Are there any butchers on blonde?

[I KNOW IT]

Just a passion, got lucky when young and in poker as was able to eat in places most 22-24 year olds don't and experience different cuisines. Obviously having so much time on hands helps and have watched cooking programmes for last 10 years- probably learnt majority of stuff I know from American cooking programme Top Chef. Been on a few cooking courses, going to do Rick Steins fish one in Padstow later in year as that's definitely my weak point at the moment. Went Goa couple times, once for holiday once for poker- absolutely loved the food. We stayed somewhere that has a seafood restaurant on the beach and you see the fishing boats bringing the days catch in whilst you are there- we had a massive shark between 12 of us cooking in tandoori spices. Can't beat it

Fantastic and I'm sure you will enjoy the course. Looking forward to seeing some of your photos in the future.

Its actually Goa  thatI have been living for the last 4 years managing a poker room but  Im leaving soon for China.

The hotel which you probably stayed in was the Intercontinental in South Goa (best beaches) as that is where the poker tournament (Asian Poker Classic) was held in 2007. Which part of Goa did you have a vacation?

There are some really good sea food restaurants in Goa which must have the biggest prawns in the world (woodsey will confirm lol). Yes the food is great here and you can eat in the best restaurants for less than £30 a head. Also with Goa, all meat dishes are available  including beef as there is a large catholic community. Funny enough it took me about 2 years before I knew that the mutton dishes here are actually goat.

One of the tournament organisers always gives me a gift and one time he bought me a present of Saffron spices (apparently expensive) but unfortunately they will be wasted on me and will just sit there on the cupboard shelf.

Also if you like really spicy chillies you should try Naga chillies grown in Nagaland, North East India , but be careful they are very hot.

[MPOWER]

This is very handy for any serious food folk who fancy a being behind the scenes
 

Located 1 Min from DTD.
 
http://www.restaurantsatbains.com/kitchen-workshop.php

Regards

M

[Dubai]

This is very handy for any serious food folk who fancy a being behind the scenes
 

Located 1 Min from DTD.
 
http://www.restaurantsatbains.com/kitchen-workshop.php

Regards

M

My friend done a similar course 3 years ago at Le Manoir, Raymond Blancs place. Food is amazing, place is beautiful therefore= expensive. Think his 4 day course wss £2400 but included dinner every night and accomodation. Funny story im sure ive told before- his third night is on a Monday and says to 2 of us to come up and see him and have dinner. So we went to Oxford to meet him that night, he missed his free dinner with all the other chefs on the course, had dinner with us, expensive wines etc later, we do 3 way CCR for the bill- he loses and its £2500, more than the original price of the course and he could have had the same dinner for free! Funny

[Dubai]

Just a passion, got lucky when young and in poker as was able to eat in places most 22-24 year olds don't and experience different cuisines. Obviously having so much time on hands helps and have watched cooking programmes for last 10 years- probably learnt majority of stuff I know from American cooking programme Top Chef. Been on a few cooking courses, going to do Rick Steins fish one in Padstow later in year as that's definitely my weak point at the moment. Went Goa couple times, once for holiday once for poker- absolutely loved the food. We stayed somewhere that has a seafood restaurant on the beach and you see the fishing boats bringing the days catch in whilst you are there- we had a massive shark between 12 of us cooking in tandoori spices. Can't beat it

Fantastic and I'm sure you will enjoy the course. Looking forward to seeing some of your photos in the future.

Its actually Goa  thatI have been living for the last 4 years managing a poker room but  Im leaving soon for China.

The hotel which you probably stayed in was the Intercontinental in South Goa (best beaches) as that is where the poker tournament (Asian Poker Classic) was held in 2007. Which part of Goa did you have a vacation?

There are some really good sea food restaurants in Goa which must have the biggest prawns in the world (woodsey will confirm lol). Yes the food is great here and you can eat in the best restaurants for less than £30 a head. Also with Goa, all meat dishes are available  including beef as there is a large catholic community. Funny enough it took me about 2 years before I knew that the mutton dishes here are actually goat.

One of the tournament organisers always gives me a gift and one time he bought me a present of Saffron spices (apparently expensive) but unfortunately they will be wasted on me and will just sit there on the cupboard shelf.

Also if you like really spicy chillies you should try Naga chillies grown in Nagaland, North East India , but be careful they are very hot.

Yes it was the Intercontinental, was pretty decent. Our flights home were cancelled and Thompson i think tried to send us for a free night in some 3star place that apparently in peak season had rooms for 300 people- biggest worrying sign ever- but a group of us went somewhere else- again cant remember name, might have been a Marriott? The rooms had a roman theme and baths that took 2 hours to fill up- funnily enough had one of my best ever burgers there by the pool. That night 8 of us went dinner, and done an 8 way paper rock scissors headsup style to see who paid, im 99% sure he didnt know the rules as he went rock EVERY single time but Willie Tann ended up losing. He actually only lost the final 3-2 even tho everyone bar his opponent had clocked he only went rock lol.

