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items: Best chef recipes from UK restaurants
items: ep 207 - a deep-dive into British charcuterie with Cobble Lane Cured
items: ep 204 – The Great Feast of London virtual festival
items: ep 199 – how to make the most of your kitchen garden
items: Watchful Mary, Cornwall: bar review
items: ep 181 – Gennaro Contaldo shares his guide to the Amalfi Coast and gives a masterclass in pasta making
items: Who makes the best Christmas sandwiches in the UK?
items: ep 176 – The olive Chef Awards are back! Listen to hear about the brilliant chefs that have made the shortlists
items: Who makes the best tonic water?
items: ep 171 – US food writer Alison Roman on fuss-free food
items: Who makes the best peanut butter in the UK?
items: ep 164 – Wilderness Festival chefs special with Andrew Clarke and Yossi Elad
items: Tahini brownies
items: Pensons, Netherwood Estate, Herefordshire: restaurant review
items: Gloria, London EC2: restaurant review
items: Join us at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
items: BRAT, London E1 (Shoreditch): restaurant review
items: olive chef awards 2018: winners
items: St Leonards, London EC2 (Shoreditch)
items: Who makes the best almond milk?
items: Château la Chenevière, Port-en-Bessin, Normandy: hotel and restaurant review
items: The Oxford Blue, Old Windsor: restaurant review
items: olive magazine podcast ep35 - turbo G&Ts, charcoal lattes and root-to-fruit eating with eco chef Tom Hunt
items: olive magazine podcast ep34 - Purple veg, healthy eating tips and an interview with the Curious Pear
items: Rarebit and pickled onion croquetas

Best chef recipes from UK restaurants
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date: 2023-08-16T11:07:55.000Z
subject: Chef recipes
subject: Restaurants
subject: Recipes
subject: Lockdown inspiration
description: Recreate restaurant dishes at home with the help of the country's best chefs, from Tommy Banks's tomato salad to Padella's cacio e pepe pasta and Dishoom's chilli cheese toast
encoded: Fancy recreating your favourite restaurant dishes at home? Check out our favourite chef recipes from around the UK, including Padella's epic cacio e pepe pasta and Dishoom's chilli cheese toast. Best chef recipes from UK restaurants Fried corn ribs – Fallow, Piccadilly Circus This umami-packed dish from sustainable dining restaurant Fallow is irresistibly crunchy, and makes a great starter or snack to serve with drinks. Lamb and anchovy crumpet – Ploussard, Clapham Make these epic bites from Ploussard in Clapham – they're topped with slow-cooked lamb, anchovy emulsion and barley puffs. Cynar negroni – Morchella, Farringdon Cynar, a bitter herbal liqueur made from artichoke leaves, joins Campari in Morchella's twist on the classic Italian cocktail. Garnish with a wedge of blood orange to serve. Hainan chicken rice – Med Salleh, Bayswater Make the condiments while the chicken cooks, and this recipe from Malaysian street food restaurant Med Salleh will be quicker than it first appears. Marmite bread with seaweed butter – Etch, Hove In this bread roll recipe from Etch in Hove, the dough is laced with moreish Marmite while a salty seaweed butter amps up the flavour. Rotisserie chicken – Bébé Bob, Soho This chicken from Bébé Bob is usually cooked on a rotisserie, but at home you can turn the birds over several times as you cook. Serve with roast potatoes and wilted spinach or a salad. Hereford onglet, Cafe de Paris butter and spoonwort – Camille, London Bridge Taken from the diaphragm of a cow, onglet has a unique flavour. Camille restaurant serves this with spoonwort, succulent leaves with a similar flavour to horseradish. Celeriac carbonara – Nessa, Soho This playful rendition of the classic carbonara using spiralised celeriac instead of spaghetti and a rich duck egg is the masterful creation of the modern British bistro Nessa. Crab rarebit – Queen's Head, Chalke Valley Upgrade your traditional Welsh rarebit by topping it with a creamy mixture of sweet and salty crab,…

