Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

TheQueenMotherdiedaged 101 on

30 March.A collectionofrecipes

compiledbyformerstaffandguests

atCastleofMey(herScottishhouse)

reveala lovefor‘oeufsdrumkilbo’–

likeprawncocktailbutwithlobster

andsherryjellies– andAfterEight

flavouredicecream.

1966

2002

INTHISMONTH...

MomofukuAndo,creator

oftheInstantNoodle,was

borninTaiwanon5 March.

HisChikinRamenfirst

launchedasa luxuryfood

in1958,costingsixtimes

morethana bowloffresh

udonorramennoodles

atthetime.

PaulHollywoodwasbornon

1 MarchinTheWirral.Hewas

studyingsculpturewhenhedecided

toleavethecourseandjoinhis

father’sbakerychain.Lookslike

hemadetherightdecision.

BrianJonesandBertrand

Piccardbecamethefirst

tocircumnavigatethe

earthina hotairballoon

on 21 March.Theyate

bread,cheeseand

pre-cookedsteaksforthe

firstweekbeforemovingo

toa drieddietofcerealsan

powderedmilkforthe

remaining 12 days.

delicious. HOTSPOT: MIMO COOKERY SCHOOL

HOTNEWCOOKBOOKS

SIMPLESPICE

VEGETARIAN

CyrusTodiwalaof

LondonrestaurantCafé

SpiceNamastéisa true

spicewhisperer– his

bookaimstodeliver

full-onmeat-freedishes

thatrelyona minimal

storecupboardofspices

andingredients.

MitchellBeazley£20;

out5 Mar

WHEREMimo,LondonSE

THECOURSETapasCookingClass:

TheClassics(£175forhalf-day

includinglunchwithwine).Mimo’s

classesalsoincludePintxos,Basque

CookingandBestofBoroughMarket.

TESTEREllieDonnell

THESETTINGMimo,inLondon’s

BoroughMarket,specialisesin

cuisinefromSpain’sBasquecountry.

Weworkedintwogroupsaround

a singlelongtable,buteveryonehad

theirownworkstationsoit didn’tfeel

cramped.Theworkloadfortheday

washeavy,butourtutorsJosebaand

Anderkepttheclassmoving.

DOYOUNEEDTOBEA GOODCOOK?The

class(maximum 10 people)had

a rangeofabilitiesbutJosebaand

Andersoonhadeveryoneflipping

tortillas,makingbéchamelsauce

andevenboilinga 4kgoctopus.The

focusisonhands-oncooking.

WHATYOULEARNA lot.Josebaand

Anderwereencouragingtutorsand

makesureyouhavefunwhencooking

• it doesn’thavetobeintimidating.
  Theseventapasdishesweenjoyed
  attheendofthesessionwereof
  suchhighqualityit washardto
  believenoviceshadmadethem.
  THEVERDICT‘Mimo’isa Spanish
  wordmeaningloveandcare.That
  sentimentchimesthroughevery
  detailofthecourse.Wewerea bit
  pushedfortimeattheend,soour
  tutorshadtofinishoffthedishes
  whileweate,butwemanaged
  mostofthework.
  mimofood.com

THEIRISH

COOKBOOK

A magnumopusfrom

restaurateurJP

McMahon.The 500

recipesspanthousands

ofyearsofIrishfood.

Beautifullyresearched,

thebookexamineshow

Irishgeographyand

identitycometogether

inthecountry’sfood.

Phaidon£

LIFE

KITCHEN

AuthorRyanRileysetup

LifeKitchencookery

schoolafterhismother

diedofcancer.Ryan

workedwithsense

specialistProfBarry

Smithtocreaterecipes

thatdelivermuchneeded

tastetopalatesdulledby

cancertreatment.

Bloomsbury£20;out5 Mar

n

nd

1999

St Patrick’s
Day special

in the know.

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