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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Saturday, 13 April 2013

Blas Burgerworks

We were in St Ives for Easter and someone had recommended Blas Burgerworks to me before we got there - so I put it on the list!!
Blas is a little bit off the beaten track - but literally only a couple of minutes from the harbour and high street. As you will see from the picture it is cosy!! Seating is on upturned boxes around shared tables - but the atmosphere is fun - and the services is very friendly.
We went for the Truffle Burger (in the foreground above) and the Huevos Rancheros Burger
The burgers are 100% Cornish beef - and are cooked to perfection.
Given that the burgers are the same - our meals could not have been more different. The Truffle Burger was really rich, earthy and creamy - the huevos rancheros was ultra fresh, sharp and zingy.
Both were fantastic - and all the small touches add to the experience - the grafitti walls  - the odd furniture (our table looked like a school art table) - the chips arriving in an enamel mug - the condiments - everything is well thought out - and really adds to the experience.
As we had had a couple of beers earlier we stuck with the Betty Stogs - but the very short wine list did include the fantastic Wolftrap red - which I have only ever seen at the Laughing Gravy before - and is well worth searching out!
At Blas Burgerworks they do a simple thing exceptionally well - and it reminds you how good simple things can be!!
If you are in the area you really do have to get along.
As they say - Not Fast - Just Fabulous
I will be back!

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