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ep 207 - a deep-dive into British charcuterie with Cobble Lane Cured
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date: 2020-07-10T11:18:41.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
description: This week we chat to Matt Hill from Cobble Lane Cured for a deep-dive into the world of charcuterie, including tips on making, buying and storing salami
encoded: This week editor Laura Rowe meets with Matt Hill, co-founder of British charcuterie specialist Cobble Lane Cured. They have a really in-depth chat covering everything to do with curing meat including his career in butchery, why ’nduja is the ultimate zero-waste ingredient (make your own 'nduja with our recipe), and some tips on making, buying and storing salami. View oEmbed on the source website Make your own charcuterie with our step-by-step recipes

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ep 204 – The Great Feast of London virtual festival
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date: 2020-06-19T14:19:18.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
description: Find out about this online interactive food, music and wellbeing festival, and how organisers Bejay Mulenga and Dominic Cools-Lartigue have been tackling food poverty during lockdown
encoded: This week editor Laura Rowe has talks to Bejay Mulenga and Dominic Cools-Lartigue, the founders of a new, interactive food, wellbeing and music festival taking place online next month. Tune in to discover the pair’s fascinating journey into becoming entrepreneurs, how they’ve been tackling food poverty during lockdown, and their tips for starting your own business. View oEmbed on the source website Here are more virtual food festivals to check out this summer

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ep 199 – how to make the most of your kitchen garden
type: item
date: 2020-05-15T09:25:11.000Z
subject: Guides
subject: Lockdown inspiration
subject: Podcast
description: Editor of Gardeners World, Lucy Hall, returns to the podcast to share her tips on making the most of your kitchen garden during lockdown (even if you only have a window box)
encoded: This week editor of Gardeners World, Lucy Hall, returns to the podcast to share her tips on making the most of your kitchen garden during lockdown. She talks to olive’s editor Laura about how you can grow in any size space, even if you only have window boxes or pots. They also discuss some great hacks, including how to keep those pesky supermarket growing herbs alive and sustainable pest control without using damaging chemicals. View oEmbed on the source website Want to grow your own veg, herbs and salad? Check out our useful kitchen gardening guide. Now find out 10 expert tips for designing your kitchen. Gardeners’ World Magazine’s May issue is on sale now - look for the special edition that comes with six packs of seed, plus their annual 2 for 1 garden entry card. Or go to gardenersworld.com to buy a copy online.

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Watchful Mary, Cornwall: bar review
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date: 2020-02-08T15:09:54.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Bar reviews
subject: Drink
description: Try jugs of sangria, Cornish limoncello and silky charcuterie at Cornwall’s hippest beachfront bar
encoded: Looking for beach bars in Cornwall? Read our review of Watchful Mary, or check out our Cornwall guide here. Watchful Mary in a nutshell There’s a new spot from which to watch the sunset on Watergate Bay – a beachfront bar with small-batch beers and beats. Where is Watchful Mary? The latest addition to Watergate Bay Hotel, just north of Newquay – Cornwall’s ‘ski resort on a beach’, where swimming, surfing, and coastal walks are encouraged before dips in the pool, soaks in the hot tub, and après in the hotel – Watchful Mary looks over the water. It’s the perfect place, so say the owners, to catch the ‘green flash’ dancing along the horizon. Click here for more restaurants and bars with great views. What’s the vibe at Watchful Mary? Standalone from the hotel, Watchful Mary feels like the grown-up counterpart to Watergate Bay’s family friendly vibe. There’s a DJ on the decks, driftwood furniture, buttery tan leather sofa seats, and dozens of rattan lampshades in all shapes and sizes hang from the ceiling, as well as, of course, those views across the shoreline. What’s the drinks menu like? Things are kept simple and decisions come easy at Watchful Mary. Order a jug of sangria, or a martini (dry by day, sweet and coffee-spiked by night), or work through the local craft beer and spirits, including colour-changing rose-scented Cornish gin, Lyme Bay spiced rum, or even limoncello made from lemons grown in the Eden Project. Is there any food? Bar food at Watchful Mary consists of truffle-roasted nuts, plates of silky charcuterie, veggie antipasti and wedges of British cheese served with gooseberry and nettle or pear and nigella chutney. Where to go nearby for dinner Slope up to Watergate Bay Hotel, to Zacry’s for the likes of monkfish katsu curry and slow-cooked duck shepherd’s pie. And if you’re lucky enough to stay over, be sure to grab a place at the DIY waffle stand, then load up with sausage, bacon, egg and tomatoes for an extra-special full english. olive tip Check out…

