It’s really all about the ham. Some people may come for flamenco, others so they can sticky beak on bull fighting. But for a real taste of Madrid, you have to get stuck into the jamon. The human body is supposed to be 80 per cent water. After 24 hours in Madrid, there’s a good […]
Archive for December, 2010
It’s a great dish, and not just because it rhymes. When you go to Brussels, you really do have to eat mussels. Like so many iterations of a national dish there’s the good, the bad and the just plain ugly. And when you’re talking shellfish, ugly can get really ugly. If you’re after one of […]
I have a new friend. It’s called Soda Bread. I’ve discovered it since I got to the UK, but I don’t think it’s anything new. In fact I think most of the population of Ireland have known about it for quite some time. But since we haven’t officially met before now I’d like to take […]
Warning. This is a very dangerous custard. I take no responsibility for whether your skinny jeans will close once you’ve read this, or what you look like in your bathers. Or if you get busted swiping a finger through this while rifling through the fridge in search of pink wine. And I don’t even particularly […]
For some, Mexican food is a rag tag tumble of mush, best eaten when you’re landlocked or stuck for something to drag to the table. Thomasina Miers’ series of restaurants; Wahaca crushes that vision of Mexican food like it was a troublesome piñata. If you answer yes to any of the following; there’s a good […]