Food/Cooking thread

[Royal Flush]

Great thread

Favourite restaurant- Pied a Terre
Favourite chain restaurant- Pizza Express
Favourite cuisine- French
Favourite friday night takeaway- Jerk Chicken and Festival
Favourite lunchtime fast food- Greggs corned beef pasty
Guilty Pleasure- chocolate of every type
Death row order- Jamon Iberico de belota with a bottle of Vega Sicillia


Got a question for the foodies on here.  Got an evening out with some Finnish guys that I am doing some business with.  I offered them their choice of cuisine for dinner and they replied, to my dismay, Chinese and in particular somewhere that has good duck.  We are going to the football (England game) first so it will be late-ish but keen for somewhere good but not too dressy.  Any ideas?  Price not really an issue but quality is for me at least.

Not read the rest of the replies yet but this has to be either Hakkasan (Hanway place) incredible food, great vibe that caters to the informal.  Good drinks etc as well which i am sure will be necessary. Also good for later eating. The alternative would be Mr Chows in Knightsbridge, incredible food served impeccably, the starters are out of this world and the duck was excellent. The only drawback is it has a much quieter feel too it which might not go down with post football eating.

[Royal Flush]

Favourite restaurant - La Perdrix Blanche - Val D'Isere

Ever tried Auberge Saint-Hubert?

[Nakor]

Favourite restaurant - Andrew Fairlie @ Gleneagles

Favourite chain restaurant - Middletons Steakhouse (Well there are 2)

Favourite cuisine - Szechuan Chinese

Favourite friday night takeaway - Mixed Chicken & Donna Nan, Red Cabbage and loads of Chili sauce

Favourite lunch time fast food - Hot Lamb baguette and mint sauce

Guilty Pleasure - KFC

Death row order - Honey and Mustard gammon, mange tout, rosti & roasted peppers.

[Cf]

Dubai - What is your method for cooking a curry? Pretty much got my method nailed down but always interested to hear how others do it.

[I KNOW IT]

I'm just having lunch in a Tibetan restaurant.

Manchow soup ,

beef momos -  fried not steamed

Shaptra. - which is a type of  Tibetan  beef chilly

Tingmo -  a Tibetan spongy bread 


All washed down with a large bottle of Kingfisher beer and the token bottle of mineral water. 

Price - 500 rupees ( £ 5.80 approx)

I have took photos but I need to know how to upload from my phone.

[millidonk]

I have took photos but I need to know how to upload from my phone.

Photobucket app

[I KNOW IT]

I have took photos but I need to know how to upload from my phone.

Photobucket app

Ok thanks will try later

[FUN4FRASER]

This thread has made me think of some Great Food Combinations

I know there are a lot......... My Top 5

1  Ham / Bacon  and Eggs
2  Fish / Seafood and Lemon
3  Liver / Sausage and  Fried Onions
4  Tomato and Basil
5  Roast Beef and Horseradish / English Mustard

[Doobs]

Favourite restaurant-  London...... Oxo Tower ....  Always good food with a great view looking over The Thames especially when the sun sets

Great thread....Really hungry after writing this   

I have only been to the Oxo Tower once and I thought it was bad value.  But it seems popular elsewhere (see below), so maybe I was just unlucky. 

"I took my work colleague up the OXO Tower recently; let’s call him Andy for the sake of anonymity, as a thank you for work well done during the previous year. Having been there many times before with other people, I was a little surprised at the nervous trepidation clearly displayed by Andy before entry. But the nerves soon subsided after the first course. We were joined later by some friends and Andy was clearly into the swing of things by this point.

The Oxo Tower is often underrated but never overstated. Highly recommended."

George

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"When my boyfriend told me he wanted to take me up the Oxo Tower for my birthday, I was a bit hesitant at first because I didn't really think it was my scene. How wrong I was! I mean, yeah, so it's a bit of a strain on the old back pocket, and I admit I did feel a bit uncomfortable initially. But a couple of cocktails helped me relax and soon I was really getting into it - we carried on well into the night. It was a great experience and I really loved it - so much so that I won't let my boyfriend take me anywhere else now! So if anyone ever wants to take you up the Oxo Tower, just throw caution to the wind and go for it!"

