How to cook pasta

Where to buy al dente pasta? Ever tried buying al dente pasta? Me and a mate from catering had a right argument about whether that story about the bloke who wanted to buy al dente pasta was made up or true. I reckoned it was true. Not everyone spends their life cooking and knows kitchen … Read more

Buckwheat Gluten Free Bread

Have you ever read the ingredients list on gluten-free bread? Like the man said, “it’s a f*ckin’ tragedy.” Longer list than the one with my creditors on it. And gluten-free is still one of the most important dietary religions going. INGREDIENTS: unroasted buckwheat groats 500 g water — for soaking plus 200 ml for blending … Read more

Cleaning out the stock cupboards

Today I got stuck in the carbs/dry goods cupboard, because not everything I keep in there is a carb product, like groats, rice, pasta, flours — there’s also things like nutritional yeast, red lentils, and sometimes even crisps. This is a proper two-door stainless-steel catering cupboard. It’s got four shelves, and the ugly truth hit … Read more

Cucumber and Bean Cold Soup

What painful dilemma do Chefs wrestle with in their hard lives when they get up in the morning on a day off? What would I eat? It’s a personal thing obviously, but I’d rather be hungry than eat something… not even that it’s unpleasant, but just not what I actually wanted. Nobody judges my dishes … Read more

Watch out for f…ing everything?

Today’s news round-up. Estimates of this year’s harvests are coming in Great Britain, brassicas, yields down by as much as 25%. Outside Scotland, farming across the whole of Britain had a very bad season in everything. In Czechia the longest drought since records began and veg yields a third lower than last year. Farmers in … Read more

How to Sort Yourself a Good Rebirth

Main thing in life is to get yourself sorted. And not just this life. And what did the job for me was this bread pudding for the Lamas. INGREDIENTS: 400 g stale bread 650 ml oat milk or any other 130 g sugar 4 tablespoons ground flaxseed 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon … Read more

Vegans in Army

How many children have vegans killed in Gaza? Are there many vegans in the Israeli army? One in eighteen. That’s even a bit more than average, because one in twenty Israelis is vegan. There’s no data on where vegans serve or how many of them took part or are taking part in the genocide in … Read more

Opposite the Porn Cinema

Opposite the Porn Cinema

Saray Köz — Turkish food, Anatolian to be exact. This Turkish place is perfect proof that the best grub is in the worst neighbourhoods. For over a week I didn’t leave the house, laid low on my bed of woe by the flu, and the minute I felt better I’d had such a bellyful of … Read more

The ideology of startupism versus nature

The ideology of startupism versus nature

80 Acres Farms, pioneer and heavyweight of vertical growing, is winding up after the buyer pulled out at the start of August. The company supplied its plants to 18,000 outlets, mostly shops. 80 Acres Farm is ANOTHER vertical farming business shut down in the US in recent years. Since twenty-two the trade has been racking … Read more