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ep 181 – Gennaro Contaldo shares his guide to the Amalfi Coast and gives a masterclass in pasta making
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date: 2019-12-13T16:29:43.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
description: This week we get a lesson in pasta making with Gennaro Contaldo, plus he gives us a guide to the Amalfi Coast
encoded: On the olive podcast this week, editor Laura Rowe visits Italian cookbook author and chef Gennaro Contaldo in his East London home for a lesson in pasta making, a guide to the Amalfi Coast, and discovers his secret skill for walking stick whittling. View oEmbed on the source website Read Gennaro's foodie guide to the Amalfi Coast here...

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Who makes the best Christmas sandwiches in the UK?
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date: 2019-12-02T12:30:27.000Z
subject: Guides
subject: Taste tests
subject: Products
description: Whether you want a towering turkey sarnie for your lunch or prefer a bloomer filled with brie, we’ve found the best Christmas sandwiches to buy this year
encoded: Looking for the best Christmas sandwich? Read on to find out the results of our Christmas sandwich and vegetarian Christmas sandwich taste test. Want to make your own Christmas sandwich? Click here for our ultimate Boxing Day sandwich recipe How the best Christmas sandwich taste test worked Four members of the olive team conducted a blind taste test to find the best Christmas sandwich, awarding gold and silver awards to the ones we were most impressed with. The best meat Christmas sandwiches to buy Gold for traditional Christmas sandwich: EAT. Festive Full Works Bloomer, £3.99, EAT. Comments: With tender turkey, smoked ham, crisp spinach leaves, well-balanced sweet and sour notes from the cranberry sauce and creamy mayo – all sandwiched between slices of springy seeded bread – this sarnie is one you could happily eat repeatedly through the festive season. Gold for non-traditional Christmas sandwich: Sainsbury’s On the Go Christmas Market Sandwich, £3, Sainsbury’s Comments: This might not sing Christmas to some, but the chunky ham hock, punchy mayo and crunchy pickles in a golden bun gives this supermarket sandwich an deli-style feel and wowed us all. Silver for traditional Christmas sandwich: Tesco Finest Turkey Feast, £3, Tesco Comments: A classic turkey feast with squidgy white bread holding plenty of herby stuffing and juicy meat. Silver for non-traditional Christmas sandwich: GAIL’s Turkey and Cheese on Waste-less Sourdough, £5.10, GAIL’s Comments: Buy this loaded sarnie, made using GAIL’s ground-breaking ‘waste-less’ sourdough from unsold surplus bread, if you think a sandwich isn’t a sandwich without the addition of cheese. The smoked turkey slices balance well against the swiss-style cheese, chewy sourdough, chipotle aioli and sweet and savoury bacon jam. If you passed this off as homemade, we’d believe you. Other meat Christmas sandwiches we tried Lidl Christmas Turkey Feast Sandwich, £1.69, Lidl PAUL The Festive Pig Sandwich, £4.65, PAUL Asda Turkey Tower, …

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ep 176 – The olive Chef Awards are back! Listen to hear about the brilliant chefs that have made the shortlists
type: item
date: 2019-11-08T12:22:59.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
description: This week we chat about the second annual olive Chef Award and some of the great entries we've had including sustainable bakers and small but mighty chefs
encoded: This week editor Laura chats to digital editor Alex all about the second annual olive Chef Awards. They discuss some of the great entries we've had this year including sustainable bakers, small but mighty chefs and street food stars. View oEmbed on the source website Click here to find out more about the olive Chef Awards…

