... some biscuits for treats are vital. Oh yes, and for pastry, I have a keen need to try a galette of spinach, feta, onion and anchovy… or sardines. Dont forget tinned sardines.
Finding out who is still trading and making every effort to support the small and local traders and producers in remote...
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...get the foundational principles right – yes, you can be creative but you need to know what the building blocks are, just like with cooking.
Also, Ive been very fortunate that during my 21-year career in London, Ive opened ten restaurants in which Ive had an input into the design of the kitchens...
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...y business partner, Melanie Arnold. It was such a small restaurant that we needed to find other ways of making money, so we started catering.
“We originally did that from home – I once cooked for 500 people in my flat. God, it was hell!”
“Then, a friend of ours bought Rochelle School a...
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...life in the city. Life in London comes with a strange sense that we always need to be participating in something or seeing people because we fear missing out. But, we’re actually missing out on the freedom, the happiness, that comes with slowing down!
“As a restaurateur, cooking has naturally...
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...rence over the regular plum tomatoes. They are super sweet, so no sugar is needed when cooking with them.
“Butterbeans and chickpeas. These are so great for everything from salads to stews and even snacks (roast them up with herbs and spices for a crunchy snack).
“‘00’ flour. There’s...
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... four different types of stuffing, which everyone loves, but do you really need four kinds? Probably not! But she does good gravy and a few different types of vegetables. She keeps it just simple enough that its not too stressful.
“If
I was cooking, I think I would concentrate on one type of me...
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... in the restaurant, are vegetables. We cant fight viruses with food – we need doctors for that – but we can at least eat healthily, which we try to do. We start the morning with homemade granola and yoghurt, fresh fruits. The feeling you have when you start the day with a healthy breakfast is, i...
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...juices that come from things, if seasoned with a good palette, are all you need.
“Keep it simple is as overused as ‘farm-to-table or ‘nose-to-tail. We try so hard to avoid using those phrases here, and the best we have come up with for the food we serve, and our approach, is ‘...
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... for me has always been a place to shut the door to the outside world.“I need it to be very calm, serene and clutter-free, the latter being the most important, perhaps. I work in a very messy office (nothing like The Modern House’s office!) so home is a way of de-stressing and relaxing after bei...
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...some pasta water to it. Add some grated parmesan and some black pepper, if needed. Adjust the consistency with more pasta water to create a silky emulsion. Serve immediately with a little extra parmesan.
Tips
Roll the pasta in small batches until you get the hang of it to stop it from drying ou...
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...gners, record producers, model makers and picture framers, and there was a need for them to have somewhere to eat.
So, the process began of us opening a very small space, with very little money, serving very few people. We started small: one day I would do sandwiches and Rose would do pasta and...
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...ood, I hope to connect people with the beauty of the natural world. Images need to be seasonal, sharp and tell a story.”
@we_are_food
The voice of modern vegetarian cooking, Hackney-based Anna Jones brings us healthy, hearty veggie dishes that are as easy on the eye as the palette. Her lovely ...
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...urant and I wanted to do it in the countryside, away from London where you need big investors and there’s lots of risk. I was introduced to people renovating this building and came down to see it.“I was very impatient and just said, ‘I’ll do this’ – I didnt even know how amazing Bruton w...
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...plores how we can better configure spaces to work for our basic and primal needs. Use Bernheimer’s tips for incorporating ideas, such as prospect and refuge or ordered complexity, in your home.
“Research has shown that the built environment tends to support our wellbeing best when it echoes ...
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...vour because, when you spend as much as we do on good produce, you don’t need to do a lot to it. And that’s really the essence of home cooking.”
Jon: “I’m not a chef at home; I cook like a domestic cook. I don’t go through the faff of extensive preparation, and all the mess that comes...
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... through to storage vaults, this characterful kitchen is one for those who need somewhere to hoard their gastronomic finds. Access to the garden makes for a tranquil place to cook, while a beam-supported island forms a convivial focal point for entertaining.
Packington Street, London N1
“The a...
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... that can facilitate experiences. Of course, aesthetics help a lot – you
need to have it to start everything off – but its what happens afterwards that
makes a space interesting. Were really interested in how all the details
combine and what creates an atmosphere.
“One thing you might noti...
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...astic containers in the restaurant, swapping them for metal ones when they need replacing. None of it’s that hard, but it makes a difference.”
Steve’s recipe for Lyme bay scallops in the half shell, chorizo, samphire, spicy tomatoes and crispy breadcrumbs
Serves six
12 scallops in th...
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...2 years old, I wanted to become a chef or a farmer. My parents said that I needed to go through school first and then choose later, when I grew up. But I kept on telling them that, ‘No, I want to do something with my hands.
“My mother is an actress and my father was in politics, so no, n...
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...iness and private customers.
The showroom was custom-designed to meet the needs of the company in a unique and purpose-oriented retail. In order to understand and plan the retail functions according to the dedicated customer audience, a study of the market segments was conducted for all its layers ...
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...I tend to let him take the lead. Hes slightly stronger than me in terms of needing what he wants!
“Jos a great cook too, so is Abi– we all kind of enjoy it. Well, we have our moments, of course. There are some fairly heated periods but mostly it just kind of works.
Ben: “If I have a Su...
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... Street restaurant and members’ club he has presided over since 2012. He needn’t apologise, however. As anyone who has spent a minute in his company, or indeed been around him at all, can attest, the ability of his warm, orotund Scottish accent to fill a room is all part of his charm, which come...
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...they want to cook, and then going to Tesco to find it all. I think we just need to be a bit more positive about British ingredients – all of our produce here is sourced from the UK – and not be obsessed with avocados!
“I still find the time to eat out, and probably do it more than I...
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...he outbuildings in the garden. We could do with a new shed, the greenhouse needs some repairs and maybe we’ll upgrade the summer house at the back.
You’re having people over for dinner: what do you cook?
It’ll either be a British or Jamaican classic – we both love the food we grew up wit...
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...is pretty modest in size, but were so happy here and we have everything we need in one place. This is particularly important when you have two young children, as leaving the house can be challenging!
If there
was a fire and you could only save one thing, what would it be?
My
diaries.
Growi...
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