THE TASTE OF SUCCESS
For three nights 22-25 May, as the final curtain closes on our wonderful time at the Garage, we are hosting three of London’s hottest rising pop-up restaurateurs. Chosen from a list of dozens of applicants, these stand-out cooks have been awarded one night to bring their character and expertise in the kitchen to the next [...]
PRIVATE DINING
NEXT STEPS
Mary and I have learned many things over the last wonderful eighteen months at the Citroen Garage in Islington. We arrived with some vague ideas about food and cooking but mostly about the kind of experience we wanted to create for people. I got into trouble at the time for recounting on this blog that [...]
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOKS…
When we finally turn down the gas and take off our aprons at the end of April, our work is only just beginning. As well as launching our new ventures, we’ll be keeping the Garage space during May for a number of different activities we’re currently working on. After the enthusiastic response to the session [...]
WE’RE MOVING ON
Next Wednesday, we’ll be hosting an exciting event with our friends at We Are Pop Up, the pioneering collaborators who are working hard around the UK to bring properties, entrepreneurs and innovative ideas together in a new, powerful economic model: the pop-up. The event is intended to inspire people who are interested in setting up [...]
MARMALADE, BAKED HAM, DUCK CONFIT
Easy recipes for marmalade, baked ham and duck confit
Something about January marks the midset of winter. Cold. Wet. Miserable. Looking forward now to that wonderful March day when the light evenings return. After a month of festive eating, we need some practical foods that will help us through these dreary months. Like Ratty’s pantry in Wind in the Willows. full of homemade treats that will emerge as the year progresses.
SPICES, DIETS AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
While you are thinking about when to come to eat at the Garage, here are five things we're impressed by which we think might interest you too!
CHRISTMAS SERVICE
Being a garage, having ramps and even an old delivery van, PipsDish is pretty much the right place to come if you want something off the beaten track of most food experiences during the festive season. Who would have thought after a whole year that here we are still serving up dinners in this oily [...]
ROAST VENISON WITH BEETROOT & CAPERS
The Greeks do a lovely thing with beetroot greens, serving them cooked lightly in oil with lemon juice and seasoning. Though we can get all through the year, there’s something about the colour of this tanatalizing vegetable that looked to me it would go well with the massive lump of venison which landed on the [...]
KITCHEN TABLE PROJECT
For me, an integral part of business is to find ways to ensure that the community we work in somehow benefits from our success. This is not some sort of pious altruism or po-faced preachiness. As well as a food writer and cook I am involved with a community interest company called Agency East. Our [...]
THE PIPSDISH KITCHEN
We’re extending the lease a while longer, so you still have plenty of opportunity to come and share the experience, in the evening on Thursday, Friday and Saturday or for lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t expect anything like a restaurant in terms of formality or elegance but expect a hospitality and the most carefully [...]
STUFFED BRITISH LOP SHOULDER
We were particularly delighted a few weeks ago to be invited to take part in a new series for BBC4 being presented by Clarissa Dickson Wright. They were focusing on the Sunday lunch experience and wanted to film somewhere unusual where they would be able to capture people from across the generations enjoying this convivial [...]
RAGU, WILD CAPERS & SEA URCHINS
A fascination with ingredients and a love of eating are such universal interests. Wherever you travel, there will always be something to stimulate your curiosity or give you the inspiration to search out new experiences or knowledge. I’ve been very lucky in the last few weeks to have been to both Italy and Greece. These [...]
THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE TURN
I never thought that the garage where I took my car to be serviced would become my first restaurant business. I wasn’t really anticipating cooking in one of London’s most fashionable streets or that I would be enjoying 3 week waiting lists for my cooking. But then life has a habit of turning up unexpected [...]
FOOD DREAMS
When you follow your dreams, it’s easy to get put off by the obstacles. And when it comes to the world of food and cooking, the competition is pretty stiff. Everyone will warn you about the barriers and the egos and the struggle to get noticed. But the most important thing if you believe you [...]
