Monday 8 November 2010

A trolley of tofu wieners


There are many reasons why health food stores offer a superior shopping experience. Here's one of them.

Sunday 24 October 2010

Grillside Angst (or 'How Magic Cheese Saved My Social Life')


Retrograde thinking make a strong link between meat and manliness. Hasn't this attitude reached its expiry date? Is there anything macho about flouncing down the meat aisle and plucking out a chicken kiev? You're hardly bringing down a wild boar.

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Courgette Episodes


My earliest food memory involves courgette - the young Cereal Killah choked on one as a classmate shat himself. It was a tough day at the nursery.

Friday 23 July 2010

Food Files: Steve

In my hood, all beers lead to this boy.

Thursday 22 July 2010

Casareccia with Broccoli Arrabiata


If you believe the adverts, Italian mothers prepare their boy's favourite dish for his every visit.

Not so in the post-feminist scrum that is Britain.

I can barely drop my knapsack before mother points me to the kitchen. There, under a bombardment of dubious style tips and flying Kettle chips, I grind out her favourite dinner.

This is it.

Wednesday 21 July 2010