The ramblings of The Food Flunky :

The best recommendations ?

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IMG00004-20081202-1149.jpg , originally uploaded by Tom Dowson . I was recently recommended these Turkish chili flakes by a chap in a bar. He scribbled down the name and I popped it in my wallet, only to forget about it until today ?[...]

The best recommendations ?

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IMG00004-20081202-1149.jpg , originally uploaded by Tom Dowson . I was recently recommended these Turkish chili flakes by a chap in a bar. He scribbled down the name and I popped it in my wallet, only to forget about it until today ? Are[...]

Beaujolais evening at Gazette Brasserie, Battersea

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I?ve just had word from the lovely people at Gazette that they?re hosting a Beaujolais evening at their stunning French brasserie in Battersea, this coming Thursday 20th November from 7pm onwards. Although my full review of Gazette[...]

Diet Coke Break? - Try a Galler Cocoa Break!

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‘Can’ the habit and swap your 11 o’clock aspartame fix for a piece or two of truly stunning chocolate. Through extensive research (gaining a Belgian Royal Warrant in the process), Galler Chocolates has established that 11[...]

A pint of bitter please - sobering tax reality check at Project Orange bar, Clapham

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Bitter tax hit! Thirsty visitors to Project Orange bar, Clapham are now confronted with exactly how much tax they pay on each pint of their favorite tipple thanks to labels on pumps. This brash display of, almost, apologetic honesty is[...]

Weapons of Edible Destruction ? Exploding Couscous strikes France

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An explosion ... NOT Couscous! A French ready-meal manufacturer has created mild hysteria in the kitchens of their countrymen (and women) by unwittingly creating an exploding couscous based ready meal. In a recent Telegraph article ,[...]

Can?t stand the economic heat? ? get into The Kitchen, Parsons Green

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With the economic vocabulary yielding to indigestible chestnuts such as “credit-crisis” and “recession” it’s definitely time to take stock. Not only have the strings on our pig ear purses become that little[...]

Perfect caffeinated home brew - Coffee Saga Part II

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Please bare with me before you click away in a patronised induced rage, for there’s good reason why I’ve decided to do this coffee post. This post will not only help you to create a superb, consistent mug of your favourite[...]

Playing to your strengths - The Gazette Balham

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The Gazette, Balham Not only have they capitalised on one of this seasons must have foodstuffs, The Gazette, Balham have also struck a deal with that devilish conscience that sits on your other shoulder. Despite the indigestible[...]

Some Like it Hot! ? Mirch Masala Curry House in Tooting

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Curries tend to be a personal thing, especially the next day! (Only joking …), seriously though everybody has their favourite and seeming blind defiance to listen to anybody else’s suggestions! I’m completely guilty of this[...]