A three-dish order for two people at The Ox Tavern in Ditmas Park, with the few modifications that are worth asking for.

This was a great bag of coffee. Perc's website has `big creamsicle, tootsie roll, and Wendy's Frosty vibes` as the flavor descriptors, and honestly I got none of that. Instead, I got big acidic fruit…

I got a Brown Sugar Espresso Latte at Beijing House. It was quite tasty.

A comfortably slapdash workday meal that's quick and easy to come together but still makes you feel like you've cooked something.

If traditional Beef Carpaccio wins with simplicity, then BigBoy’s Hong Kong-style version builds on that foundation by adding richer layers and local flavours. Through curing and air-drying, the…

如果說傳統Beef Carpaccio以簡約取勝，那麼BigBoy的港式版本則是在此基礎上注入更豐富的層次與本地風味。透過Cure與風乾提升牛肉的濃郁度，再搭配自製XO醬與話梅黑蒜醬，酸香鮮鹹交織，令人耳目一新。以下將詳細說明從醃製、風乾到醬料製作的完整步驟，讓你在家也能端出一道極具特色的港式生牛肉料理。 選材與Cure前的準備…

What more appropriate drink for a summer midweek than shandy? The Shandy Shack would like us to believe there is no better proposition. "Shandy's a British treasure that gives everyone pleasure" says…

A bit of a mixed bag this time around with some thoughts on rural pubs and a visit to a classic example of one that is still flourishing, a visit to a local beer festival, and some further…

It takes a village to launch an author! Over the last 20+ years, I've been making enough marmalade to satisfy a rapacious family and have an inexhaustible supply of 'makes and acceptable gift' for…

Homemade Cinnamon Bites Ingredients 1 roll of small canned biscuits 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 stick butter (1/4 cup) Icing: Powdered sugar (approx. 1/2 cup) A couple teaspoons of milk…

I started up a little project to go to most of the taco joints in town. I say most because I’m not going to every place that has tacos on the menu, like chain restaurants. I’m targeting taquerias and…

In my Water Tasting Classes, we use low-end TDS (total dissolved solids) meters to check the TDS of still waters before tasting them. Not only are the TDS meters not the top of the line, another…

Stroganoff! The mere mention of it makes you feel warm, cozy and full of whimsy. This version is full of creamy, earthy mushroom flavor, with hints of white wine and thyme. I love the way the lentils…

I really enjoy cooking, and I try to treat it like a hobby sometimes and not just a begrudging requirement. So, I’ve been challenging myself to cook without a recipe— today I made a rice bowl with…

On the Docks, Aquebogue Eric got the beef cheek and mashed potatoes with a local Paumanok rose and I got 6 oysters and the mussels appetizer with a California pinot noir. For dessert we each had a…

Maybe there is no single “best” cup of joe. Only the best joe in a particular moment. Coffee can taste better depending on where we are, who we’re with, the time of day, or simply…

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I tried coffee from a new small batch roaster based out of Durham, NC last week. I’ve never reviewed a coffee before, but I’ve certainly drank my fair share of small batch roasters…

Yerba Mate isn’t one flavour. It’s a spectrum as wide as wine or whisky, shaped by country, cut, smoke, age, and the temperature of the water you pour. A shade-grown chimarrão from Paraná…

Pressed, then cubed Pressed first, then across into slabs and down into cubes start +3 min The marinade Tamari, white miso and toasted sesame oil into a jug

the hazelnut syrup in my iced latte tastes very synthetic. i don't get this flavour often so i'm wondering if they're all like this?

  Zanzibar taught me a lot. First of, I was shocked at the juxtapositions in Zanzibar as a ‘destination’ – rural, underdeveloped in parts and upscale at the same time with the most stunning…

Here's the second batch of contestants in the latest London Pub of the Year survey. In part one we reassessed last year's top five and now we have five new contenders. Well, technically three new…

Every new generation of Londoner has to go through the phase of being bewildered and bedazzled by the various lavish stalls and speciality producers at Borough Market, shell out a small fortune for a…

After many years of intending to visit The Auld Shillelagh pub in Stoke Newington, I finally made it along for a pint of its revered Guinness. During my visit an Irishman walked in and ordered a…

Dining at the Michelin star omakase dining experience at Kosen in Tampa.

A pumpkin shaken espresso recipe with brown sugar and cinnamon- easy to make at home, no $8 coffee shop run required. Plus a spicy book rec.

Wilde Protein Chips, as the package will tell you, are a type of snack chip made from ingredients like chicken breast, egg whites, and bone broth – all things that people are trying to get into them…

The brewing cheat sheet from the back of the 2026 journal

Meal prep corn bread & eggs and French onion soup minestrone gives me the strength to carry on

A friend sent me the link otherwise I might never have known. There’s a show by America’s Test Kitchen called The Cocktail Lab. It was on YouTube but turns out it is also on Netflix. Basically they…

Jammy Eggs är marinerade löskokta ägg, som är väldigt gott att dela i två delar och servera med nudlar. Löskokta ägg Jag brukar koka upp saltat vatten med äggen i, och så fort det kokar sätter jag…

Tsuchinotomi Ramen Yokohama Tucked a few minutes from Sakuragicho Station, in the middle of Noge's tangle of izakayas, sits a ramen shop with one of the more unusual names in Japan: 己巳, or…

New member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society . Join me?

I partook in Skep's potluck last year, and so I will again!! Eggs count as yellow, right...? ... honestly I did NOT keep in mind the exact quantities I used, but this was a udon + shrimp recipe I did…

The more you know, the more you know you don't know…-          Not AristotleJason & Pat on TTRT2026. These two high-t-high-tea bros have…

Better late than never? Some might argue it's actually better not to bother but, hey, I've been doing a London Pub of the Year for 14 years now, and for ten of those years I haven't even been living…

Dried meat mixed with fruit and tallow is a food tradition so ancient it likely predates anything else I've shared on this site. Pemmican and it's cousin wasna may seem like a labor intensive trail…

Explaining why I drink my coffee black and what I like about it