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Who makes the best tonic water?
type: item
date: 2019-10-17T08:12:57.000Z
creator: Adam Bush
subject: Drink
subject: Guides
subject: Reviews
subject: Taste tests
subject: Gin
subject: Products
description: Want to know which is the best tonic water to make your G&T with? We’ve tasted 11 original tonics to find out which goes best with gin and other spirits
encoded: Looking for the best tonic water? From Indian tonic water to Devon tonic water, we’ve found the best bottles, plus the tonic water ingredients. What is tonic water? Tonic water is a carbonated soft drink with a distinctly bitter flavour that is usually used as a mixer. Natural quinine is sometimes added to give the bitter taste, while some brands add sugar for sweetness. How the best tonic water taste test worked Four members of the olive team conducted a blind taste test to find the best original tonic water, awarding gold and silver to the ones we were most impressed with. All products have been chosen and reviewed independently by our editorial team. This page contains affiliate links and we may receive a small commission for purchases made, but this comes at no extra cost to you and helps us to continue providing top-quality content for our loyal readers. The results for the best tonic water taste test Joint gold: Schweppes 1783 tonic water, £26.49, 24 x 200ml, Amazon Comments: This has everything you want from a tonic water – sweet yet bitter with a well-rounded flavour profile and lemon notes. Try mixing this one with a vodka. Buy now Joint gold: Fever-Tree Indian tonic water, £21, 24 x 200ml, Amazon Comments: If you like your drinks a little sweeter, try this tonic with citrus notes. With a longer finish, this is ideal for a G&T. Buy now Joint gold: Bermondsey tonic water, £4.65, 4 x 200ml, Ocado Comments: A more complex tonic than the others we tasted, with distinct fruity, honey undertones. The grown-up flavour means it’d be lovely to drink on its own. Buy now Silver: Schweppes tonic water, £15.45, 24 x 200ml, Ocado Comments: One of the more bitter tonics we tasted, this lemony one had a delicate sweetness and a slight dryness at the end. Buy now Other tonic waters we tried Fentimans premium Indian tonic water, £1.80/500ml; Waitrose. Buy now About the tonic: Fentimans botanically brewed tonic water was first established in 1905. With no artificial sweetener…

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ep 171 – US food writer Alison Roman on fuss-free food
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date: 2019-10-04T11:22:39.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
description: This week we chat to US food writer Alison Roman about how she became an internationally acclaimed recipe writer and cookbook author
encoded: This week, editor Laura Rowe meets with American food writer and viral recipe queen, Alison Roman, ahead of her latest book coming out this month. Discover the food Alison grew up with, how she became an internationally acclaimed recipe writer and cookbook author, how to achieve her lo-fi cooking style and lots more. Be sure to check out the November (2019) issue of olive magazine for four recipes from Alison's new book, Nothing Fancy, or buy it from Amazon here. View oEmbed on the source website Try Alison's one-pot chicken with dates and caramelised lemon for yourself here…

