by Nikita Gulhane | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was great to see so many of you join our latest cook-along on Instagram last Friday! We’ve really enjoyed seeing photos of your results and tbh they all looked pretty good! Some of you have also shared your own videos of cooking along and it’s really...
by Spice Monkey | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sustainable Snacking – No1: Fish Heads Not sure if anyone paid any attention to World Ocean Day but in the spirit of sustainability here is a simple snack I shared with some Keralans recently. First ask your fishmonger for some fish heads – these were sea...
by Spice Monkey | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Cooking for a King It’s one of Rock’s less well known stories that I cooked for BB King.The great man was playing at the university union and at the time Leeds Refectory was the biggest music venue in West Yorkshire. We, the ENTS catering team, decided to...
by Spice Monkey | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Is Flog It!’s Paul Martin a secret green ninja activist? The antiques show ‘Flog It!’ doesn’t sound like your obvious source for food policy matters but the latest edition had an interview with the daughter of the graphic designer Abram Games....
by Spice Monkey | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Canned Heat In a few weeks time the rather genius pop-up, Tincan, will be shutting its doors and relocating to New York. It’s been a brilliant coup – a restaurant selling tinned seafood slap bang in the middle of London’s West End, and without doubt...
by Spice Monkey | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
A small corner that is forever …Punjabi In the early nineties my mother started to complain that her local Indian grocery store was always running out of fresh coriander. It would seem that non-Asians were buying it; outrageous behaviour, coming into our stores...