CalumC

Thanks for the capital recs, might give it a go sometime, but i think we'll keep the boxwood for this weekend, the two look completely different. The capital might be a parents visit, miss CalumC didnt like the look of capital. Cheers all, ill take a few photos for the food porn needy

Anyone been recently? Got a rezzie on saturday lunch, rather looking forward to it.

Just caught it on iplayer, i really liked it actually. Would rather they kept Torrode than veg man, but nice to see Roux, i.e. someone who knows what theyre talking about, on there instead. That mousse with the orange looked immense. Got to give that a go.

Jay, or anyone else around who has been recently: Is it still worth it. The lady is taking me to london next weekend, but the last 2 reviews are worrying. We'd planned to go to the soho branch to sooth my need for BBQ. Any opinions out there? If to avoid here, where else is good in central london.

Care to explain? Sounds... interesting.

Oh that has really got me in the mood. What bones are they?

i cant recall being gassed in a chinese restaurant recently. treated with breathtaking Hong Kong rudeness yes, but there's no health and safety rule about that. Lucky im going japanese this lunchtime in soho s ← you been going to Wong Kei again? ← Yeeeeeep. I know where thats coming from.

I was there at the weekend, only managed to go to Koh i noor, excellent place, and you can stuff your face on buffet if need be. Seriously considering living there in the future, great city.

Infuriating story that one, saw it on the bbc. I'm sure they 'didnt realise' how damaging it would be, but even to take that stance is sheer ignorance, how can the public expect local producers to continue when theyre losing money to these idiots.

It also disproved those people like me who said you couldn't even give a new Radiohead album away. You actually can, although it might be quicker to take them straight down the dump. S ← Harsh Not a fan then?

1st stage: success

Sent an email to the main restaurant, the contact forms on the website were a tad messy so i thought that would be my best bet. Time to pray.

Interesting idea. The radiohead principle (as i'm sure it will now become known in some way) worked mainly because they were already losing 90% of their album sales to the record companies, so they still made just as much money (plus the release by XL on top) by doing it themselves. Whether this can work as a parallel to food i don't know. I doubt that people will end up paying more for the food than usual, at least not by much, and a lot more people will pay much less. Food is also generally more expensive than a cd, so i can imagine a lot of people rounding 2 courses to £10 when it maybe cost more like £20, just because theyve been given the option to do so. I think that people will be less inclined to be honest in pricing the meal. Personally, i think if i had the money to spend then i would pay what i thought i was worth, but i can see this idea being exploited by people who can't afford to pay those amounts.

What does anyone think the chances of getting a job at one of his places are at the moment, im going to leeds for uni in september, a job at one of his places would be good.

yeah the original quote was a tad misleading. There was a few good names though. Stephen Merchant's missus dressed for the occasion didnt she?

There's a "tasting menu" at Maze where you get a pre-selected run of dishes, or you pick exactly the same thing from the ALC. Either way, you'll have to work hard not to spend £100 per head and leave with a gnawing sense of regret. The dress code is charcol and peroxide. ← Ha, don't try too hard to hate it.

As far as i know, the idea of Maze is basically tapas. You order say 4 or 5 dishes from the menu, and theyre served one the other i guess. A tasting menu by any other name...

Oh. My. God. That looks special. What pastry is it? I'd want it fairly rare too i think, that is quite a hunk of beef. Overcooked would make it all pasty and nasty.

http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/599699 I dont know if you were kidding or not, but there we go.

Just had a look at the pictures, very jealous. Definitely up the top of my places to go. Looks awesome, cheers for taking the photos.

Cold? Get out. You want it hot out of the oven, nutmeg over the top. Rice pudding skin is a thing of great beauty. Hmm yeah, im in the mood now.

Nice mugshot in the glos echo today, well done again.

Raw vegetables? Serious protein deficiency but might be fun.

I believe there is such a thing as coconut essence, but you could use some extra coconut cream mixed into the coconut milk maybe.

Well that tips it, be seeing you soon!