Food

https://baolondon.com/restaurant/cafe-bao/

Infinitely sexier.
Best dim sum in London these days

I ate their breakfast menu the other day - was OK.

Thanks

I liked Bao. The trotter croquettes were awesome.

Made butter for the first time yesterday; probably suited to a food processor rather than mixer, seems like after I'd got it one clump, squeezed out a bit and added back and added ice water it was a bit too soft after mixing. Has solidified overnight in the fridge, might give it a go with making some brioche...

I've been bringing the rosti back in recent months, was short on potatoes tonight so threw in a few parsnips that needed using up... Wow! Grated in the food processor, squeezed out as much liquid as I could then added salt, a little garlic oil and French's mustard... Drizzle of oil in the pan and away we went, bloody delicious... I love accidental cooking wins...

Does anyone have any experiences buying fish from Billingsgate market as a consumer i.e asking for a couple of pieces of cod?

Or am I better off just going to one of the nearby fishmongers around Roman Road

Generally you will have to buy whole fish or sides of fish. They will portion fish up for you though.
It’s a great experience and you can also get a bacon & scallop roll from the tea shop in the corner for like £3.50

I suppose I could get a whole cod if they'll portion it. Any particular seller or is it just a mad free for all?

Heard about the bacon and scallop roll, apparently it's £6 odd now

Billingsgate is about buying in bulk, went down with some friends years back and it’s good to do it with a couple of people so you can buy and then divide later depending on what everyone’s tastes are.

Gumbo. Soo tasty.

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Oh dear

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Had my first trip out to a quality restaurant for the first time in about 18 months. I've very much missed it.

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I've been bringing the rosti back in recent months

Strong work. Try grating an apple in. It's amazing.

The state of that brie / camambert looking thing tho

That one was proper English "camembert". Was actually great

We're going to Royale on Friday, a thing run by the folk at Leroys. It's where East London Liquor Company are also set up, so drinks at their bar beforehand then half a chicken, dripping potatoes and a baked St Marcellin and baguette on the side. Lemon tart afterwards seems inevitable.

I will always live for a cheap eat, but really in the mood to go all in

I needed a tall stable vessel for cooking a little bit of pork belly sous vide. I have a huge tank for large volumes of food.

My pots and pans weren’t tall enough and mixing bowls weren’t stable enough once the water heater was attached.

Kitchen aid to the rescue.

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First time making parathas, better than naan I think.

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Yeah, cracking dinner at Royale. Dreamy.

Don't think this is the future of protein at £20 per kilo

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Not keen on the eyes either, tbh.

Never eaten whitebait?

Yeah, no problem with that. Somehow insect eyes seem worse than fish eyes.