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'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
I love Jay Rayner -wish we could get this in the UK -fingers crossed!
Shake Shack Line Lengthens as Mercury Rises
We visited Shake Shack last Sunday on a visit to NY and I can see why people stand in line for those burgers - they're GREAT! I now understand why when New Yorkers come to London they be-moan the burgers here!
And the shake was FAB - just what my hangover called for!
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
This is usually my favourite Mcflurry of the year!!
We have creme eggs here all year round - and the new twisted creme egg bars which are fabulous!
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Snapshots from the UK: British Blue Eggs
Cotswold Legbars are some of the nicest eggs you can get - they also have some called Burford Browns which have the most wonderful coloured yolk
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
I love Jay Rayner -wish we could get this in the UK -fingers crossed!
Shake Shack Line Lengthens as Mercury Rises
We visited Shake Shack last Sunday on a visit to NY and I can see why people stand in line for those burgers - they're GREAT! I now understand why when New Yorkers come to London they be-moan the burgers here!
And the shake was FAB - just what my hangover called for!
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
This is usually my favourite Mcflurry of the year!!
We have creme eggs here all year round - and the new twisted creme egg bars which are fabulous!
10 Best Snow Day Eats in New York
Thanks for the tips - we're coming to NY on Wednesday, I'm hoping the snow has calmed down a bit!!!!
Have a Cold? Soothe Your Throat with These Remedies
I have honey, lemon and ginger and a couple of cloves with hot water, my husband always insists on adding a good splash of whiskey to that if he's got a cold! He is also quite addicted to Jakemans cough sweets - I'm quite partial to the cherry flavour myself, he prefers the aniseed ones http://www.jakemans.com/home.ashx
Fresh Food on TV: Weekday Edition
In the UK,Last Restaurant Standing was called The Restaurant and it was one of my favourite shows. I cannot believe how little people who want to run restaurants know about food! Enjoy :)
Co. Pizzeria Soft Opening Photo Gallery
We are coming to NY in a month and I am already dreaming of eating here. The pizza looks WAY better than anything we get in the UK! I really want to try brussel sprout pizza. Great pictures!
Eat for Eight Bucks: Spaghetti in Creamy Pea Sauce with Crisped Prosciutto
I TOTALLY have to make this dish! I adore peas! I freaked out the guy in our works canteen one time just having a huge plate of peas for my lunch - I had a craving and I went with it, they're just great. I went through a phase of having peas pretty much every night for dinner, my husband actually took to wondering if I was ok when we didn't have peas!
Mushy peas are great also - if you make them yourself with some garlic..yum
In Videos: Cupcake Falls in Love with Squash in 'Sweet Dreams' (Stop-Motion Animation)
This is a really great animation! Although I was shocked at the cupcake nudity ;)
Sugar Rush: $1 Cookie Dough 'Shots' at the Roasting Plant
I love coffee and my husband loves cookie dough so I think we may be popping in here for a fix on our visit to NY!
The Icing vs. Frosting Debate
I've always been led to believe that icing (icing sugar and water/lemon juice) is what we have on top of fairy cakes in the UK and frosting (buttercream/cream cheese frosting etc) is what is on top of cupcakes or between the layers of layer cakes!
Ikea Groceries: Some Assembly Required
@mrbill - yes Ikea in the UK sells booze - absolut vodka, and some other Swedish booze, including Swedish ale, Koppaberg perry, liquers and glogg at Christmas time!
Ikea Groceries: Some Assembly Required
My husband refuses to accompany me to Ikea unless he has meatballs and gravy in the cafe there! We usually buy some meatballs and gravy mix to take home so we can recreate this at home, however here in the UK they have stopped selling the sauce for some reason. We are coming to NY in March so I may have to go to the nearest Ikea and stock up on it!
I really like the coconut ball cakes from their grocery store too - not sure if you get them in the US - they're little round balls or chocolatey goodness covered in coconut. And I ALWAYS have to stock up on Dime bar there - yummy!
Learn It, Don't Burn It: NYC Food Classes, 1/8 to 1/16
I was really hoping the cupcake class would be running when I come to NY in March but alas I'm there a couple of weeks too early - would've been great to go to a cupcake baking class in NY!
Cooking with Kids: Toy Doner Kebab
I think I shold buy this for my husband as he loves donner kebabs so much! In the UK donner kebabs come in pitta, the ones we've had in Germany are much nicer though as I love the bread they come with! Our gyro we had in the States was not so good - too much garlic sauce which I didn't enjoy! Hoping to try a decent one after a few drinks in NY in March!
