Kavey Eats (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
I love a good sauce. Even the most beautiful, flavoursome, delicious meat can be lifted by a good sauce. So I've been keen to get my hands on Michel Roux's Sauces.Michelin-starred Roux first wrote his compendium of savoury and sweet sauce recipes back in 1996. Quadrille have now published a new and revised edition of his comprehensive collection in which many recipes have been updated for today's
A scientist's life (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
I was watching "Master Chef - The Professionals" the other day, and noticed something about Michel Roux Jr.'s way of motivating people. It's the same as Gordon Ramsay in "Hell's Kitchen". And in a way, it is similar to the tactic seen in "Generation Kill".Basically, it's to push push push the subordinate, but if it looks like they might snap, encourage them. Which is a...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I know force-feeding is cruel, but the former James Bond's call to send foie gras the way of life's other pleasures must be resisted I love Roger Moore and I love foie gras but the first wants to have the second banned . What cruel dilemma: que faire? Let me first explain my love for both. I know, Roger Moore is most often seen with sniggering contempt in Britain: he was never forgiven for offering...
baithak (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The 50 best things to eat in the world, and where to eat them - From cake, steak and tapas, to oysters, chicken and burgers, Killian Fox roamed the world to find the 50 best things to eat and the best places to eat them in, with a little help from professionals like Raymond Blanc, Michel Roux, Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray Captives - What really happened during the Israeli attacks? by Lawrence Wright...
Pig Pig's Corner (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Reviewed by The Wild Boar Here are the facts: There are only three restaurants in the UK bearing three Michelin stars (out of 72 restaurants in the world); Waterside Inn is one of them. Opened in 1972, obtained first star in 1974, second star in 1977 and the third star in 1985 which it has retained since. Le Gavroche was the first restaurant in UK to obtain three Michelin stars; Waterside Inn is the...
Word of Mouth (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Gordon Ramsay returns tonight on Channel 4 - but has the sweary chef passed his TV sell-by date? Lucky us. Guess who's back tonight, swearing away on prime-time Channel 4 and generally being his usual shy and retiring self? Ramsay, of course. Oh Gordon, how we've missed you. Except actually, we haven't. The return of the F-Word (9pm) is less a cause for celebration, than an opportunity to ponder when...
K-Line (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A while ago, before I decided I seriously had to get a grip on my cooking habit for the good of my thighs, I bought Michel Roux's Eggs (companion of sorts to his recent book Pastry , which I've written about before). This book is a beautiful resource, which shows how to use eggs - chicken and then some - in endless ways, not simply in omelets and quiche but in sauce, souffle, ice cream, desserts etc....
-THE CUNNING REALIST- (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Bloomberg's Richard Vines:Bankers Start Feasting Again at London Eateries, Chefs Say I spoke to almost 30 of the U.K. capital’s leading restaurateurs last week. Here’s what they say. ...Marcus Wareing (Marcus Wareing): “How’s business? You’re joking aren’t you? It’s mad. I’ve had a fabulous year.” ...Michel Roux Jr. (Le Gavroche): “Business...
EAT.DRINK.THINK. (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
That pot of braised lamb shanks too salty? Grab a potato. Your hollandaise breaking apart like the Titanic? Fear not because Michelin starred Euro chef Michel Roux Jr. , in an article in the U.K. Guardian , has some advice to enable you to pull your dinner back from the brink of disaster. Not that I anticipate having a problem with my flambé, but just in case.... Click on this link to get the...
Gourmet Chick (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Announcing a new irregular feature on Gourmet Chick... Gourmet Giveaway! Everyone loves something for free and today the lovely people at Vouchercodes.co.uk have given Gourmet Chick two copies of Michel Roux Jr's book Michel Roux: A Life In The Kitchen . The book is Roux Jr's autobiography and also includes recipes. Roux Jr is the chef at Michelin two star restaurant Le Gavaroche in London and I am...
5pm Blog (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
The December issue of Olive magazine has just come out and one of its lead features gets well known chefs together with their mums to talk about their early cooking experiences. Most of it is as you would expect with Jamie rhapsodising about his mother's bacon sarnies, Michel Roux being teased at school for eating Camembert and [...]
plastic satsuma (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
The last couple of mornings I've woken up convinced I've got a cold setting in, headache and non-functioning nostrils. I decided not to race yesterday because of it. Thought today I'd see how I felt and try and get out for a run this afternoon if I felt a bit less snuffily. By mid-afternoon I was feeling fine but then that pesky clock change nearly caught me out. I was merrily thinking I had ages before...
Picperfic's Blogspot (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
It was such a gorgeous experience! Michel Roux is so charming and entertaining to listen to! He told us about the time he told his Granddaughter that they were going on a trip to Paris, no need for a suitcase, just bring your handbag...can you imagine that teenager's delight when they went shopping when they were there? They bought a new suitcase and filled it with clothes. If I had had the wherewith...
24Ace blog (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Londoner Steve Groves has triumphed in BBC Two cookery series MasterChef: The Professionals. Groves beat Marianne Lumb and Daniel Graham in last night's final. In their last challenge, all three chefs had to cook a three course meal for judges Michel Roux Jr and Greg Wallace. The 28-year-old's winning menu included a starter of roast quail with scotch egg, morels and asparagus and a main of venison...
Orange Television Blog (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Posted by Liberty Jones After five weeks of sizzling competition, three chefs – Daniel, Steve and Marianne – lined up to do battle in last night's long-awaited final. Their first challenge saw them running round the kitchens of a Mayfair hotel, where they were cooking for 30 of the best chefs in Europe. It wasn't long before Daniel was in deep doo-doo with his starter. Michel Roux Jr produced...
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