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I read that review. definitely not an establishment I would visit

Moira

I had just read it before looking in here too.
"Billy Boyter had previously been the chef-patron at the Cellar in nearby Anstruther, where he had won numerous awards, including a Michelin star,..".

You can only serve what the clientele demands but I hope this chap's enthusiasm and reputation don't become a faded memory.

Some of the worst food I’ve ever had has been at golf clubs. My parents were avid golfers, as is my BF who doesn’t rate the food at hers in MK either.

I'd tend to agree re food at golf clubs but I've had lunch a few times at Dundonald links and it's really good. I've not been at night but know folk that have and really enjoyed it. None of us are golfers lol! https://dundonaldlinks.com/the-canny-crow-restaurant/

OH read about this enterprise in the New York Times - I must say I didn't catch it over here https://homekitchenlondon.org/ourmission

(This is the link, but I think it will probably be paywalled https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/worl ... eless.html)

OH ate at that restaurant earlier this year. He feels it is mainly geared to American diners and only one of his group of four was happy with their food. They complained and didn’t have to pay for everything they ordered. Outcome: never again, and they are regulars to St Andrews so custom has been lost.

WG - I hope Billy Boyter runs back to Anstruther fast!

KC - good to read, lots more of that kind of enterprise is needed, especially the sort which cuts through red tape where individuals stumble.

KeenCook wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:23 am OH read about this enterprise in the New York Times - I must say I didn't catch it over here https://homekitchenlondon.org/ourmission

I looked at the Primrose Hill menu link (it's within striking distance of the Mousehole) £65 for lunch, £130 for two...I'm not quite in that income bracket alas.

Looks delicious!

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... apan-house

No. I don’t get it either.

miss mouse wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 5:51 pm

KeenCook wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:23 am OH read about this enterprise in the New York Times - I must say I didn't catch it over here https://homekitchenlondon.org/ourmission

I looked at the Primrose Hill menu link (it's within striking distance of the Mousehole) £65 for lunch, £130 for two...I'm not quite in that income bracket alas.

The NYT article mentioned a £35 set menu - yes, I think that £65 one is a "tasting" menu ... a shame the website would appear to be inaccurate

Are you sure the website is incorrect? I think it's just a confusing website and lunch can be had for £35.

Of course, £35 is more than many can afford to spend on lunch (though the few people I've known who lived in Primrose Hill could probably manage it from time to time) but by treating the potential chefs seriously with a reasonably high starting bar must guarantee some commitment from those taking up the opportunity.

Flygerian recipes.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/o ... n-shawarma

Fusion food just keeps on fusing ...

Felicity’s plum cobbler.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/o ... ity-cloake

There was a feature about the Home Kitchen on this morning's BBC London News (tv version). The website is unusable as far as I'm concerned

Flygerian is fine, but that shawarma looks as if it might have a condiment too many for my taste, seems like the sort of thing Big Zuu might come up with (his heritage is Lebanese and Sierra Leonean)

Another reason not to go to Harrod’s. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/o ... ant-review

I read that earlier. What is it with these once decent chefs branching out into places frequented mostly by tourists and serving awful, overpriced food? An absolute disgrace.

I'll bet that the best hot dogs most Brits have had in Britain were at greyhound stadiums, vans near pubs at closing time in small market towns, Motor X and the like. In the USA, the vans in Home Depot car parks hit the spot .

Best hotdogs ever … from (Bert) Stocks’ travelling funfair to be found at Framlingham Gala in the castle meadow, and various other East Anglian venues throughout the year … exactly as they should be (with melting-soft onions and American mustard) and just as described by Jay. https://www.facebook.com/stocksfunfair/

I think I can say that I’ve never actually had a hot dog.

I’ve had a sausage in a bridge roll but never a proper hot dog. There is something about the ultra processed meat that puts me off. Locally we had the Westlers factory that made such products and rumour had it that it was all the nasty bits that were put into the hot dogs. Ditto never had a frankfurter for the same reasons, the pink unnatural colour puts me off. Also never had a bratwurst at a Christmas market………

Am I missing out???

BB

We used to sell Jumbo hot dogs when I had a vacation job in a holiday camp. They were of course served in a jumbo roll, but the fun part was they were made using a special hot dog maker, which kept the sausages warm in a water bath and had heated spikes on which you impaled the bread to warm adn slightly toast it,
It's err, quite rude
Hot Dog Maker - including Toasting Rods - video
https://www.amazon.co.uk/vdp/13e8d0ac2d ... amCZVwRl5V

Since then for some reason I've been more inclined to eat them from Schnell Imbiss (Quick Bite) stands in Germany and Austria where the sausages are probably better quality.

Quite popular in the Jewish community as suitable beef or poultry based sausages are available