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Blog Archives

Jewel of the Isle

Isle of Wight Tomatoes I’m sure most of us have eaten tomatoes and whether you love them or hate them, these amazing fruits (yes, not a vegetable in case you didn’t know) are versatile and internationally loved.  Most cultures eat them, be it raw in a salad or cooked in a sauce, as a chutney,

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Moshi Moshi London…Sushi while the trains go by….but you’d never know it

I consider myself to be a proper East Londoner, a know it all of the streets of London, lived here all of my 41 years and worked in and around the capital for over 25 of those years. So, shockingly and embarrassingly I confess that I had never been to Moshi Moshi, in Liverpool Street

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Iron Chef UK – Franck and the Friday tussle!

OH yes! It was the great Friday final and our super challenger of the week, Franck Pontais,  was well prepared to go head to head with the week’s strongest Iron Chef. But who was it going to be……Friday’s Iron Chef is……. Iron Chef – Sanjay Diwedi! And he was as ready as a duck to

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Iron Chef UK – garlic, sweat and tears!

It’s was hot and sweaty in the kitchen stadium today!! With the Chairman announcing today’s Iron Chef……Judy Joo, the Asian queen and aficionado in her kitchen, and special ingredient…..garlic!!!! It became a high pressure, and well fought affair!! Judy Joo pulling out all the stops with her garlicky offerings, and let’s face it, with her

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