The Year That Was: Movies
We watched A Matter of Loaf and Death on Christmas day (along with most of the UK) and I highly recommend it!
Snapshots from the UK: Percy Pigs
@London_Janice - I would try to set up a business but I think I'd end up eating them all before posting! I sent these to friend in the States regularly as she cannot get them there - they are by far my favourite sweet! Maybe we need to set up a Serious Eats food exchange!
I've stopped going into M&S as I really am trying to wean myself off these!
Time for a Drink: Hot Toddy
In Scotland we add a slice of lemon, some honey and a couple cloves - a perfect cold cure!
When visiting my mother a few years ago my husband got really sick with the cold and we found an old Scottish recipe book which made the toddy with hot milk and an egg - we made it for him and it didn't look too great but he drunk it all (I may have added more whiskey than the recipe called for!) and it certainly helped him sleep!
When do you Serious Eats?
I check it at lunchtime at work and also in the evenings when I'm at home! due to the time difference between the US and UK I like to check I dont miss any posts!
I have rapidly become addicted to Serious Eats!
Eggnog Cupcakes
What a gorgeously festive cupcake! I want to eat one now!
Snapshots from the UK: The English Foodstuff Lexicon
I saw mention of a veggie haggis and had to say TRY IT! Its great! Although I grew up in Scotland I've never been able to stomach trying meat haggis due to the smell but I adore the veggie one and we have it with neeps and tatties every Burns Night without fail!
My husband recommends the meat one from Coburns in Dingwall (my home town...also suppliers of the haggis at Madonnas wedding to Guy) which he can only eat when I'm away for a couple of days with work or he has to put up with me retching throughout the house!
If you're going to Scotland to try food I also recommend butteries and macaroni pies! oh and macaroons and tablet if you're sweet toothed!
Gourmet Burger Kitchen Is Not Bad for the UK
I've been to GBK a few times (I work just near St Pauls) and I've never had any gristle, but then maybe I'm just lucky as I've always had a burger thats quite rare and rather tasty in there - mind you I wouldn't class myself as a burger expert by any means!
I had a burger in the Fox and Anchor in Smithfields a few weeks ago which was fantastic and came with goose fat fries if you're looking for somewhere with the best fries in the UK!!!
If you're looking for a good milkshake in the UK the best I've had is in Leon
Snapshots from the UK: Ribena, and the Guinness and Black
Sometimes there's nothing nicer than a good snakebite and black - my youth was spent making really strong snakebite n black and freezing it into a slush - yummy!
@Chrismc - I had weiss bier in Germany made with banana juice and I've never tasted anything so gross - maybe I should've tried it in a stout!
Ribena is a lovely squah - I have a fantastic cuddly ribena berry sitting on top of my work computer - when you squish it is does the wuhu sound of ribena berrys!
Snapshots from the UK: The English Foodstuff Lexicon
@Esmerelda - no worries at all! Hope you like the blog - its full of places, mainly in London, to buy cupcakes! There's an occasional mention of fairy cakes too.
@Jennywenny - those ones are called butterfly cakes!
@NotAmerican - never heard of a sausage roll with potato in it!
Scotland is the best place to go for baked goods such as pies - you can get everything from meat pies to my all time favourite macaroni cheese pie! Seriously this is my idea of ideal comfort food!
A 'Burger Van' Hamburger Made of Quality Ingredients at Borough Market in London
I'm with you on the cooking method of these burgers - completely deplorable. They may as well just microwave the thing and be done with it.
Haché, the Best Hamburger in London? Let's Hope Not
Byron so far is the best burger I have had in London. I have NEVER had a good experience at Hache. The patties are simply not juicy.
Hawksmoor burgers are supposedly hotly tipped as the best in London now though...
Butter Lane, Great Cupcakes in the East Village
I just visited NY and had to try Butter Lane. It was such a cute shop and the staff is absolutely sweet. The owner was just leaving on a darling little old style bike. I got to say hello for a moment. Really enjoyed the banana cupcake and the blueberry. Very tasty!
