Food

Guys, need a recommendation of somewhere i can book a table for 8 for a week on friday

Chinese is out, and theres a member who doesn't like red meat (so a straight steakhouse is out).

Budget is probably £20 a head + drinks for a decent main and maybe a starter..

We're based in camden, but not all that fussed about getting a tube somewhere, preferably not south of the thames though..

Location?

updated ^

There's a whole raft of new places opened up in KT...

Nothing in here?

https://www.lfgss.com/thread91256.html

(I haven't checked.)

kt? (not beeen in london long)

Kentish Town I assume.

(although that's not a common acronym as far as I'm aware)

Ahh, i walk down throught KT a bit but never spot anything that looks particularly exciting..

Coke + HP BBQ sauce... mixy, mixy then throw in pork shoulder.

See you in 6 hours!

That looks so good...
I wonder what I have in the fridge...

Coke and Teriyaki sauce is also nice for steaks and I do carnitas with coke (amongst other things) - how are you cooking the pork?

Guys, need a recommendation of somewhere i can book a table for 8 for a week on friday

Chinese is out, and theres a member who doesn't like red meat (so a straight steakhouse is out).

Budget is probably £20 a head + drinks for a decent main and maybe a starter..

We're based in camden, but not all that fussed about getting a tube somewhere, preferably not south of the thames though..

Mexican? Might not be for everyone, but is in the hood.
http://london.mestizomx.com/menus - you can get a few things for £20.

Also - Every Thursday from 7pm till late we serve up great music, fresh tacos for only £1.00, and Corona Extra at only £2.50.
I should stick this in the cheap eats thread...

toddles off to do it

^^ Low and slow in the oven. Gonna bake some rolls and have it with pickled gherkins and slaw.

What time should we arrive?

Provided you bring some nice ale, 8:30 ;)

Bit of a busmans holiday today but I found these lurking in the back of my cupboard. Think some Star Wars cookies will do nicely for dessert!

why the fuck are they still in the box? star wars cookies... naow!

Keeping them in the box preserves their resale value...
:)

why the fuck are they still in the box? star wars cookies... naow!

Quite annoyed with myself for not finding the time to use them considering I got them for Christmas! But don't worry, I'm heading out to pick up as many food colourings as I can get my hands on so hopefully I shall be redeemed.

^^ Low and slow in the oven. Gonna bake some rolls and have it with pickled gherkins and slaw.

If you are feeling adventurous you can try this - Southern Bread and Butter pickles. I brought these to a forum BBQ and they were demolished. Easy to make too. Fans of the Pitt Cue will recognise that you can use the juice for pickle back shots.

http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/06/br...utter-pickles/

A couple of useful notes about this as it is a US based recipe and my own personal tweaks.

1. You want Ogurki cucumbers - summer is when they are in season and you can buy them from any Polish shops or large greengrocers near a Polish community
   
2. Cut down the number of mustard seeds by half - the mustard seeds are too too strong for my taste
   
3. Salt - since you are not using kosher salt you need about 2x as much in table salt. Roughly. You can always add salt later but hard to take it out so go a little light if you're unsure
   
4. Onions - you need sweet onions for this but you want some bite you can replace half the volume with some shallots instead. Again, slice thinly.
   
5. Watch the tumeric - even slightly over it ends up making the liquid too cloudy.
   
6. If you put them straight into the fridge they stay amazingly crunchy. Very different texture, but equally delicious.
   

^them pickles were delish

Ahh, i walk down throught KT a bit but never spot anything that looks particularly exciting..

Chicken shop that has just opened up under the new pizza east is amazing. http://www.chickenshop.com/

Coke + HP BBQ sauce... mixy, mixy then throw in pork shoulder.

See you in 6 hours!

Ginger Pig........ Doing it right

+1 Was just going to say well done for using good meat rather than cheapo.

Aaroogah, would you mind reporting your carnitas recipe. Would love to try it.

Check the recipes thread - Post 4

https://www.lfgss.com/thread9814.html

Sounds amazing. Will try that soon.

Am going to make a corned beef next week when I am up in Scotland. Anyone got any tips/recipes?

Bubbledogs on Friday or Saturday hopefully.

Lol'noms