Went to a different hotel when on holiday- was next to Holiday Inn, nice place- rooms around a lake and decent pitch and putt golf course. Cant remember name?

Love naga chillies, Chicken Naga in a decent Indian is a great order as the chilli is still hot but been blanched and cooked well enough as not to destroy the flavour.

[mondatoo]

In for a Come dine with me blonde special if Dubai's involved.

Asian pork ravioli sounds incred.

[I KNOW IT]

Just a passion, got lucky when young and in poker as was able to eat in places most 22-24 year olds don't and experience different cuisines. Obviously having so much time on hands helps and have watched cooking programmes for last 10 years- probably learnt majority of stuff I know from American cooking programme Top Chef. Been on a few cooking courses, going to do Rick Steins fish one in Padstow later in year as that's definitely my weak point at the moment. Went Goa couple times, once for holiday once for poker- absolutely loved the food. We stayed somewhere that has a seafood restaurant on the beach and you see the fishing boats bringing the days catch in whilst you are there- we had a massive shark between 12 of us cooking in tandoori spices. Can't beat it

Fantastic and I'm sure you will enjoy the course. Looking forward to seeing some of your photos in the future.

Its actually Goa  thatI have been living for the last 4 years managing a poker room but  Im leaving soon for China.

The hotel which you probably stayed in was the Intercontinental in South Goa (best beaches) as that is where the poker tournament (Asian Poker Classic) was held in 2007. Which part of Goa did you have a vacation?

There are some really good sea food restaurants in Goa which must have the biggest prawns in the world (woodsey will confirm lol). Yes the food is great here and you can eat in the best restaurants for less than £30 a head. Also with Goa, all meat dishes are available  including beef as there is a large catholic community. Funny enough it took me about 2 years before I knew that the mutton dishes here are actually goat.

One of the tournament organisers always gives me a gift and one time he bought me a present of Saffron spices (apparently expensive) but unfortunately they will be wasted on me and will just sit there on the cupboard shelf.

Also if you like really spicy chillies you should try Naga chillies grown in Nagaland, North East India , but be careful they are very hot.

Yes it was the Intercontinental, was pretty decent. Our flights home were cancelled and Thompson i think tried to send us for a free night in some 3star place that apparently in peak season had rooms for 300 people- biggest worrying sign ever- but a group of us went somewhere else- again cant remember name, might have been a Marriott? The rooms had a roman theme and baths that took 2 hours to fill up- funnily enough had one of my best ever burgers there by the pool. That night 8 of us went dinner, and done an 8 way paper rock scissors headsup style to see who paid, im 99% sure he didnt know the rules as he went rock EVERY single time but Willie Tann ended up losing. He actually only lost the final 3-2 even tho everyone bar his opponent had clocked he only went rock lol.

Went to a different hotel when on holiday- was next to Holiday Inn, nice place- rooms around a lake and decent pitch and putt golf course. Cant remember name?

Love naga chillies, Chicken Naga in a decent Indian is a great order as the chilli is still hot but been blanched and cooked well enough as not to destroy the flavour.

The other hotel you stayed in sounds like The Leela Hotel, all the best hotels are in the south, as well as the best beaches .

You also get the best vindaloo dishes here as it is originally a Goan dish. They are nothing like the over spiced so called vindaloos in England.
I have just returned from a Punjabi restaurant but their food is a little too heavy.
Have you ever tried Dal ? They say it is one of the healthiest foods you can eat but the look of it just puts me off. lol

[GreekStein]

In for a Come dine with me blonde special if Dubai's involved.

Asian pork ravioli sounds incred.

ha this is a good idea. Should be full TR's and pics and ideally 4 blondes who have never met

[Dubai]

In for a Come dine with me blonde special if Dubai's involved.

Asian pork ravioli sounds incred.

ha this is a good idea. Should be full TR's and pics and ideally 4 blondes who have never met

We need some 20year old Swedish females to sign up first

[Dubai]

Just a passion, got lucky when young and in poker as was able to eat in places most 22-24 year olds don't and experience different cuisines. Obviously having so much time on hands helps and have watched cooking programmes for last 10 years- probably learnt majority of stuff I know from American cooking programme Top Chef. Been on a few cooking courses, going to do Rick Steins fish one in Padstow later in year as that's definitely my weak point at the moment. Went Goa couple times, once for holiday once for poker- absolutely loved the food. We stayed somewhere that has a seafood restaurant on the beach and you see the fishing boats bringing the days catch in whilst you are there- we had a massive shark between 12 of us cooking in tandoori spices. Can't beat it

Fantastic and I'm sure you will enjoy the course. Looking forward to seeing some of your photos in the future.