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
Some really talented chef's, although lacking in a true representation of the entire country, should produce some great food. But when the likes of Doogie Howser is a judge IT'S OFFICIAL-TOP CHEF HAS JUMPED THE SHARK ! I was a big fan at first but as seasons passed it started to wane with some huge a##holes ( remember Stefan, Hosea and the Italian guy he was so great I forgot his name ) and egotistic neurotics ( like the last woman don't mean to be sexist as there were a number of men that fit here in seasons before ) with a lot of failed execution of dishes by them all too many for a "TOP CHEF". But again Doogie Howser PLEEZE how much did he pay to be a judge. Is he trying to jumpstart his beyond dead career. Isn't he a regular on Hollywood Squares or Nickelodeon or Mickey Mouse Club. Why not me as a judge then as I refuse to eat or even taste any organs and will not hesitate to spit something bad out on the spot. But this is only my opinion pleeze don't take offense if you like it now as everyone has their own opinion and are entitled to it. So enjoy the show or simply don't watch it, the latter being my choice.
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
I'm weary of 'cheftestants' (ouch) and cooking as show biz. I gave up most of the Food Network long ago because of this trend. I don't consider sitting on my duff watching someone else cook a spectator sport I want to pursue.
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
Haha, sorry guys--consider 'cheftestant' out of the vernacular. =)
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
Jay Rayner is quite well know in the UK. I travel to Europe often and have seen him and his scathing comments many times. I love him and his rapier wit. I'm excited he's on this side of the pond. He will not be star-struck and won't put up with egos.
I like the line-up and am looking forward to a season of balls-to-the-wall cooking...
Not on board with 'cheftestant' either. Let it die here and now...
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
The chefs seem fine (and pretty easily recognized) but WTF with the judges and host??
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
what a joke. ONE from New orleans, almost nothing representing the real south, no one from the Pacific NW, no one from the Twin Cities, the southwest. I know many chefs probably said "no" they don't need the publicity/don't have the time, but come on. Sure, so many great restaurants are based in Manhattan but the most memorable meals i've had were eaten in Minneapolis and in New Orleans and in some great places in the East Bay.
And sorry but the neologism "cheftestant" makes me queasy.
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
So watching this. Hopefully the actual professionals won't act as childish as the contestants on the regular show. I have no idea who Kelly Choi is but it's not like Padma is a fantastic (or even sensical) host so who cares.
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
@iheartcupcakes: I'm sure you will be able to find them on the t*****t networks! Not that I'm advocating such a thing. ;)
Shake Shack Line Lengthens as Mercury Rises
Hmmm, so you're saying I need to try these huh?
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
I work at McDonalds and didn't know they had started the promotion yet!
Fancy finding out on Serious Eats first.
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
I'd rather have a nice safe and sane Cadbury chocolate bar in one of its many incarnations rather than eat one of those CC Eggs or attempt to take even a straw-ful of that Mc Flurry...
Definitely would NOT be something I would try if I went to the UK.
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
Too bad their ice cream tastes like plastic.
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
Doube-u. Tee. Eff. I WANT THAT.
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
cadbury creme egg mcflurry?! mmm overseas mcflurries are the best. like baci mcflurries in italy :)
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
Loved them as a kid. Not a fan of them as an adult. But if this were around these parts, I think I would have to try it just to say I did. Wow.
Why the flip isn't the Butterfinger one on the menu anymore? By far the best... And how about a Reeses Pieces McFlurry!? McFlurrys are the only reason to even set foot into a McDonalds in the first place.
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
"Of course, there's nothing stopping you from making your own Cadbury Creme Egg shake at home."
nothing except good taste.
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
When I was a student my roommate and I decided to bake a Cadbury Creme Egg stuffed chocolate bundt cake for a party we were hosting. We fantisized about cutting into this great chocolate cake and slicing into a gooey Creme Egg, Tunnel of Fudge style. Unfortunately while baking the creme filling turned rock hard, and we had to eat the cake around the hard lumps. What a waste of 6 Creme Eggs - a big financial investment at that time!
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
i think that's the point, sophia. also, in canada, tim horton's roll-up-the-rim campaign always coincides with lent... it's all a plot to undermine people's efforts to abstain from chocolate and coffee!
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
Don't they know it is lent? ? ?
The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
I still say that one of the best desserts I've ever eaten was a McFlurry in Ireland made with Crunchie Bar pieces (chocolate-covered honeycomb toffee) - Cadbury chocolate rocks! I would definitely try this out!
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Cotswold Legbars are some of the nicest eggs you can get - they also have some called Burford Browns which have the most wonderful coloured yolk