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Who makes the best peanut butter in the UK?
type: item
date: 2019-09-27T10:29:44.000Z
creator: Adam Bush
subject: Best ever
subject: Guides
subject: Reviews
subject: Taste tests
subject: Products
description: Whether you spread it on toast or spoon it straight from the jar, peanut butter is a storecupboard essential, so we’ve found the best smooth varieties to add to your shopping list
encoded: Looking for the best smooth peanut butter? Want to know which nut butter to buy? Read on for the results of our peanut butter taste test… What is peanut butter? Peanut butter is a spread made from ground, roasted peanuts. Some are made from 100% pure peanuts, while others add sea salt, sweeteners or oil. How the best smooth peanut butters taste test worked Four members of the olive team conducted a blind taste test to find the best smooth peanut butter, awarding gold, silver and bronze awards to the ones we were most impressed with. All products have been chosen and reviewed independently by our editorial team. This page contains affiliate links and we may receive a small commission for purchases made, but this comes at no extra cost to you and helps us to continue providing top-quality content for our loyal readers. The results for the best smooth peanut butters taste test Joint gold: Meridian organic smooth peanut butter, £8.70, 1kg, Amazon Comments: 100% peanuts, roasted with their skins on, give this smooth peanut butter a natural flavour. A great artisan purchase if you’re after a pure nut butter to dip apple slices in, drizzle over pancakes or add to a curry. Buy now Joint gold: Marks and Spencer smooth peanut butter, £1.30, 340g, Marks and Spencer Comments: A mixture of peanuts (90%) with sunflower oil, palm oil, cane sugar and sea salt gives this nut butter a gentle sweetness and salty kick. With a dark roast and creamy texture, it’s the one to slather on toast. Buy now Silver: ASDA smooth peanut butter, £1.50, 280g, Asda Comments: Like monkey nuts? Then this nut butter (made from 100% peanuts), with its raw flavour profile, is the one to go for. With a lighter roast, it’s got distinctly different flavour notes to others on the market. Buy now Bronze: <a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100565798-16998092?sid=olivemagazine-723&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tesco.com%2Fgroceries%2Fen-GB%2Fproducts%2F300226319%3Fsc_cmp%3Dppc%2AGHS%2B-%2BGrocery%2B-%2BNew%2APX%2B%…

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ep 164 – Wilderness Festival chefs special with Andrew Clarke and Yossi Elad
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date: 2019-08-09T12:55:15.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Guides
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Podcast
description: This week we head to Wilderness Festival and catch up with chefs Andrew Clarke and Yossi Elad
encoded: This week we have a special podcast recorded by editor Laura at Wilderness Festival, in Oxfordshire where she catches up with two of the chefs hosting feasts at the festival. We hear from Andrew Clarke of St Leonard’s in Shoreditch about the joys of live fire cooking, his own battles with mental health and why cooking and being a chef saved his life. Then Laura talks to Yossi Elad co-founder of The Palomar in London about Israeli cooking, his incredible 40-year career and why he can’t quite retire yet. View oEmbed on the source website

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Tahini brownies
type: item
date: 2019-07-07T09:35:59.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Recipes
subject: Dark chocolate
subject: Tahini
description: Give these dark chocolate brownies a grown-up Middle Eastern twist with an indulgent salted tahini buttercream topping
encoded: Try this tahini twist on a brownie, then check out our classic chocolate brownies, Guinness brownies, vegan brownies, Oreo brownies and more brownie recipes. Take it to the next level by using your own tahini.

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Pensons, Netherwood Estate, Herefordshire: restaurant review
type: item
date: 2019-05-29T12:59:44.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Restaurants
subject: West Midlands
description: Try cherry blossom cosmopolitans, sourdough with Marmite butter and Herefordshire Herdwick lamb at this bucolic escape
encoded: Looking for restaurants in Herefordshire? Read our review of new destination restaurant Pensons, and check out our foodie road trip guide to Herefordshire here. Pensons in a nutshell Pensons is a new destination restaurant for Herefordshire, that’s redefining the modern, rural fine-dining experience. Who's cooking? Last seen as the ground-breaking head chef of Bethnal Green’s Typing Room, Lee Westcott is back behind the pass of Pensons and making a big impression with locals. What's the vibe? Lots of restaurants talk a good talk about provenance but so integral is it to Pensons’ ethos that the (hyper) local sourcing begins right at the front door. Housed in a previously derelict 15th-century barn, the space has been dramatically restored and renovated using materials from its surrounds, the Netherwood Estate. The farm’s manger is now a lighting rig. Fabric made on a weaving mill on the estate, from Netherwood wool, forms the unique napkins. Striking bell-bottomed lampshades are made with estate-harvested willow. There are even excavated treasures, found in the surrounding fields, framed. You can find out more about the makers who helped shape the space, here. Lunchtime is worth a venture, just for the light, which pours through the stylish Crittal windows, or if you’ve a night-time booking it’s hard to resist the glow of the open kitchen. Either way you’re in for a good meal. What's the food like at Pensons? Fans of Lee’s food in London will be more than satisfied with the food at Pensons – which feels familiar yet future-looking. Ingredients lead the direction of the menus (there’s an à la carte lunch and dinner menu, alongside a five- or seven-course tasting menu) – whether they’re plucked from the kitchen garden, yards away from the pass, foraged or farmed from the estate. (There’s a pescatarian and vegetarian menu available, too, but not vegan.) On our visit there were new takes on recognisable signatures from Lee – including fish skin, crisp like pork crackling…

