A very dear and a very old friend of mine used to subsist solely on chips, beans and sausages…..a terrible diet (he’s actually still alive which is a medical wonder) I think the beans were deep-fried along with the friggin’ sausages and chips. My bud who will remain nameless is a lazy eater, food doesn’t… Read More Toulouse sausage….the right way!
I was 11 and on a week-long ‘boot-knock’ school trip to Paris when I had the oppo to try this legend of the French culinary universe. I wandered whimpering into the kitchen of the hotel we were holed up in and the one of the chefs took pity on me…I had a black eye and… Read More French Onion Soup…and a fight
This is one of the all time greats, it’s a French classic and one I have been making for a while but haven’t ever bothered to post…until now. The first time I tried Rillettes it completely knocked me down, it is killer stuff and I mean that in a good way. I simply had… Read More Pork Rillettes
The Bicycle Thief 