese
by Tim Hook September 20, 2016These chicken wings are seriously delicious. Buffalo-style wings usually involves deep-frying before covering in a flavoursome sauce, however this recipe sous-vides the chicken first, before roasting in a hot oven…
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Recipe: Big Mac Pies
by Tim Hook September 3, 2016The inspiration for these Big Mac Pies came from the excellent book, The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit. This book is a wonderful resource that lists food flavour pairings from…
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Recipe: Taramasalata
by Tim Hook July 20, 2016Taramasalata is dead easy to make and tastes a million times better than the artificially pink gloop sold in supermarkets. Accompany this dip with fresh bread, warm pittas, toast or…
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Recipe: Cured Salmon
by Tim Hook June 25, 2016We love curing our own salmon at home. It’s a great opportunity to experiment with different flavour combinations. If you use the spices and alcohol you may already have in your cupboard,…
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Ingredients: Gulls’ Eggs
by Tim Hook June 4, 2016The eggs of the black-headed gull are regarded as a fine delicacy, and can be found on posh restaurant menus in the UK late spring time. These rare eggs are only…
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Restaurant Review: Flavours by Kumar, Ramsgate
by Rebecca Aris May 21, 2016Flavours by Kumar serves up fine Indian cuisine in Ramsgate, Kent, prepared by chef Anil Kumar (previously Head Chef at the Ambrette in Margate). The unique dishes are delicately flavoured…
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Recipe: Deep-Fried Frogs’ Legs
by Tim Hook May 15, 2016During a recent visit to a local oriental supermarket in Southwick, we found frogs’ legs in the frozen section. While in the UK we associate frogs’ legs with French cuisine, they are…
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Ingredients: Sea Urchin
by Tim Hook May 2, 2016In fishmongers across the UK, we are starting to see sea urchin more regularly. Treated as a great delicacy across the Mediterranean and in Japan (where they are referred to…
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Recipe: Zucchini Rolls with Ricotta and Mint Pesto
by Rebecca Aris April 3, 2016These courgette rolls with ricotta and mint pesto make a lovely summery starter and are perfect as part of a vegetarian meal. They’re really simple to prepare and look very…