As part of the Heston's Feasts series on the UK's Channel 4, Heston Blumenthal revisits Victorian England with dishes inspired by the ostentatious era. He injects grubs with tomato concentrate and creates an edible pocket watch made from stock ("freeze, filter, freeze, whiz in a centrifuge, freeze again, set in moulds and cover in gold leaf"). The Victorian feast aired a little more than three hours ago in England, but if you live in the UK or Ireland, you can watch it online here. [via @frugalcook]...
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Tonight on Great Britain's Channel 4 (or in half an hour if you live in UK), Gordon Ramsay will be cooking live for 60 minutes with his television audience to prepare a three course meal for four people. In anticipation of the nation's rush to buy ingredients for this special event, supermarket chains have stocked up with the provisions for tonight's menu: pan-roasted scallops with tomato and herb salsa as a starter, steak and chips with a rocket and parmesan salad as the main course, and chocolate mousse for dessert. Watch the promo for tonight's show after the jump....
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