Food

Poverty, lack of cooking knowledge, a relentless availability of prepackaged and convenient foods.

People who never learn to cook just assemble things from other preprepared or packets. The US likes to watch cooking shows not because they want to learn, but because there are skills and knowledge on display that they don't possess.

Amusing, sure, but more of a sad commentary to me.

Went to the fancy pie shop g (Donau 101) in Berlin last week, good to know I can make a great pie at home.

I can see why poverty might drive you to use the cheapest available forms of meat - but not why someone who doesn't seem too badly-off AND thinks that they've hit upon a recipe that's good enough to share would do it.

Social media has finished the job that Reagan began with cuts to school funding.

Pretty much this.

What restaurants recommendations do people have for somewhere between Richmond & Fulham

I feel sorry for her family and anyone she's tortured with her cooking.

Glasshouse in Kew used to be good.

Remember when Jamie Oliver showed kids what was in nuggies then asked them if they still wanted to eat and theme and they all said yes and then he cried?

That was such a bullshit programme, if that was in a documentary about some exotic culture they would be praised how well they use every part of the animal etc.

Can anyone help me decide what's for dinner?

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Open and freeze the stuff you don’t want to eat tonight?

I've just discovered another 13 label-peeled tins in the cupboard of his play kitchen (which I am now burning).

Shaking them they all sound the same. Could variously be tomatoes/soups/pulses. Thankfully the Mutti tomato tins print the labels directly onto the metal.

He must have started hoarding them months ago. I thought I was buying more tins than I remembered using.

Sounds like an amazing store cupboard chilli is pending.

Perhaps with some bonus tinned peaches or condensed milk in there.

The Mitre in Sheen is the best pub in London and does amazing pizza but for something a bit posher then Riva in Barnes. Black Salt in East Sheen is also pretty good for somewhere between the two. Al Boccon Di' vino in Richmond is also meant to be amazing but I've never been

Ha! Yeah chili or cold salad is the answer…
#ihavenoideaabouthowtoraisechildren

Back in the day, there was periodically a supply of boxes of 24 unlabelled tins of food in outer north west London, from the Heinz factory in Harlesden.
Even in those times, (1960s), there was some sort of code on the tins. I think we could at least distinguish between soup & non-soup, but still a smile inducing lottery.

Apparently it closed last month!

Shame - We'd been a couple of times before.

We should go to Chez CYOA for some TinCanSurprise.

La Trompette in Chiswick? Same group as glasshouse and chez Bruce

https://www.latrompette.co.uk/about/

Any food recommendations for Bristol? Thanks

I thought Bulrush was very good when I went a few years ago
https://www.bulrushrestaurant.co.uk/

Gambas
Bokman
Sonny Stores
Little Hallows

Or if you’re looking to push the boat out a little more:
Marmo
Adelina Yard
Paco Tapas
Bianchis
Bullrush
Little French
Wilson’s
Wilks

Late addition to the list: Sky Kong Kong. Cheap but amazing Korean food with BYO. The chef is a character. Chased someone out with a knife when my mate went there on my recommendation

Thanks both. Plenty there looks like we will eat well!

Can 2nd sonny stores very nice place.
@mrJL ta for the list need to check some of these esp the Korean:)

The food is genuinely great. Kind of a get what you’re given place though. She’ll accommodate vegetarians but if you’re a vegan/have lots of intolerances then she’ll just tell you you’re not allowed to come. Funny little spot too, kind of looks like a derelict hair salon that a madman is using to store fermented vegetables and old cookbooks. Amazing food though, despite all the madness