LLG Food

A (Gü) Girl’s Guide to a Fabulously Festive Party Season…

November 18, 2013 LLG Food

My association with Gü Puds amounts to quite a lot more than scarfing every Gü Key Lime Pie in sight from Virgin Atlantic’s in flight catering trolley, and regularly clearing out the supply of Gü Chocolate Souffles in my local Sainsbury’s. You may remember that back in spring 2012 I let Gü Puds’ Head Chef Fred Ponnavoy loose in […]

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The Maille Boutique in London: Pairing Mustard & Canapes…

November 4, 2013 LLG Food

The opening of the Maille London boutique in the Piccadilly arcade wasn’t notable just for its interesting guests, plentiful Champagne and opportunity to dip endless breadsticks in their delectable Black Truffle and Chablis mustard.

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Food: Pan Fried Gnocchi with Mushrooms, Chestnuts & Mustard, and Coronation Chicken à la LLG

October 23, 2013 LLG Food

(The Maille Supperclub I hosted in London in 2011) I don’t need much excuse to get into the kitchen, so when Maille asked if I would like to develop two recipes using their mustards I was on board like a flash. The brief was simple: pick any of the speciality mustards or condiments that Maille […]

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Food: The Maille Mustard Boutiques in Paris — and, shortly, in London…

October 21, 2013 LLG Food

Tucked away in a corner of the place surrounding the Madeleine in the heart of Paris is a tiny boutique, with wood panelled sides. If you don’t know that it is there, then you may well miss it. Fortunately, judging the brisk business it does all day, the shop is clearly an important destination for […]

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London Food: The Butler’s Wharf Blackout Dinner during The Thames Festival 2013

September 9, 2013 LLG Food

On Friday night Miss P and I were invited to the opening night of the The Blackout Banquet, hosted by D&D London who own the stretch of famous restaurants on Shad Thames (Le Pont de La Tour, Cantina del Ponte, Blueprint Café and Butler’s Wharf Chophouse), to celebrate the Dark River for the Thames Festival, […]

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Muv’s Birthday Lunch: Ottolenghi Cauliflower Fritters & Raspberry Cream Cake

August 19, 2013 LLG Food

My mother makes the most epic cake. Actually to be honest everything she makes is pretty epic. She’s the best cook I know, hands down, and she single handedly ruined eating other people’s food for my sister and me. She understands ingredients, is always abreast of food trends and ideas and feeds everyone with generosity […]

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LLG Video: Kitchen Equipment: The Matstone 6 in 1 Macerating Cold Press Juicer

August 15, 2013 LLG Food

(click through here to watch the film if you are reading this on The Daily Email or on a mobile device) I’d never really engaged with the whole juicing movement until I did the Raw Fairies five day juice delivery. I really enjoyed it, didn’t feel at all hungry and appreciated the break from big meals. Then […]

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Food: Grocery Home Delivery in Cornwall from CornishFoodMarket.co.uk

July 29, 2013 Cornwall

I’ve stayed in a lot of self catering places over the years, from a farmhouse in Anglesey to a cottage in Thorpeness. Some are immaculately kitted out (hello Dreamcatchers house of wonder), others lack even salt & pepper. Being someone who would always prefer to cook breakfast rather than buy a croissant when on holiday, I always […]

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Recipe Reprise: Asparagus, Feta cheese, grilled mushroom, avocado & herb wrap

July 19, 2013 LLG Food

I first posted this idea back in the summer of 2011, and then completely forgot about it until this evening, when I looked in the fridge and found very little that was appealing to eat on this heatwave evening. I wanted some crunch, something green, and something salty, that felt vaguely indulgent without being hideously […]

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Recipe: Baked Camembert with Rosemary & Roasted Spring / Salad Onions

July 16, 2013 LLG Food

Is this a recipe? I think that’s probably pushing it. What it really should be described as is: what you buy for supper when you go to the Spar supermarket in Norfolk only to discover that the locusts have descended, that the remaining meat is battery farm fresh, that the only salads left are spring […]