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Art and The Gimlet
Film Noir, the thrilling, chilling genre of the 40s, was one of Art Siemering’s loves. He spoke engagingly about how Film Noir and food inter-acted at the 1999 Oxford Food Symposium (look it up on Google). Art was a very special … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, American Dishes, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Cocktails, Food Influencers, Food travel, Margarita, The Gimlet, Uncategorized
Tagged 'Psycho' (1960), Art Siemering, Augustina Porter, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Bogart, Boston Shake, British Merchant Navy, British Royal Navy, Carole Lombard, Chicago, Film Noir, Food Channel, Hitchcock, Hotel San Carlos, Joe Allen, Joe Allen (London), Kansas City, Limes, Limies, Mae West, Margarita's, Marilyn Monroe, Martini's, Noble & Associates, Phoenix Arizona, Pizzeria Bianco, Plymouth Gin, Portland, Portland Oregon, Rose's Lime Cordial, Scurvy, Simpson's-in-the-Strand, Slow Food, Spencer Tracy, Tanqueray Gin, Tequila, The Benson Hotel (Portland), The Gimlet, The Oregonian, The Savoy Hotel (London, Trend Wire
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Good Greens
This has been a year if ever there was to celebrate green food – this year’s crops have been the best for some time. Peas and broad beans in particular have been special – no horrid mealy texture in either. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassica's, Cauliflowers, Ingredients, Salad, Terroir, Watercress, Wine Making and Viticulture
Tagged Anthony Blake, elebrate, Francis Fod Coppola, Joe Allen, Kistler Vineyards, La Petite Cuisine, Le Loire, Les Halles, Long cooking vegetables, Primeurs, Touragelle
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A Classic called Caesar from Mexico, not Rome
On the back of the Danny Kaye famed chicken salad here’s an even greater salad composition that’s stood the test of time - the Caesar Salad which arrived around 90 years ago with its star studded heritage. There are plenty culinary poopers on sale, … Continue reading
My Perfect Martini’s
More must have been written about the King of Cocktails – the Martini - than any other mixed drink. For all this, why can so few barmen can actually master the technique? It’s both simple and complicated – both at the same time. … Continue reading
Posted in Techniques
Tagged Belevdere vodka, Best Martini, Cocktail technique, Gareth Jones, Gareth Jones Food, Joe Allen, King of Cocktails, Martini's, Pump Room, Tyrell's
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