Hannah's Kitchen: 09/07/14

Food Heroes

Food Heroes

Keith Floyd - simply the best
Bruce Poole - great quality and skill personified
Rick Stein - for fantastic recipes, boundless enthusiasm, and for bringing an educated approach to food programming, that isn't always present.........
Nigel Slater - for a writing style that I don't think can be beaten
Giorgio Locatelli - because my wife fancies him, and he made her birthday by signing her menu, and coming out to say hello... (sometimes its the little things...)
Ross Hunter - owner of Surrey Hills Brewery - an old friend who followed his dream
Antonio Carluccio - his passion his food, and his country, are infectious
Eric and Sarah Guignord - who run the brilliant The French Table in Surbiton - my new favourite place! Great food and excellent service every time.

All of these are my food heroes, and many, many more

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Sunday 7 September 2014

Carnival Del Kerb @ The Paperworks SE1

The Kerb team have been taking some of their street food experts to Elephant and Castle on Friday nights in August and September. The last one is next week - so drop everything and get along!
In a collaboartion with the people from Corsica Studios the Kerb Team have taken over a derelict site on Newington Causeway. From the outside it doesn't promise much....

But once you get inside that all changes.

Kerb have 3 bars and 12 street food traders , and some great DJs. The vibe was brilliant - really relaxed - good music - and a really great venue, with great facilities.

A really mixed crowd made for a great night. Kerb have some of their tried and tested favourites, and a few of their newer 'signings'.

We tried wood fired pizza from the back of a specially converted Land Rover

We managed a couple of others before we were defeated. Bill or Beak (http://billorbeak.co.uk/) - serving shredded pork and duck with vietnamese style dressing in brioche buns - which was great - really zingy dressing and generous filling -but the favourite on the night was an original burger from the people at Tongue 'n Cheek (http://www.tonguencheek.info/). It is probably the best burger I have ever had (sorry Blas) - just SO meaty.