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I adore Japanese food. It's light and flavourful and mostly colourful and beautiful too. If I'm out in town and I want to eat ...

My sister Roxanne never cooked much until she had kids, and now she's forever placing fish 'en papillotte', or gratinating v...

I haven't been blogging for a while, because my 'real life' has taken over and sucked every last drop of creative writing en...

I am convinced that the live basil plant found in the 'living herbs' section, found in every supermarket in the land, is a com...

Mrs Ribeye loves scallops. She didn't used to love scallops, but now she does. Last year, I made the wife some delicious seared sc...

I'm sitting in my central London flat huddled over my laptop, wistfully looking out at the sunny morning (although in full knowledge...

The weekend is upon us! Which means boozing, partying, eating meat and no bloody work. Nice. Mrs Ribeye and I have been pretty pretty...

It's such nice weather for a September morning, that it was a pleasure to do my new early morning 6k trot around Regent's Park. ...

Asian food is so delicious and appropriate at this time of year; when your dietary requirements are lighter and  your palate has taken a...

What a lovely weekend Mrs Ribeye and I just had. We had plans to go to a big party at our friends in Brixton on Saturday night, and th...

One of the best things about French food, is their love of the salad. On nearly every restaurant menu is a selection of different salads...

So, here are a few facts to ponder: 1. I make Mrs Ribeye's packed lunch every day for work (henpecked, me? nah...). 2. Mrs Ribeye...

I love that squeaky, rubbery cheese halloumi. After a few minutes of frying in hot oil, it transforms from an unpalatable bar of white w...

Please welcome my mother-in-law to Potless! Each year, Mrs Ribeye and I take a trip together to Syktyvkar in northern Russia to visit ...

The buffet. Not sure how I feel about a buffet. On the one hand, there is the argument that a table groaning with platters of tasty,...

What a delightful weekend. Friday night's two parties were excellent. Happy birthday to Sandy, again, and bon voyage to Magda, again...

I admit, this salad don't look pretty. On certain days of the week, I'm busy doing not much - my sister's friend Alex ca...

First hand knowledge of the world will beat theory, every time. From reading books on the subject as a schoolboy, I was aware that the...

Mrs Ribeye and I have not long woken up after an excellent evening. Our good friends Ophelia and Kumar came over last night for dinner a...

When I'm not in the mood for carbs, I often take my favourite sandwich fillings and convert them into salads. This dish is a sandwich t...