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Gloria, London EC2: restaurant review
type: item
date: 2019-04-01T15:20:17.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: London
subject: Restaurants
description: Try platters of ruby beef carpaccio bigger than the table, ‘godsent’ smoked stracciatella and pasta served in a whole wheel of pecorino at Shoreditch’s crazy new Italian
encoded: Looking for restaurants in Shoreditch? Read our review of Gloria, and check out more suggestions for eating in Shoreditch here. Gloria in a nutshell A Paris export bringing top-quality Italian food to the streets of east London in its own quirky, seriously OTT way. What's the vibe? Gloria might call itself a “pure and traditional Italian trattoria” but this is signature Shoreditch (by way of Paris) – expect long queues thanks to a no-booking policy for groups under six, one-way-glass in the loos (yes, really) and overflowing plants, everywhere. In a nod to 50s Capri, the dining room mixes Carrara marble with colourful antique Italian ceramics, mirrored ceilings and velour banquettes. It gets raucous, tables are crammed in and you very well might need a torch to read the menu once it gets dark. What's the food like? All produce is sourced from Italy and it shows. Order smoked stracciatella (if you can resist burrata from Puglia), accurately described on the playful menu as “bloody godsent”. Crocchè (think croquettes) with black truffle béchamel, guanciale (face bacon – better than it sounds) and a cloud of parmigiano melt in the mouth and deserve a new moniker: golden balls. A Big Mamma platter of carpaccio is really too big for a table of two (but we couldn’t resist, and made a gallant dent) but is a definite must-order if you’re hungry and/or in a gang. This is seriously decent beef, dressed with vibrant fresh basil pesto, toasted hazelnuts and suitably generously shavings of more cheese. There’s plenty more on the menu you’ll want to order, too, before you even get to the main attractions – we’re looking at you deep-fried artichoke with a cacio e pepe sauce. If Instagrammable dishes are your bag then look no further than the La Gran Carbonara, for two to share, served in a giant wheel of pecorino, and the “incomparable” lemon pie with a promised 5.9-inch meringue layer – but we opt for more truffle and button mushrooms, beaten into mascarpone, clinging to the curl…

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Join us at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
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date: 2019-03-08T13:01:35.000Z
subject: Event
subject: Guides
subject: Meet the chef
description: Exclusive offer for olive readers – join us for lunch, gin tasting and a cooking masterclass at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons this May (2019)
encoded: Raymond Blanc’s celebrated Oxfordshire manor house hotel and two-Michelin-starred restaurant, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, is a must-visit destination for food lovers. Why not treat a loved one (perfect for Mother’s Day) or yourself to an unforgettable three-course lunch, where you will be joined by members of the olive magazine team. Arriving at the stunning 15th-century manor, surrounded by gorgeous kitchen gardens, you will be welcomed with a morning tea or coffee. Once you have settled in, you will be given a spring demonstration by the expert team of chefs in The Raymond Blanc Cookery School, the first Michelin-starred kitchen in the UK with its own cookery school; plus there will be a gin-tasting session with an expert bartender, who will guide you through the various types of gins and mixers. Prior to lunch there will be a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception with canapés to whet your appetite, after which you will sit down in Belmond Le Manoir’s elegant La Belle Époque dining room to enjoy a three-course seasonal spring lunch, complete with wine, finishing with tea or coffee and petits fours. Your day will end with the opportunity to explore the wonderful surrounding gardens and see the produce being grown in the expertly tended grounds and orchards. And don’t forget to collect your olive goody bag (worth £20) before you go! Details Date: Monday 20 May 2019 Venue: Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire, OX44 7PD Time: 10am – 3.15pm Price: £199 per person (£10 discount for olive magazine subscribers*) Early booking is recommended. You will be seated with fellow guests and the olive team. Itinerary 10am Arrive for coffee or tea with biscuits 10.25am Welcome by Belmond Le Manoir staff and members of the olive team 10.30am Guests split into two groups for gintasting and spring cooking demo in The Raymond Blanc Cookery School 11.30am Guests swap activities 12.15pm Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception with canapés 12.45pm Three-course l…

