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The Shed: February 2012
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Monday, 6 February 2012. Mersea spoils: Dover soles as cheap as chips. If there's a question mark over the provenance of some of the seafood, the same cannot be said of the wet fish counter at. Brimming with plaice, flounders, sprats and soles so perky they can't have travelled further than day boat-to-building, the exception being salmon which can only have been Scottish. As well as rigor-stiff freshness another giveaway is the price, almost half of what you'd give a decent London fishmonger. I grilled ...
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The Shed: June 2011
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Tuesday, 7 June 2011. My first photo shoot. Gadzooks, a blog post! And with pretty pictures too. Who are you and what have you done with Shed? If these shots suggest I locked myself away with a snazzy camera, Food Photography for Dummies and an assembly of props appropriated from someone with a sense of style much greater than mine, apologies, it’s all lies. They’re the result of a long – but hugely enjoyable – summer photo shoot which Lex. Y and I did for Hubbub. Which incidentally is where my recipes.
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The Shed: Sevilla day one: some new things
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Friday, 3 May 2013. Sevilla day one: some new things. Given my propensity to half-arsed-itude with this blog, there's no danger of a new post every day I'm on me jollies. But I tried some new, weird shit this afternoon and my parents are both asleep, pretending to listen to podcasts on their iPads. So a blog post it is. Today we had a fantastic market and tapas tour with the ever brilliant Sevilla Tapas. You're eating.well, we'll get to that. They are caused by SUNLIGHT. Oh, how lovely. Exclaims Shawn) a...
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The Shed: May 2013
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Sunday, 5 May 2013. Texture of tofu, tastes like liver" says Shawn. Who has taken it upon herself to ensure that I eat a new weird thing each day I'm in Seville. And she's not far wrong. Sangre encebollada. Is made initially by mixing fresh chicken blood with water which is then heated until set, then the block is sliced into thick pieces and fried with sweet, soft onions - and what tasted like a splash of sherry, though by this point this could be projection of what is within. Okay, what's that then?
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The Shed: Why you should be friends with your local fishmonger
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013. Why you should be friends with your local fishmonger. Or isn't Twitter nice. And serendipity. Quick shout out for that too. Anthony Bourdain theorised that butchers are all heart and fishmongers are miserable buggers, but I've met lots of people who disprove the theory and Jonathan Norris. Meanwhile, near Tottenham Court Road today, Chris Pople. Proved himself entirely unable to just have a sandwich. Instead nipping into Fino. And to taste like it had been injected with bisque.
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The Shed: January 2012
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Friday, 13 January 2012. Embracing Penury as the new January, here's my attempt at recreating Gourmet San's stew fried aubergine at home*. It's basically a salty, oily, sugary, umami-y slap around the face with a silky aubergine. So, pretty good, then. If you've yet to visit Gourmet San,. Should jolly you along a bit. To serve six as a side, three - four at a miserly push - as a main with sticky rice. 2tbsp (heaped) fermented soy bean / miso paste. 1tbsp (heaped) caster sugar. 1tbsp rice wine vinegar.
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The Shed: October 2010
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Friday, 29 October 2010. Minutes away from Upper Street on a quiet norf Laandan street, lies the Drapers Arms. Occupying the vaguely uncomfortable spot between public house and restaurant, it's not the sort of place you'd go for relaxing pints on a Sunday, nor is it an all-out Saturday night bank-buster. If you're looking for a mid-week treat, however, the DA is your man. After his whopping great bream - the size of the beast! The damage: a very reasonable £65, including drinks and excluding service...
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The Shed: An open letter to PETA
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012. An open letter to PETA. 24 October 2012 at 04:36. 24 October 2012 at 04:55. See also this little tale. Http:/ nwide.blogspot.co.uk/2007/09/forcing-issue.html. 24 October 2012 at 04:55. Outstanding, clearly youve had the same e-mail I got. At least they have dropped the Torture in a tin label. Absolutely shambolic campaign from PETA. 24 October 2012 at 04:56. Did you send it to them too? 24 October 2012 at 05:09. Yay, sane people! 24 October 2012 at 05:16. Yep Really really yep.
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The Shed: December 2011
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Wednesday, 28 December 2011. A barely there recipe for a barely there blog. Current favourite breakfast, tomatoes-that-taste-like-pizza on toast. Slice a beef tomato into discs and arrange in a single layer on a baking tray. Douse with olive oil, scatter with sea salt and pepper, add a few tiny slivers of garlic and a sprinkling of fresh (preferable) or dried thyme. Grill under a high heat for five minutes, scoop onto toast, eat. Still here, still eating lots. Just not writing it down :-). Eat like a girl.
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The Shed: July 2011
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Monday, 25 July 2011. Chipotle beef back ribs, butter rice and scotch bonnet sauce. FACTOID: short ribs are the back of the ribcage, near the flank and sirloin bits, and the meat is on top of the bones. Back ribs. 8211; rather confusingly – are from the front end near the tasty rib-eye stuff, and the meat is between the bones. There’s a higher bone to beef ratio with back ribs but they’re subsequently cheaper - the racks below were £3 each from. 2 racks of beef ‘spare’ ribs. 2 red peppers, roughly sliced.
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