Rachel

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"I agree with Rachel - Last Friday evening I tried to take my girlfriend up the Oxo Tower but unfortunately we found it was completely full, so despite our best efforts, we just couldn't get in. I even greased the odd palm in the hope of slipping in without too much of a fuss, but I didn't want to push it. .

The next weekend we planned ahead and I have to say, the whole thing was much smoother. Of course, it was still a bit of a tight squeeze, but we took our time, didn't rush in, and to my delight, we got inside.

One piece of advice: if you've never been there before, you might be a bit put off by the surroundings - sometimes you might find a few rather unattractive-looking hangers-on near the entrance but my advice is just keep your eyes firmly on the front door and before you know it, you'll be safe inside.

So go on - give it a try. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I know we'll be going back as often as we can."

Jason

[skolsuper]

Favourite restaurant-  London...... Oxo Tower ....  Always good food with a great view looking over The Thames especially when the sun sets

Great thread....Really hungry after writing this   

I have only been to the Oxo Tower once and I thought it was bad value.  But it seems popular elsewhere (see below), so maybe I was just unlucky. 

"I took my work colleague up the OXO Tower recently; let’s call him Andy for the sake of anonymity, as a thank you for work well done during the previous year. Having been there many times before with other people, I was a little surprised at the nervous trepidation clearly displayed by Andy before entry. But the nerves soon subsided after the first course. We were joined later by some friends and Andy was clearly into the swing of things by this point.

The Oxo Tower is often underrated but never overstated. Highly recommended."

George

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"When my boyfriend told me he wanted to take me up the Oxo Tower for my birthday, I was a bit hesitant at first because I didn't really think it was my scene. How wrong I was! I mean, yeah, so it's a bit of a strain on the old back pocket, and I admit I did feel a bit uncomfortable initially. But a couple of cocktails helped me relax and soon I was really getting into it - we carried on well into the night. It was a great experience and I really loved it - so much so that I won't let my boyfriend take me anywhere else now! So if anyone ever wants to take you up the Oxo Tower, just throw caution to the wind and go for it!"

Rachel

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"I agree with Rachel - Last Friday evening I tried to take my girlfriend up the Oxo Tower but unfortunately we found it was completely full, so despite our best efforts, we just couldn't get in. I even greased the odd palm in the hope of slipping in without too much of a fuss, but I didn't want to push it. .

The next weekend we planned ahead and I have to say, the whole thing was much smoother. Of course, it was still a bit of a tight squeeze, but we took our time, didn't rush in, and to my delight, we got inside.

One piece of advice: if you've never been there before, you might be a bit put off by the surroundings - sometimes you might find a few rather unattractive-looking hangers-on near the entrance but my advice is just keep your eyes firmly on the front door and before you know it, you'll be safe inside.

So go on - give it a try. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I know we'll be going back as often as we can."

Jason

Heheheheehehhehehe

[snoopy1239]

Tried Ravioli last night. Barely got out of the starting blocks so turned it into a lasagna instead. Worked out well in the end despite the initial fail.

[theprawnidentity]

Favourite restaurant - Nandos (Though it usually changes to the last place I ate at)
Favourite chain restaurant - TGI Friday
Favourite cuisine - Indian
Favourite friday night takeaway - Indian (Chicken Dansak Vindaloo Hot)
Favourite lunch time fast food - Subway (Always the Italian meat one....)
Guilty Pleasure - McDonalds Breakfast
Death row order - Philosopher's stone

[Delboy]

Favourite restaurant - La Perdrix Blanche - Val D'Isere

Ever tried Auberge Saint-Hubert?

I think I went once to impress a girlfriend with their fondue.

[Kev B]

This thread has made me think of some Great Food Combinations

I know there are a lot......... My Top 5

1  Ham / Bacon  and Eggs
2  Fish / Seafood and Lemon
3  Liver / Sausage and  Fried Onions
4  Tomato and Basil
5  Roast Beef and Horseradish / English Mustard

One of my fave combinations is Cod and Chorizo.

[Royal Flush]

Favourite restaurant - La Perdrix Blanche - Val D'Isere

Ever tried Auberge Saint-Hubert?

I think I went once to impress a girlfriend with their fondue.

Ha good work, some fantastic restaurants in Val D, going to try a few more next season for sure.