The middle of October on the North Coast is an unforgiving place to be, the drizzle is constant, the wind is barbaric and the buzz of the season is gone. The tourists and their sun-screen have long since departed reducing the town to its raw exposed parts – quiet bars and lonely streets, even the… Read More Thai Yellow fish with BBQ Shrimp…not a Reuben
I’m not the biggest fan of Cod, simply because it can be as bland as (insert plaintive expletive here) but if you can get the good stuff from a really good Fish-monger and you know what to do with it well, it can be absolutely (expletive again)-ing incredible. I’m blessed with a Butcher and Fishmonger… Read More Baked Cod fish with Capers and Peppers
Parmesan Crusted Cod Goujons If you are one of the unlucky ones and you have gone through life without knowing the wonder that is the fish finger then I take a few moments now to offer you my sympathy, my pity and my “what have you been doing all your life”!!! Get out and get… Read More Fish Fingers…why fish was invented.
So this is number 3 in my pie series and I’ve moved onto fish this time – now I’ll be right upfront and honest and tell you Fish Pie is not a huge feature on my menu..simply because I’m a lazy bugger when it comes to comfort food like pies and I rarely stray… Read More Fantastic Fish Pie
My first introduction to shallow fried sea food hit me like a brick to the head. In a good way. And that life altering experience has stuck with me ever since. I was 8 maybe 9, scrawny and spending 2 weeks with my parents in the Adriatic coastal town of Pesaro, North East Italy.… Read More Frito Misto
The Bicycle Thief 