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Full English Breakfast

Be scared Southern_bella .... It's a mushroom

Graham Holliday at 3:28AM on 06/30/08

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/frontline-club

Full English Breakfast

Hey Adam... thanks for the link :) I'm at the Frontline Club in London RIGHT NOW - just arrived - and I'll be eating this tomorrow AM :) hey, you might want to watch the debate about media tonight ??

Starts 7.30pm UK time

Graham Holliday at 9:34AM on 06/26/08

From Slice

Slice on Facebook

No, no, no, I don't give a monkeys about your pizza group. I wanna play scrabble...

Graham Holliday at 4:01AM on 10/10/07

From Slice

Slice on Facebook

Now you've might actually have given me a good enough reason to re-join facebook. Tiles at the ready... later this week.

Graham Holliday at 8:43AM on 10/09/07

In Order That You May Furnish an Account of All These Places

Great wee snapshot of things past Adam thanks - would've commented at Jason's place, but you know... you can't. Wise bloke. I've been digging around in there myself. An amazing archive. I hope more newspapers do this

Graham Holliday at 2:57AM on 09/22/07

http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/sets/72157594578758959/

Photo of the Day: Best Sandwich in the World

@Kbear919 Funny innit, I live in a great gastronomic region in France now and I absolutely love the food, but I'm just not quite as enthused by it as I was in Vietnam... I do live an amazing market though...

Alas, I won't be moving back to Saigon, but I may be visiting. And looking at that sarnie again, I can remember the motorbike fumes, dink dink dink of building going on, car horns and shouting. You need that kinda backdrop for a sarnie like this. These things live on the street you know :)

Graham Holliday at 2:54AM on 09/22/07

Food Bloggers: Going Legit(?) and Entering the Mainstream

The Top Chef thing sounds daft - if she was good enough to beon the show, is she not good enough to open her mouth. I presume she knew what the score was before she went on the show. I doubt if I'd have agreed to such an idiotic idea, but that's me...

As for restaurant girl, dunno... I emailed her and cced you. So, let's see.

Graham Holliday at 1:20PM on 08/16/07

http://www.noodlepie.com/2005/03/the_swarm.html

Food Bloggers: Going Legit(?) and Entering the Mainstream

But look.... 2 years ago

it was the same story....

Graham Holliday at 12:17PM on 08/16/07

No Chex Please, We're British

The burnt bits are the best bits... heathens :(

Graham Holliday at 12:15PM on 08/16/07

Food Bloggers: Going Legit(?) and Entering the Mainstream

No jamieforrest - her allegiances - according to Ed - are clear on her blog. They are probably not quite so crystal in the newspaper. That's a BIG difference. Transparency across outlets would help. If it's PR dressed up as a review, say so.

Graham Holliday at 10:55AM on 08/16/07

Food Bloggers: Going Legit(?) and Entering the Mainstream

I wouldn't say this is a necessary new phenomenon. A tonne of us have been recruited by the food press over the years or features and columns. I myself commissioned 8 food bloggers for BBC's Olive mag last year.

I would however be somewhat concerned about Restaurant Girl - I've never read her - if she is as closely related to the chef scene as you say. She's not exactly getting off to a credible foot...

The other point though is why would any really good food blogger want to go the deadwood route? As you know, I recently started blogging for the blog end of Observer Food Monthly. I get paid to blog and I love blogging there. I can do print too, but I enjoy blogging more. Just as many print journalists find the leap to blogging difficult - even impossible - I think many food bloggers would find the leap backwards equally difficult. It's a totally different style. Not so natural, more studied, not necessarily more credible but there's little or no room for the off the cuff.

Graham Holliday at 10:51AM on 08/16/07

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Naks

No Chex Please, We're British

Twiglets ARE covered in Marmite. They're baked not fried, so they're great for a diet and Nik Naks are still available. In fact the Scampi and Lemon flavour was brought back "due to popular demand" See wikipedia

Graham Holliday at 4:05AM on 08/16/07

No Chex Please, We're British

Adam :) It's like a slow burn crack cocaine addiction (I imagine...) You have to work at it... I'll just throw in a couple of AMAZING Twiglets factoids for stateside readers - Princess Diana loved them. They were invented by a French man.

Graham Holliday at 5:02PM on 08/15/07

Is Bahn Mi sandwich heaven? If not...what is sandwich heaven?

