Category Archives: Food

It being April Fool’s day, I assumed this story on the BBC was a hoax. But the website looks fairly convincing: Cooking with Poo. Sticky rice anyone?

I was in a meeting yesterday and someone mentioned Venn diagrams. I haven’t thought about Venn diagrams for years, but as I doodled away on my pad it occurred to me I could draw a Venn diagram of my interest … Continue reading →

I’ve been skipping about in the sunshine to top up my vitamin D levels – as much as one can skip when pushing a buggy, that is. I went out to buy Claudia Roden’s new book on Spanish food, inspired … Continue reading →

The japonica is out and I have made my first salade composée of the year – fennel, bacon, tomatoes, mixed leaves, thyme and grilled goat’s cheese on sourdough.  

In 1963, Elizabeth David was recalling the writing of her first book: “Even to write words like apricot, olives and butter, rice and lemons, oil and almonds, produced assuagement. Later I came to realise that in the England of 1947, … Continue reading →

When I was little and came across the phrase hors d’oeuvre for the first time, I asked someone what it meant and they told me: before the eggs. The reasoning was that the dishes marked hors d’oeuvre came at the … Continue reading →

I’m fully immersed in the world of Jack Drummond – dietary pioneer and architect of rationing – more shortly. But as I think about this, I am struck by how little has changed in 70 years. Taking a not-very-scientific sample … Continue reading →

It seems yesterday’s BBC article on forgotten foods has prompted lots of responses – 25 foods readers would like to revive. Whoever was responsible for the pictures has obviously never seen a medlar in their life, as they managed to put … Continue reading →

Well yes. Apparently we will soon be able to find such delicacies on the shelves of our supermarkets – according to this article on the BBC on Forgotten Foods. Can’t see the jellied cow heels catching on myself. And why … Continue reading →