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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