Food

^^ From memory the key to the rice is being brave, because you can't see whats happening it gets a bit scary and the tendency is to take it off the heat too early.

My iranian aunt does this with broad beans instead of fava and it is bloody terrific.

Five Guys.

10/10, brilliant. Had the double cheeseburger with almost everything, cajun fries and about a litre of raspberry Coke. The burger was only rivalled by Patty & Bun in my opinion. It was pricey though, fast food environment with burger restaurant prices. I'm nit-picking though, this is about the food and the food was excellent.

Really need to give burgers a rest for a while now.

^ Yeh, why have a burger for £20 if you could have a lobster!?

I just had a life-changing experience during my first visit to Il Bacio in Stoke Newington. We shared a sausage and gorgonzola pizza and a jalapeno and pepperoni pizza. Both were amazing, the former was like an out of body experience. Can't believe I've lived so close for so long and never been.

Their squid starter is AMAZING.

Can hardcore recco the Parigina (?) too if you like your food rich, it's all cream and ham

The New Yorker's recent issue includes a story about how lobster prices are plunging. Interesting read, stock up on 'em while you can (the lobsters, that is).

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2013/08/26/130826ta_talk_surowiecki

A mate got us tickets for this tonight: https://nationalburgerday.eventbrite.co.uk/

Bit of a lame gimmicky thing, but there's burgers and beers so all good.

Got a lot of time for Jonathan Downey although he does come across as a bit of a belter. Certainly keeping stuff interesting, the people doing the burgers there are all top notch, plus there's the Pickleback Alley. Wish I could go.

I went to burger fest tonight. Pickleback really good, chilliback also good. Plenty choice of burgers, good cocktails too! I had cheesy bites which were awesome from Mother Flipper.

I'll ask my mum for a run through- she makes it perfectly every time, and every time I try I burn the shite out of it....

Please do...

Right.
So she was typically vague:
Basically make the rice (saffron is optional but nice), but add a little more water than you normally would and cook it a bit less (maybe). Drain rice for a bit.
Heat up Gee/ Butter in pan, reduce heat to low, shove rice in, pat down and cover.
Leave for 30mins or till it sticks together and is golden.
Toast up some pine nuts. Tip out onto plate, sprinkle pine nuts, eat.

A mate got us tickets for this tonight: https://nationalburgerday.eventbrite.co.uk/

Bit of a lame gimmicky thing, but there's burgers and beers so all good.

How was this? Went pass there after work last night. Looked interesting to say the least.

Made a first attempt at some pulled pork. What have I been missing all this time.

Picked up some cheap duck breast yesterday.

So...

Fry the duck breast skin side down, in a oven proof frypan, until skin is crispy. Turn over and spread some hoisin sauce on the skin. Pop into a 180 C oven for 5 mins.

Boil some soba noodles and sugarsnap peas, and the add a mixed up dressing of soy, sesame oil, lime juice and brown sugar.

Cut up duck, put on top of noodles.

Eat.

Say nom...

I went to burger fest tonight. Pickleback really good, chilliback also good. Plenty choice of burgers, good cocktails too! I had cheesy bites which were awesome from Mother Flipper.

Picklebacks are awesome.

Chiliback! please explain.

Uses Jalepeno brine instead of pickle I'm guessing?

Thanks for the rice recipe 'brows

Picked up some cheap duck breast yesterday.

So...

Fry the duck breast skin side down, in a oven proof frypan, until skin is crispy. Turn over and spread some hoisin sauce on the skin. Pop into a 180 C oven for 5 mins.

Boil some soba noodles and sugarsnap peas, and the add a mixed up dressing of soy, sesame oil, lime juice and brown sugar.

Cut up duck, put on top of noodles.

Eat.

Say nom...

Substitute lime with orange and you're through the looking glass.

Love doing this!

Chilli-back is a shot of Jose Cuervo tequila chased with a shot of pickled habanero juice, hot and tasty!

Ah Jose Cuervo to-kill-ya.

I'm out.

Could be any other tequila if you want! The one I had yesterday I didn't pay for so I wasn't that picky haha. (I would also rather have it with bourbon instead of tequila).

All to-kill-ya is off my list. I had the quitessential evil tequila experience at the age of 19 and despite every single molecule being replaced in my body since then, I still can't smell the stuff.

Bourbon and habanero I could do. Hmmmmmm

All to-kill-ya is off my list. I had the quitessential evil tequila experience at the age of 19 and despite every single molecule being replaced in my body since then, I still can't smell the stuff.

It's a right of passage, no? I was 21 though, and had to drive 500 miles or so the next day. Oooff.

..on a bike?

*raises hand.

Aged 15, half bottle of Teachers. Barfed on my friend's parent's snooker table at their new year's eve party. Couldn't smell the stuff without immediate goosebumps and dry retching for about ten years afterwards.

Over it now though.

*sips a fine single malt.

It's a right of passage, no? I was 21 though, and had to drive 500 miles or so the next day. Oooff.

It's a shame, I really used to like it. I've tried a few times to give it another go but my stomach has that memory burned into its genetics. Like those birds that from birth know how to fly across the world to a single lake, future generations of my stomach know to avoid tequila.

Mine is any apple-flavoured spirit.

Too many apple "sidekicks" at a party when I was 16, sick for hours. Just the smell of apple sourz makes me retch. No great loss!