Posts Tagged ‘chef’
Nothing but the best goes into making these pizzas
Pizzeria 1926 It’s no secret that Edinburgh is a haven for all things food and drink. Pizzeria 1926 is the sister restaurant of Locanda de Gusti owned and run by chef Rosario Sartore and his wife Maria. All the ingredients used at Pizzeria 1926 are fresh and simple. The very best varieties of tomatoes, burrata,…
Read MoreScallops with onion and Gruyère purée, pancetta and mushrooms
Scots chef Joanne Munro shares her recipe for scallops with onion and Gruyère purée, pancetta and mushrooms. Working at Glasgow’s famous Cafe Gandolfi, she said: ‘As soon as I joined I was really aware of the quality of the produce being purchased. ‘When I became sous chef I started to take control of some of the specials. The restaurant has been…
Read MoreScotch eggs with redcurrant and pickled walnut sauce
With a childhood spent in the kitchen helping her mother and grandmother, it’s hardly surprising that when Joanne Munro got the opportunity to change career, she chose to be a chef. And 18 years after finding her vocation, Joanne became head chef at a Glasgow institution – Café Gandolfi , in the city’s Merchant City enclave. ‘I was hugely interested in…
Read MoreSnow egg offers a dessert with a difference
This snow egg recipe was created by Andrew Cook, head chef at The Lime Tree in Fort William. The menu at the Lime Tree changes every three to four months. Andrew said: ‘As a team, we all write down our ideas and then we handpick it from there. There are just four of us in the team, so things…
Read MoreWhen good things come in small packages
The Fat Pony This addition to David Ramsden’s culinary menagerie is a wine bar serving small plates of loveliness. Chef, Rose Gregory creates these wee gems in a kitchen so tiny that it barely exists. There’s a choice of charcuterie and cheese boards and a selection of tapas-style plates on the menu. We found it…
Read MoreA delicious simnel cake recipe, just in time for Easter
Simnel Cake Recipe from Sopwell House’s Executive Head Chef Gopi Chandran Just in time for Easter, Executive Head Chef at Sopwell House, Gopi Chandran, has shared his fool-proof Simnel cake recipe. The traditional Easter treat has been enjoyed since the Medieval times as a cake symbolic of the Easter story. Simnel cake is a light…
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