DIARY: Flower petals can give a great lift to our food, whether used purely decoratively or to enhance the flavour of the dish, as long as they are used judiciously and not […]
FLOWERS DELIGHT, PETALS TOO
Nigel Napier-Andrews
IMAM BAYALDI, THE SWOONING IMAM
This delicious stuffed eggplant recipe appears in my new e-book Market to Table: The Cookbook, now available on Amazon, i-Tunes and Lulu.com, but here on Gentleman’s Portion for the first time.
IS THE DINING ROOM DEAD?
British ‘Bake off’ queen Mary Berry is causing a stir with her declaration that the dining room is dead. Not so say I, and many others, as I get the table ready […]
CHELSEA’S HIDDEN GARDEN
I’m already dreaming of pie when we take one of London’s ubiquitous black cabs to the Chelsea Physic Garden. I know nothing about the garden, but we’ve been offered a free tour […]
LONDON BECKONS
Spending a few unhurried days in London, my long ago home town, brings back many interesting memories. As Samuel Johnson said: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of […]
THE INDOMITABLE ‘LUSH’ REACHES HER CENTURY
This week my amazing Mum celebrates her 100th birthday with two champagne tea parties. I couldn’t be more proud of her.
THE E-BOOK IS HERE
Market to Table: The Cookbook has been launched as an e-book. What a lot of lessons I’ve learned in bringing together five year’s worth of blog recipes and nine episodes of the […]
SCALLOP FISHING IN THE ARTIC
I once went well beyond the expected to get fresh scallops and they were worth the effort.
ROBIN HOOD EVERYWHERE
In Nottinghamshire, it is hard to escape the legend of Robin Hood, but in Yorkshire the authorities have renamed the former Robin Hood Airport.
THE COOKBOOK
An updated and revised edition of the cookbook is now available and the first three episodes of the second season of Market to Table are now on YouTube for all to enjoy.
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