If we're talking the whole of planet Earth as opposed to Planet NYC then you are all Sorely mistaken. This is where you'll find your topnotch sarnies - http://www.noodlepie.com/2006/02/is_this_the_bes.html

Graham Holliday at 12:28PM on 07/26/07

All the Chips Fit to Print

Sad to hear it... the interesting thing is that I phoned around the manufacturers of Twiglets to see what they knew about what people were saying online. They gave me the spiel about how they listen to customers, love to receive feedback and all that crap. So, I said what are you gonna do about the epetition to bring back the Worcester sauce flavour... "Errr... what petition's that? There's a petition!!" No idea, not a clue what's going on with their customers. I'm beginning to see a MASSIVE gap in the market here for these companies to farm out internet monitoring and engagement to the hardcorediehard fans of their products. Hmmm???

Graham Holliday at 9:03AM on 07/05/07

Which Plain Potato Chip Rules? What's Your Favorite?

No, no, no, no, no weisslikesrice, this is where you're all wrong. Look at this quote from ">Yahoo! Answers,

Yes I love them. It's funny really because I don't like marmite, but I could eat Twiglets all day long!

And just to underline my point, The New York Times in all their wisdom voted Kettle Brand Lightly Salted crisps as the numero uno. However, look at this graph on awholelotofcrunch. In these InterWeb2.whatever times the people have clearly spoken. And they've spoken about Twiglets. Not some jumped up Kettle Brand Lightly Salted crap.

Graham Holliday at 12:50PM on 07/04/07

http://flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/638385659/

The French Have Some Catching Up to Do

have to agree with maki, things aren't too shoddy down my neck of the woods in Toulouse

The whole market is seasonal - some things came in earlier this year due to weather, but the locals tell you to hang on to the real season to get the best tasting stuff. The market (Cristal on blvd du Strasbourg) is always packed Tues - Sun and sells stuff far better than the hypermarche

Graham Holliday at 10:14AM on 07/04/07

Which Plain Potato Chip Rules? What's Your Favorite?

As stated in the previous post. There's only one. And it is Twiglets. You NEED to get yerselves over to Myers and give us the full Serious Eats rundown. Seriously.

Graham Holliday at 10:07AM on 07/04/07

All the Chips Fit to Print

Hmmm... I'm having issues with this NYTimes feature Ed. When will Americans learn that Twiglets are the greatest crisps, sorry... CHiPs, and they always will be. The UK's greatest export that never was.

But... one question. I've been looking into the disappearance of some crisp flavours and brands in the UK at awholelotofcrunch Some flavours come and then they go. Crispeaters are rarely informed as to a flavour's planned longevity and/or their imminent demise. Is it the same story in the States? Or are you forewarned.

Graham Holliday at 10:04AM on 07/04/07

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22cheese+sandwich+chronicles

The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Has Pete Wells read this...

Graham Holliday at 9:13AM on 05/23/07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXYHnSU8z-o

Freshly Killed, Squirming Octopus Tentacles

Have to say I found that pretty light. This is far more like the deal I knew and did not love while living in Korea

Graham Holliday at 3:42PM on 04/25/07

What Happened to the AG?

Totally agree on the video and all the rest of it. My taste buds are as ragged, if not more so, than AG's. But, we came in here talking about the written word. That's the only bit I, and I think some of the other folk in this thread, have an issue with. Remember this is someone who has a book deal. I don't think his writing is up to snuff and I'm wondering how that will translate, or not, into a book.

Graham Holliday at 4:50PM on 04/14/07

What Happened to the AG?

Livetotravel/Lou - don't get me wrong I have absolutely no problem with AG. I couldn't give a damn about the odd lapse in spelling or grammar - and on an edited site like SE that's not all down the writer. I'm just surprised that a commercial site like SE can carry him when the rest of the content, in my opinion, is several notches above.

Graham Holliday at 12:35PM on 04/14/07

What Happened to the AG?

Livetotravel, you honestly think Slice and AHT are behind where they used to be pre-SE? I'd like to see the stats to prove it. I don't think Adam has lt up, far from it. I belive his overall output has gone up, although the review slots may have decreased a little.

As for Amateur Gourmet. I'm sorry, I just don't geddit. I know I'm not alone in thinking this, but I think he stands out on SE, and unfortunately not in a good way. His writing has been described to me by one prominet NYC editor as a train wreck. I know it's just an opinion and all that, but his prose is shockingly well.... amateur.

Far be it for me to dis' another blogger, but I'm kinda stunned at the total absence of criticism on SE on the contributions made by this blogger.

