Hen's cooking marathon....

[oldr_n_wsr]

Good to "see" you around again Hen. I was just asking Gob where you were hiding.
he didn't know

[The Hen]

I aint bin round much of late, even at home.

I have been pulling 55+ hour weeks and working through a number of weekends recently.

Bah!

The positive is I have built up a shedload of flex-time, so about four weeks of our seven week UK jaunt wont be coming out of my leave allowance.

XD

[Gob]

We're hoping to book a table at "Dinner by Heston" for when we're back in the UK next...

Look at the menu there....

Whooo hoo!! Last night of our UK trip will be "Dinner by Heston!!" Table booked for 7.30 pm.

[oldr_n_wsr]

We're hoping to book a table at "Dinner by Heston" for when we're back in the UK next...

Look at the menu there....

Whooo hoo!! Last night of our UK trip will be "Dinner by Heston!!" Table booked for 7.30 pm.

Is a member of the NRA going hunting for you meal?

[Jay Tea]

As I mentioned on Taff's blog the stew looks awesome. The last time I used oxtail was in a similar marathon phở, but the endurance is worth it for an unforgettable flavour. Chefs like Blumenthal are annoying however however in that their championing of certain ingredients pushes the price for them through the roof - oxtail and anchovies for example used to be practically given away at market

[Gob]

Whoo hoo...

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has been awarded a sixth Michelin star after his new London restaurant Dinner was upgraded to two stars.




The chef has kept his three-star rating for The Fat Duck and one star for The Hinds Head, neighbouring restaurants in Bray, Berkshire.


Diner is Mr Blumenthal's newest restaurant located in London icon the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park and showcases historic British gastronomy.



Mr Blumenthal said: 'This is absolutely brilliant - I am overjoyed. It's great news for Ashley [Palmer-Watts, executive head chef for The Fat Duck Group] and the whole team.

'It's been an incredible two and a half years for Dinner and this is just simply the highlight. As a Brit, I am very proud that a restaurant inspired by and celebrating historic British cooking has been recognised today.'

Mr Palmer-Watts said: 'This is just incredible news and an amazing achievement for the entire team at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. Everyone works so hard every day and myself and Heston are so proud of each and every one of them. I am just blown away.'



The 2014 Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland also awarded a second star to The Greenhouse, the Mayfair restaurant run by French chef Arnaud Bignon, for its ‘technically impressive and innovative cooking’.