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I'm cooking for guests and want to make mash or pommes puree I can basically do in advance. Has anyone tried Heston's thermoregulated preparation? Is it as tricky as it sounds? 15% variation in slicing thickness sounds pretty good to me ...

Smoking Bear, thanks. I spoke to Jalley, who are trade only but helpfully put me in touch with their suppliers, Regal foods in NW10. They import a French purée which as far as I can make out isn't Boiron but called something like Le Fruitier (?). They'll happily sell it if I go over there. £2.95/kilo. Now, should I pursue this or do we have a reason to suspect it's going to be inferior to Boiron?

V -- sounds good to me. FWIW, here's Arrigo:

Judging from your avatar, yes, I'm quite sure

Nothing, if the white peaches are good ones. But that's a bit unlikely now, no? Oh, and Harry's Bar doesn't want you to mechnically purée them, which is a pain, but is very happy for you to use the French stuff.

They're not answering the phone. I've emailed. I'm hoping there's a stockist in London they supply. As some of the Boiron stuff is available in East Bierley this seems a not unreasonable wish. If not we may have to import ourselves ...

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June through September. C'mon, someone must have a lead. Industy people? Any ideas?

LML, are you joining us then?

Apparently this stuff exists (made in France). Any ideas where I might find it? I fancy bellinis.

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Aha! Thank you. I thought Pyrex, but the no stovetop thing threw me.

You can't use Pyrex on the stovetop, right? So: if someone's boiling water on a gas hob, in a translucent pot or casserole so you can see inside, and this is taking place fifteen years ago, what if anything could the pot be made from? thanks

Depending on dates etc, sure.

If you find yourself for some reason on Kilburn High Road, you could do much worse locally than the pizza at Casareccia.

Isn't there a decent one in Leadenhall Market? Next to the Lloyds building.

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I made a few attempts to book (for March) at the beginning of January. The lines were constantly engaged during office hours and you can't try in the evenings.

There hasn't been a recent change.

What had you been eating?

PizzaExpress Dean St is quite a serious jazz venue. Otherwise, Gavin Jones is available for private parties.

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Cripes. That's cheaper than Amazon ...

Terroni, round the corner from me, is the oldest Italian deli. Fortnums? I went there yesterday for the first time in years in search of Fuchsia Dunlop-approved sichuan pepper from the Cool Chile Co (they list F&M as a stockist but not a single CCC item on the shelves). Loadsa jam though.