Happy St George’s Day to all my English readers, wherever you’re based! For today’s 5, the obvious thing would have been to feature the top English food writers but I think the combined sainthood of Delia, Jamie, Nigella, Nigel and Rick is far too well known. Even going further back, Elizabeth David and even Fanny [...]
Entries Tagged as 'English Food'
The Friday Five – the other patron saints of England
April 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts
Tags:Ambrose Heath·Arthur Gay Payne·C. Anne Wilson·Cookbooks·English Food·Food trends·The Pudding Club·W M W Fowler
Cry “God for Hops, Eating and St George”
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Sweet treats, Wine
Apologies to Will, particularly as it’s the anniversary of his birth and death on the same day, but St George’s Day really should be a call for celebrating what’s great in English food. Let the French scoff, but the renaissance, revival and reinvention of British food hasn’t left a corner of this sceptred isle untouched. [...]
Tags:Adnams·Bakewell pudding·British favourites·English Food·Foodie gifts·Local food·Mrs King's Pork Pie·Neals Yard·Nyetimber·Paxton & Whitfield·St George's Day·sticky toffee pudding·SW4 Gin
The Friday Five – a guest star and her old farts
October 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie blogs, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
Depending on how you arrived at reading these pages, you may or may not know that I’m a big Twitter fan. Actually, Dr T says I have been wittering for years so it was a natural step. Anyway, one of the things I love about it is the great people I have met, and I’m [...]
Tags:British favourites·Cookbooks·Elizabeth David·English Food·English Mum·Floyd on Italy·Foodie gifts·Good Housekeeping·Italian food·Jane Grigson·Keith Floyd·Mrs Beeton·twitter
