Archives for the ‘Savoury’ Category

Tearing down the wall in Berlin

By rkhooks • Nov 7th, 2009 • Category: Biscuits, Bread, Cake, Drinks, Food, Food events, Going out, Music, Other, Savoury, culinary events, snack

There were no sausages on this menu which explored the East/West divide in Germany. Fellow foodie Caroline Hobkinson and I got cooking in her amazing Berlin kitchen. Dishing up two different menus (one East, one West). Each representing their relevant culinary history. Guests on arrival were assigned their sides for the nights. They bartered, they [...]



A voyage of epicuriosity at the school of life

By rkhooks • Sep 26th, 2009 • Category: Food events, Going out, Salad, Savoury, Workshops, london, snack

On Saturday 26th September 2009 it was off to the School of life in London where I conducted some taste experiments and cocktail & a canapé workshop as part of the Voyage of Epicuriosity holiday.

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Spiced Pumpkin Potato Pie

By rkhooks • Sep 2nd, 2009 • Category: Savoury

After doing what the French do so well and taking a long holiday (well a long blog holiday). It’s the back to school/work or as the French call it the ‘rentrée‘ (transl. return) which means I’ve been doing some serious cookstorming, testing out recipes for new classes, dinners and culinary events.
After doing some pie research [...]



3T Tarte

By rkhooks • Jul 9th, 2009 • Category: Food, Going out, La Cocotte, Music, Paris, Savoury, Tart

No, I’m not referring to the band 3T from the nineties, although it would be quite fitting with the whole MJ saga going on. More to do with the fact the number 3 has been cropping up quite a lot recently.
I’m on the last leg of big events before the summer break with my debut [...]



Mash up II at the Loft

By rkhooks • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Cake, Dessert, Drinks, Fish, Food, Food events, Going out, Music, Salad, Savoury, Sweets, culinary events, london

On Wednesday 24th June 2009 I took over the Loft for another mouth-watering mash up. For the 5 course dinner I concocted a menu inspired by all things delicious in the garden.
T. Baas created a luscious table with his green garden illustrations and Jay-P accompanied the dinner with some toothsome tunes.
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