Posts by Roving Reporter
Our tribute to Tim Bacon
Tim Bacon passed away last Friday 29 April, after a long battle with cancer. He was the founder and Chairman of Living Ventures, the successful company owning many popular bar and restaurants in Manchester, such as Artisan, Australasia and Gusto. From Tanzania, where he had spent his childhood, to the North West England, Tim Bacon came…
Read MoreCurried Tagliatelle
Here’s an interesting take on a recipe by our Italian intern (they’re not massive on curry in Italy)
There are two watchwords to bear in mind in the kitchen: research and experimentation. When the love of food meets the curiosity for different cultures, we can get matches we had never thought of before.
As in this recipe, where Indian curry meets Italian tagliatelle. This dish is very easy to prepare but also surprisingly sophisticated.
Read MoreThe Curry House Crisis
The curry house has been part of the fabric of British society for quite some time now, so much so that you would be hard pressed to find a high street in the UK without an Indian, Bangladeshi, Thai or other curry-loving type of cuisine. However this might not be the case for much longer, with curry houses currently closing down at a rate of two a week and industry experts suggesting that up to a third of Britain’s 12,000 curry houses are at risk of closure. There are a number of reasons behind this trend, the competition is extremely high and tight budgets continue to make people think twice before eating out, however the number…
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