I have never been a particularly great cook and don’t profess to be one now, but on passing the milestone recently that is turning 30, I have reflected on the fact that one good thing about getting older is that I seem to be getting a heck of a lot better in the kitchen.
One culinary aspect that’s been receiving more of my attention of late is the art of making curry. I’ve always been a fan of a good curry, but my attempts at rustling up one from scratch a few years ago had always been disappointing and I found myself instead relying on the trusty jar of Pataks instead of making my own.
Food & Drink
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Aug 07
Aug 07
Curry 101
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Aug 07
Aug 07
Huzzah for the Delocator!
I’m disappointed to admit that since my vitriolic splutterings about Starbucks a few months back, I’ve done nothing to hasten the downfall of the filthy, brazen hound. Short, that is, of the odd lazy, evil eye when I amble past it’s unnaturally gleaming windows on the high street. Must try harder. Some people are doing their bit though, like the helpful folk at Delocator.
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Jul 07
Jul 07
Dry July
The details of those ten years are bloody sketchy, and I’m certainly not about to recount those that I can remember here, but it’s fair to say that I spent most of the time either drunk, drinking to get drunk, or trying to scam the money to buy drink to get drunk. Quite a waste when you look back on it, and a lifestyle that, while surely unsustainable in the long term, could possibly have continued up to the present day had it not been for the unexpected yet thankful interlude of Dry July in 1999.
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Jun 07
Jun 07
The Best Coffee in London
I recently thrust up my volunteering hand following a request from the nice folk at Spacific for people to sniff and sip their way around London searching for the perfect Flat White. Spacific is in the process of collating results and will be posting aggregated scores on their site shortly (I’ll link to it when they do), but in my caffeine-addled state I ended up scratching a few notes about each of the cafes and thought I’d post the full deal here. Note that the cafes are listed in the order visited, and the prices quoted are for double-shot Flat Whites with regular milk.
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May 07
May 07
Eat Your Greens
In the past two and a half years, the closest thing to a beastie that has passed my lips has been a surprise anchovy stuffed inside a spainish olive. After a youth spent devouring all sorts of animals in vast quanitities, my shimmy into vegetarianism came quite unexpectedly. As unexpected as that sneaky anchovy I guess, but in a different way all together – quite a pleasant one which I’m bloody pleased took place.