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Jon, what is the Pierre Gagnaire book like? Anything with "Twist" in the title gives me the shivers.

And their shop is in the People's Republic of Lancashire. (now what the hell is Sweet Relish for Big MC sauce?)

MC has a phosphate brine, but can't track down the ingredients unless I buy 25kg bags. Has anyone played with this?

Yeah I tried to track down Wondra in Europe a few years back, as it's used in Michel Rollands 'Happy in The Kitchen'. Perhaps MC@US Home is closer.

I know the cheeks on the Halibut head are something to behold, but it looks like there's ALOT of meat elsewhere on it? What about the 'salty sacks of magic', they taste 'halibut-y'?

has anyone bothered using Potassium Porbate in vanilla paste experiments? Anyone canning them, or will the heat destroy the vanillin?

got a link for this boiling manitol?

Amazon.co.uk have told me twice it will never be carried by them again, just return and look elsewhere. So when miraculously it came back into stock today I emailed them and asked for my duplicate copy. To which they replied that if they sent out another it'd just get beaten up again, so they aren't going to bother sending me one!!!! the missive ended "Did I solve your problem?" I let forth a frail bark of mirth.

Anyone know which one of the numerous ranges by Robert Welch cutlery pastry chefs are using for best results with quenelles (yes I've asked directly)?

I remember the delicacy of slowly unpackaging the precious cargo of the orginal MC, And eventually thinking that the numerous boxes was over kill, even with the acrylic case. Now all I've got is crumpled origami.

UK, they can do nothing except accept the return.

Just got mine and it's totally screwed. looks like someone has put it through a washing machine. Amazon.co.uk will give me a refund but not a new book, because they are out of stock. Waste of time & money, what a needless disappointment.

dare I say the word pasty.... is there a "best" anywhere?

Thanks Marcus, am staying in Port Isaac and The Harbour is planned. Forgoing Steinage, doing Ainsworth & Outlaw.

DId you have a remarkable Fruits de Mer anywhere?

Thanks for that. Anyone slurped the anointed grape from here...? http://www.camelvalley.com

Am really enjoying the writing style of Jon Tseng, any fellow bibliophiles will too........ http://morecookbooksthansense.blogspot.co.uk/

Ah now I get you! Well done, I have the orginals stuck in a book somewhere. I know I am not the only one who learnt to cook following these some years ago.

Just bumping this as am there shortly a week in the North then South of the County. Got the requisite restaurants booked. But anyone got recommendations for other food related activities, finest fishmongers, cheese merchants etc?

I got that email too this morning, thinking it was from amazon as I preorder for the £30. But they aren't shipping until next May.

Jeez Prawn death by salt, you really are one alpha-Panda!

Would a commercial Cream Whipper (i.e one that just pumps air mechanically) work?

Don't see him round these parts very often anymore, but that's a great result for Marc at Fraiche, surely?!

really enjoyed seeing those photos and putting names to faces. Are the Tommy Dinic's beef sandwiches as good as Adam Richman rates them?

John, your 1000th post is one decrying the Daily Heil. I salute you with a tip of the hat.