Graham Holliday at 11:03AM on 04/14/07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJmKStqugMc

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

Only one. It's bad, but in a good way, Toast with Paul Young

Best rhyming couplet is from Betty Boo's song, Let me take you there,

"cashews and schampers"

Graham Holliday at 10:41AM on 04/12/07

Kalbi Tacos

I just found a Korean restaurant, Dokebi in Williamsburg Brooklyn doing them. They're charging $3 for the Bershire pork taco and Kalbi taco, but they're supposed to be grass fed Black Angus, so the price seems fair.
They were pretty good. I've been back there twice in the same week. i'm about 14 tacos in right now... don't know when I'll get sick of em. but i totally stoked that they're doing them. I've gone in during happy hour and grabbed $3 pints of Dos Equis to wash them down.

imnothip at 6:49PM on 10/07/09

Which Plain Potato Chip Rules? What's Your Favorite?

Martin's Kettle cook potato chips are thick and good.

Foodfae at 7:45PM on 09/24/09

Full English Breakfast

The tomato should be grilled, the eggs fried, and where's the jam for the toast. And a nice cuupa!

sticky wicket at 8:12PM on 07/21/09

Which Plain Potato Chip Rules? What's Your Favorite?

Downeys Potato Chips are "The Best You Never Had".

When I start eating them, I can't put the bag down. They have a taste like no other potato chips.

MrChips at 2:17AM on 03/22/09

The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

add one more peice of cheese and some crispy bacon and youre set to go.

mmmgood at 2:20PM on 03/20/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

I sang this one in elementary choir and it's still sticks!

"In today's noodle soup, alphabetic;
there's a fly looking weak and pathetic.

In the noodles he spells out a message!
SOS, send a raft, or canoe.

Look the fly still continue's the message!
And PS, I did not like the soup."

hungrychristel at 2:34PM on 03/17/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

I love "Lunch Lady Land" too, by Adam Sandler. "Sloppy Joe, Sloppy-sloppy Joe...." classic.
But, in a nod to a post I did a few days ago, who can forget Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang?
"like a can of beer that's sweeter than honey
like a millionaire that has no money
like a rainy day that is not wet
like a gamblin fiend that does not bet
like dracula with out his fangs
like the boogie to the boogie without the boogie bang
like collard greens that dont taste good
like a tree that's not made out of wood
like goin up and not comin down
is just like the beat without the sound no sound
to the beat beat, ya do the freak
everybody just rock and dance to the beat
have you ever went over a friends house to eat
and the food just aint no good
i mean the macaroni's soggy the peas are mushed
and the chicken tastes like wood
so you try to play it off like you think you can
by sayin that you're full
and then your friend says momma he's just being polite
he aint finished uh uh that's bull
so your heart starts pumpin and you think of a lie
and you say that you already ate
and your friend says man there's plenty of food
so you pile some more on your plate
while the stinky foods steamin your mind
starts to dreamin'
of the moment that it's time to leave
and then you look at your plate and your chickens slowly rottin'
into something that looks like cheese
oh so you say that's it i got to leave this place
i dont care what these people think
im just sittin here makin myself nauseous
with this ugly food that stinks
so you bust out the door while its still closed
still sick from the food you ate
and then you run to the store for quick relief
from a bottle of kaopectate
and then you call your friend two weeks later
to see how he has been
and he says i understand about the food
baby bubbah but we're still friends..."

juliebugsmama at 12:29PM on 03/17/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

"Prepare yourself and you know it's a must...gotta have a friend in cheese sauce..."

What? What's that you say? 'Gotta have a friend in Jesus??" Oh, whoops. Well, whatever, it works my way, too!

mollykate678 at 8:44AM on 03/17/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

Spam monty python
If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a cake Andrew sisters

huneybumper at 7:57AM on 03/17/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

"Grandma Put Summer In A Jar." Great song, I think sung by John Brown.

smallkitchen at 6:54AM on 03/17/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

Peel Me a Grape - Diana Krall.

fatitalianbroad at 6:11AM on 03/17/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

Green Onions, by Booker T. and the MGs.

shoneyjoe at 6:09AM on 03/17/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

A second vote for "Cheeseburger in Paradise!" It's my dad's favorite song---I've always told him we'll dance to THAT at my wedding!

nosillak at 11:29PM on 03/16/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

"Kitchen Man" by Bessie Smith, but I think it might not really be about food.

fredmurphy at 9:55PM on 03/16/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

Come on a-my house (Rosemary Clooney)
Party on the Mountain (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

Cadence at 9:52PM on 03/16/09

Question of the Day: What's the best food song?

"Eat The Rich" by Krokus

Truff at 8:28PM on 03/16/09

The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

My husband says I make the best grilled cheese sandwiches. You know my secret?? Parmesan cheese sprinkled on the buttered slices before they go into the pan. Just sprinkle then pat down with a knife. Creates a lovely cheese texture on the tops and bottoms of the sandwiches. Try it!

arm1970 at 6:07PM on 02/26/09