Monthly Archives: January, 2010
World’s No.1 Champagne?
Armand de Brignac is the name of a Champagne brand produced by Champagne Cattier, and sold in opaque metallic bottles. You may recognise Cattier as one of the most affordable French champagnes you can purchase from Vintage Cellars. But just a total of 8 people are involved in making Armand de Brignac. The Cattier family have possessed vineyards in Champagne since 1763.
Michel Roux (Snr)
Michel Roux’s approach to cuisine is all about removing the complexity from dishes and making the experience clean and crisp. He arrived in England in 1971 with his older brother Albert, to open the original Le Gavroche Restaurant in Lower Sloane Street, London and it was an instant hit during a time where fine dining was not popular. By 1972 they opened famous The Waterside Inn in Bray (still holding 3 Michelin stars in the 2010 London guide).
Russian Buckwheat Blinis
Buckwheat bliny are part of traditional Russian cuisine, descended from one of mankind’s oldest and most common prepared foods: fried flat bread. Here is a quick and simple recipe to prepare them at home.
Fried soft bone chicken
It all started with a simple tweet from Dan Hong about a legendary Indonesian dish of deep fried chicken, where the bones are completely edible and the skin is fried to a satisfying crisp. Apparently, there is only one restaurant in Sydney which serves this dish, a place called Maranatha
Last decade’s food trends
The Food Channel® (foodchannel.com) editorial staff has compiled a look back at the last decade in food, giving a perspective on the top flavors, biggest foods, food influences and top food stories.
elBulli Season 2010
Happy New Year everyone!
I just wanted to let my wonderful readers know that the reservations for elbulli season 2010 is now open, so send your emails to try your luck in scoring a table at the world’s best restaurant!
This is from the elbulli website:
Reservations information – 2010
You can send your request to bulli@elbulli.com from the beginning [...]