MISSION COQ AU VIN: SERVING UP A DODGY OLD BOILER 5 Feb 2012 | 08:08 pm

So, here’s the thing. I really, really dislike the new and growing trend towards quick and easy recipes. I should clarify that, before I am bombarded with shrieks of anguish from people telling me t...

MISSION NAAN: BREADS OF THE KEEMA & GARLIC VARIETY 23 Jan 2012 | 12:23 pm

There are certain ways that you can tell a good curry house from a bad one and top of the list, of course, is the quality of their breads. To look at me, it is pretty easy to see that I have a fondne...

MISSION BIALY:2012 THE YEAR OF BAKING DANGEROUSLY 6 Jan 2012 | 10:50 am

A little over four years ago, I was on the second leg of the around the world trip that became, EAT MY GLOBE. The first part of the journey had taken me to Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Mongolia...

MISSION MURGH MAKHANI (BUTTER CHICKEN) 31 Dec 2011 | 02:51 pm

Murgh Makhani or Butter Chicken is a dish whose origins can be traced back to the middle of the 20th Century and a restaurant in Delhi named, The Moti Mahal. The restaurant was, apparently, famous fo...

MISSION KOFTA CURRY 28 Dec 2011 | 02:53 pm

Dos Hermanos may not be exactly dead yet, but it’s certainly been coughing up blood lately. HP seems to be eating all his meals in Chiswick these days, which is great for him, but wouldn’t make for f...

DINE WITH DOS HERMANOS @ JOSE PIZARRO 12 Dec 2011 | 01:28 pm

I am sure that everyone in London is now aware that Jose Pizarro’s new gaff in Bermondsey will stake a strong claim to be the best Spanish restaurant in London.  Two weeks ago, however, it looked a li...

DOS HERMANOS GO PARIS:ON THAT TRAIN ALL GRAPHITE AND GLITTER 23 Nov 2011 | 07:23 am

ROAD TRIP USA 2011: PORK CHOP JOHN'S TO MOUNT RUSHMORE 4 Nov 2011 | 11:44 am

A crack of dawn alarm the next morning, gave us the chance to catch a cracking view of the sun rising over the fields of Idaho. I had persuaded Neal to make such an early start as one of the few food...

ROAD TRIP USA 2011: ONE NIGHT IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST 22 Oct 2011 | 08:55 am

I am going to warn you right at the beginning of this post that there is not going to be a lot of food discussion or many photographs of amazing meals to make you jealous and hungry in equal measure. ...

ROAD TRIP USA 2011: ARE WE NOT MIDDLE AGED MEN? 15 Oct 2011 | 08:14 am

Our original plan had been to spend no more than one night in each city. However, one morning, about three weeks before Road Trip 2011 was due to begin, I received a slightly giddy e-mail from Neal as...