(Originally written April 2017) Sushi Shop: it does exactly ‘what it says on the tin’ or I suppose in this case what the shop name says. The French chain has some 130 stores across the globe (though mostly in France), including three in London, serving up Californian style sushi on an a la carte basis…
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Food Crimes - Jelly set Salads. Just why🤦♂️!?!
So back in the 1950/60s my grandfather was a pilot for BOAC (BA these days). As was then typical by nature of the job, he’d go to work for days at a time, and my grandmother stayed at home looking after the children, housekeeping and cooking. Over the years, he flew regularly to Asia, the…
The Tomato and Kiwifruit Layer Cheesecake - A 1980s Food Crime?
Over the years of collecting cookbooks I have built up quite a collection stretching back to 1720s, including some rare first editions and survivors of time and use. The majority of my collection though is from three eras – the Victorian/ Edwardian, 50-80s and the 00s – each saw booms in cookbook publications due to…