Part of the challenge of cooking is to make something unpromising into something worth eating. There are few cuts of meat that present as little to the cook as a breast of lamb. Let’s be frank here. This is not an appetising cut. It looks fatty, skinny, full of gristle and just plain unappealing. On [...]
To say that Wokon were getting slammed is perhaps an understatement. They have two restaurants in Leeds, one near the station and the other, larger one at the bottom end of Briggate. The Briggate restaurant had fallen foul of a series of disasters that morning, which left them with leaking water and no gas. No [...]
“Is there any better, more noble, more magical animal than the pig?” – Anthony Bourdain. Probably not, Tony. This dish illustrates exactly what Bourdain means. It’s quick, easy, cheap but still manages to be quite understated and authentic. It’s a French classic that showcases the pig perfectly. The key to the whole dish is the [...]
The Leeds Loves Food festival happened this weekend, and we ate at The Living Room on Saturday as part of it. The Living Room is one of those self consciously fashionable places. You know the sort. It has the feel and look of an upmarket bar bordering on a private member’s club. It’s a fashionable [...]
I feel like I’ve mastered a mysterious, secret art. I made a pork pie, and it was easy. More than that, it tasted astounding. Here’s how. Start with the pastry. The pastry is unusual as it’s made with hot water. It seems to go against everything you know about making pastry, but it does work. [...]