I eat like shit because I can't be arsed cooking after work. I'd like to think that would change if I had other people in my life that I cared about but for now, as a lonely single person, I will live with my filth.
I've just been informed by an article on Sturgeon's pizza crusade that Jamie Oliver is worth four hundred million quid. When the fuck did that happen?
Every house wife in the country owns his book collection.
He has a big range of various foodstuffs too, very little of it with his name on.
And he owns a hundred restaurants or whatever.
Did his restaurants all go down the shitter and get bought out?
I'm well aware that he has various concerns, but fucking four hundred million? That's more than Beyonce.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ost-their-bite
Restaurants are losing money and costing him personally.
Article gives a nice breakdown of his wealth as well.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...debts-14278177
Not quite, but losing a shit tonne.
We've got two Jamie Oliver books in the kitchen that I've never seen used, also three Nigellas and a Gino. Ordered a Papa Johns on Friday.
I lolled at him blaming God's own Brexit for it, rather than people just having more choice and information than ever and using it to avoid his crap restaurants.
I remember going to Jamies Italian in London when it was one of the first one and was still a bit cool, and that was a great Restaurant experience then.
Been 2 or 3 times since in various other places and it's been worse and worse every time since then.
His Italian or Fifteen?
The latter was quite good. The chain ones are ok, but are quite pricey considering the market I assume they are pitching themselves at, and I imagine they overspec the menu too much (lol Brexit) to be a functioning chain restaurant (if such a thing exists).
Just booked into here for our anniversary: http://www.clubgascon.com/about.php Gonna go for the tasting menu with wine pairing.
That's the kind of stuff they should be taxing the fuck out of.
I don't know what these places obsession with duck is. It's shit.
I used to go to lectures near there and that place always looked very flash.
Duck is an improved chicken.
Gamey stuff in general is wank.
Duck is amazing. Cooked some duck breasts for the first time last Sunday and, despite slightly overcooking them (i.e. medium), they were awesome.
I've got a BBQ tomorrow at one of the girl's workmates' house. We are on desserts. I'm not sure why she's decided we need to take three different ones given there's only ten people, but I like the opportunity to make stuff so I won't complain.
Doing a lemon tart, chocolate and ale cake and some little individual white chocolate, chilli and passion fruit cakes.
Prolly some ice cream as well.
When I agree with RL on something food related (as with James on anything music related) you know a universal truth has been found.
Duck is fucking phenomenal.
James on music? Christ, RL isn't that bad.
Duck is great, the least gamey game bird, fresher the better.
I'm not actually a complete food snob, I will definitely indulge in the odd takeaway pizza or other shit and thoroughly enjoy it.
The stuff I post in here I personally enjoy more, but it's basically a different thing.
I had duck on Tuesday and basically fuck off phonics.
Duck is neither shit nor amazing. It's fine. x
Went into a restaurant in town and had some black pudding with goats cheese and caramelised onions. It was amazing and I want to put something like that together.
Those Walkers Max Strong chicken wing crisps are nice.
How can you not like duck or game?
What I resent with venison is most producers diluting the flavour of burgers, sausages etc. with pork and what not. Highland game venison burgers and sausages are only about 60% and 50% venison.
Asda used to do their own venison burgers that were over 90% venison and they were phenomenal.
Muscle Food sent me some 'protein cheese' with my latest order.
It's a bit of a different texture, but it's far from as dreadful as I expected.
My guess on the texture would be like cheese but with sand in it, like every other protein-enhanced thing available.
Nah it's not, it's just a bit drier but it's not sandy.
I was pleasantly surprised by vegan cheese. I mean, calling it cheese is a lie but its perfectly serviceable on a burger or a pizza.
We're all dying for some perfectly serviceable pizza
My daughter had cows milk intolerance as a baby (thank fuck she grew out of that) and we bought her some Vegan Cheese. It was made with coconut milk and smelt like sick. It’s as serviceable as Mahows cock.
You've smelt parmesan, right?
Non dairy cheese is really hit and miss, we only ever found one that was in any way edible.
Don't get me wrong, it's great. But it still smells like vomit.
Ribs (with sausage, chicken and roast pork as it was a sampler plate type thing) in Prague for lunch and ribs again in 'Dolni Vestonice' for dinner.
Both were fucking amazing.