Masterchef: The Professionals is reaching its annual climax: it's the semi-finals this week and the finals next. I find it a hugely satisfying piece of television not just because I'm a gourmand. Unlike a number of other reality TV competitions - such as the totally revolting Apprentice - the contestants are ... Read More...
Food
Accompanied by a family-nan, there is surely no more restorative, tasty and cheap meal to be found anywhere than a Balti. It means 'bucket' in Hindi, and was invented in Birmingham. I gather it's a version of the wok-cooked curries of the Pakistan highlands - the source of a good ... Read More...
Dabbler Soup is our new food and booze feature. We're hoping to bring you guest posts from some of the top bloggers in the gourmand/gluttony area. Inevitably there'll be a distinctively British flavour to Dabbler Soup, so for the debut Worm kicks us off with, appropriately enough, Fish & Chips... ... Read More...
“I’ve never tasted anything like this before,” said Tim Burroughs, a recent customer at Hankook Taqueria. “It’s as if they’re making up a cuisine as they go.” Korean tacos - forget cupcakes - are the next big thing apparently. Mexican-style taco shells 'stuffed with soy- and garlic-marinated beef, along with chicken ... Read More...