Its actually Goa  thatI have been living for the last 4 years managing a poker room but  Im leaving soon for China.

The hotel which you probably stayed in was the Intercontinental in South Goa (best beaches) as that is where the poker tournament (Asian Poker Classic) was held in 2007. Which part of Goa did you have a vacation?

There are some really good sea food restaurants in Goa which must have the biggest prawns in the world (woodsey will confirm lol). Yes the food is great here and you can eat in the best restaurants for less than £30 a head. Also with Goa, all meat dishes are available  including beef as there is a large catholic community. Funny enough it took me about 2 years before I knew that the mutton dishes here are actually goat.

One of the tournament organisers always gives me a gift and one time he bought me a present of Saffron spices (apparently expensive) but unfortunately they will be wasted on me and will just sit there on the cupboard shelf.

Also if you like really spicy chillies you should try Naga chillies grown in Nagaland, North East India , but be careful they are very hot.

Yes it was the Intercontinental, was pretty decent. Our flights home were cancelled and Thompson i think tried to send us for a free night in some 3star place that apparently in peak season had rooms for 300 people- biggest worrying sign ever- but a group of us went somewhere else- again cant remember name, might have been a Marriott? The rooms had a roman theme and baths that took 2 hours to fill up- funnily enough had one of my best ever burgers there by the pool. That night 8 of us went dinner, and done an 8 way paper rock scissors headsup style to see who paid, im 99% sure he didnt know the rules as he went rock EVERY single time but Willie Tann ended up losing. He actually only lost the final 3-2 even tho everyone bar his opponent had clocked he only went rock lol.

Went to a different hotel when on holiday- was next to Holiday Inn, nice place- rooms around a lake and decent pitch and putt golf course. Cant remember name?

Love naga chillies, Chicken Naga in a decent Indian is a great order as the chilli is still hot but been blanched and cooked well enough as not to destroy the flavour.

The other hotel you stayed in sounds like The Leela Hotel, all the best hotels are in the south, as well as the best beaches .

You also get the best vindaloo dishes here as it is originally a Goan dish. They are nothing like the over spiced so called vindaloos in England.
I have just returned from a Punjabi restaurant but their food is a little too heavy.
Have you ever tried Dal ? They say it is one of the healthiest foods you can eat but the look of it just puts me off. lol

Really like Tarka Daal, think the Indians here make it a little watery, needs a bit more texture to it, but yes its very good for you, so always convince myself that an Indian takeaway has some healthy aspects to it

[gouty]

Chickens oysters yeah!

I never knew that's what they were called. When she does a roast I always turn it over after taking the meat and legs off and just shove them straight in me gob! Yum yum too. She is busy doing gravy.

24 years living with my Mrs and she doesn't know they exist yet.

[Redsgirl]

Chickens oysters yeah!

I never knew that's what they were called. When she does a roast I always turn it over after taking the meat and legs off and just shove them straight in me gob! Yum yum too. She is busy doing gravy.

24 years living with my Mrs and she doesn't know they exist yet.

I do this too! But I'm the cook so I consider it a perk of the job

[Karabiner]

I'm roasting a chicken right now in fact it'll be ready in five minutes.

I'm open to offers for the oysters.

[bobAlike]

I'm roasting a chicken right now in fact it'll be ready in five minutes.

I'm open to offers for the oysters.

With or without vig?

[Eso Kral]

I'm roasting a chicken right now in fact it'll be ready in five minutes.

I'm open to offers for the oysters.

With or without vig veg?

FYP

[dreenie]

18 people coming so going to have forsake some quality in terms of mass production but will take pictures. It's more "family style" main course rather than a dish that photographs well

First course will look and taste good and is relatively easy to serve to 18 people on the day. Asian pork raviolli in a sake infused umami broth. You marinate a pork shoulder with a dry rub- basically anything u want that is dry, let it marinate overnight, cook it in foil really low for 6 hours next day, make a light sauce from soy, fish sauce, ginger and garlic- shred it add sauce, raviolli is then made in advance, can freeze it and just cook it on the day, the broth is relatively straight forward once you have balanced the flavours and its literally a case of heat and serve. People tend to get over impressed with it when it's quite straight forward but always is a crowd pleaser. My pork is current marinating and will cook it tomoro, make the ravioli and freeze it tomoro night. Obviously fresh would be better but way too much work on the day

<3 Sounds amazing, pictures please x