THE DISHES WE COOK
Quite often I am asked what sort of food my kitchen partner, Mary and I cook at PipsDish. After all how would you know what to expect from one of my pop-ups? It’s the leap of faith presented by cooking without recipes and which I write about in my book. We often genuinely don’t know [...]
THE BAKER BOYS
It’s a new year and everyone’s banging on about diets. So Channel 4 launches a new pie and pudding banquet. Putting aside the fact that the recent arrival of the ‘We are the Fabulous’ Baker Brothers on Channel 4 pushes me yet another two posh boys further away from telly land. Is this really the [...]
COOKING WITHOUT RECIPES IN TELEGRAPH TOP 10
PHEASANT WITH BREAD SAUCE
The season for pot roasted pheasant
I suppose one of the main influences that inspired me to write Cooking without Recipes was the seemingly natural instinct my mother had in the kitchen, as she moved effortlessly around her Aga, her sleeves rolled up, barking orders to a young boy standing on a stool, to wash dishes or peel vegetables. Sometimes I [...]
PIPSDISH AT THE MARQUESS TAVERN
These have been three exciting weeks for many reasons. First and foremost, I’ve been given the great privilege by my friends at The Marquess Tavern in Canonbury of using their kitchen and elegant restaurant for my PipsDish pop-up. The reason this is so generous is that as a successful gastro-pub, The Marquess has it’s own [...]
TASTE OF THE CITY – MALTBY ST
(Taken from South London Press) There has always been a strong habit and energy for market shopping all over South London. Every year a few stalls pop up somewhere or a farmer’s market locates in a new area, from Croydon to Oval and Brixton to Greenwich. The art of hunting for the best ingredients, from [...]
PIPSDISH POP UP
PipsDish Pop Up @ The Marquess Tavern, 32 Canonbury St, Islington, London N1 2TB 14 September – 1 October Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat @8pm As I progress my culinary adventures, learning about new ingredients and cooking for new audiences from Edinburgh to Brussels and Barcelona to London, I’m running a pop-up London restaurant, taking over [...]
NEAL’S YARD CHEESE
Always do as you please, and send everybody to Hell, and take the consequences. Damned good rule of life. N This was the advice given to Elizabeth David by her good friend and mentor, the writer Norman Douglas. Certainly taking on the stodge of British culinary traditions after the war was a bold endeavour. Particularly [...]
TASTE OF THE CITY – BLACKHEATH
(Taken from South London Press) Today the once, bleak and blasted Blackheath is the perfect spot for a summer picnic or a windy walk. The wide open spaces make this the ideal place for dogs, kites and kids. And there are some excellent finds for foodies on the search for new and interesting culinary experiences. [...]
TASTE OF THE CITY – CAMBERWELL
(Taken from South London Press) Like many of south London’s grand suburban junctions, with main routes in all directions, Camberwell is a hugger-mugger of people, cultures and cuisines. Certainly arriving in the hectic streets around the Green you could be forgiven for passing through without stopping to explore. But you might just be surprised by [...]
DINING
THE TASTE OF SUCCESS
For three nights 22-25 May, as the final curtain closes on our wonderful time at the Garage, we are hosting three of London's hottest rising pop-up restaurateur [...]
READING
COOKING WITHOUT RECIPES
Do you envy people who seem to be able to cook with effortless ease. Have you ever wanted to cook like your mother, bringing an endless variety of meals to the [...]
COOKING
MARMALADE, BAKED HAM, DUCK CONFIT
Something about January marks the midset of winter. Cold. Wet. Miserable. Looking forward now to that wonderful March day when the light evenings return. But in [...]
EATING
THE DISHES WE COOK
Quite often I am asked what sort of food my kitchen partner, Mary and I cook at PipsDish. After all how would you know what to expect from one of my pop-ups? It [...]
CAMPAIGNS
KITCHEN TABLE PROJECT
For me, an integral part of business is to find ways to ensure that the community we work in somehow benefits from our success. This is not some sort of pious a [...]
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