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BRAT, London E1 (Shoreditch): restaurant review
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date: 2018-10-01T16:22:08.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: London
subject: Restaurants
description: We try turbot, sharing plates and brown bread ice cream at this Shoreditch restaurant from Tomos Parry
encoded: Looking for restaurants in Shoreditch? Read our review of open wood fire grill restaurant BRAT, and check out more suggestions for eating in Shoreditch here. BRAT in a nutshell: BRAT could have been a difficult second album for chef and Young British Foodie winner Tomos Parry – such was the affection for his former gaff and celeb hang out Kitty Fishers – but it seems he’s learnt lessons in his time “off”. What’s the food like at BRAT? Brat, slang for turbot – the much ordered and much Instagrammed star dish on the menu at this former Shoreditch strip bar – is grilled over an open wood fire grill to much dramatic effect, along with more prime ingredients. We order the Cornish moorland beef chop after a hot tip – slices of ruby red meat with a darkly charred bark, come lined up like dominos, their border of gamey yellow fat almost better than the meat itself. Italian tomatoes, on the side, are simply quartered, seasoned and drenched in an olive oil so peppery it catches in your throat. The rest of the menu follows the trend for sharing plates – small snacks up to giant platters. We regret not ordering the chopped egg salad with bottarga as we spot it on the pass, but a bouncy, blistered, pillow-soft grilled flatbread, topped with curls of salty anchovy fillets, a slick of oil and sprinkling of chives does the trick. Sweet langoustines with earthy spikes of roasted rosemary are barely licked by the flames – still daringly see through. Spider crab, cabbage and fennel salad was refreshingly different – a careful dance between the sweet shellfish, brassica pepperiness and aniseed hit, lemon zest and chervil. Perhaps the most surprising, underdog dish of the night was a bowl of cockles, boldly served with a sharp, vinegary liver sauce, earthy, sweet – and (who knew?) the perfect partner for these salty little sea bursts. Burnt cheesecake was granular and didn’t do it for us, but a Tomos classic, brown bread ice cream marbled with marmalade, was just right. And to drink? Th…

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olive chef awards 2018: winners
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date: 2018-09-28T10:46:11.000Z
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
subject: chef awards
description: We reveal the talented winners making a difference to the way we eat across the UK
encoded: The inaugural olive magazine Chef Awards, in association with Dark Horse Wine, were launched in May with the aim of championing the chefs who are having a positive impact on the food we eat, the communities we live in and the planet as a whole. Thousands of you nominated your local heroes, and over the summer we whittled it down to a sterling shortlist of 30 chefs, along with loads of their recipes, podcasts, restaurant reviews, interviews and more. Our esteemed judges – Clerkenwell Boy, Felicity Cloake, Laura Rowe and Mark Taylor – travelled the country meeting the chefs, tasting their food and learning their stories. These are the winners they selected… Best pastry chef or baker Winners: Calum Franklin of Holborn Dining Room, London, and Sarah Lemanski of Noisette Bakery, Yorkshire Calum Franklin of the Holborn Dining Room in London took an unconventional route into pastry stardom. He didn’t train as a pastry chef but was inspired to learn the craft as an executive chef because, as he puts it, “I don’t like having gaps in my knowledge”. His passion for reviving traditional pastry skills was ignited by finding an old pâté en croûte pie crust mould in the cellars of the restaurant. “None of us knew what that mould was but now I’ve had the opportunity to train 35 chefs in these old-school techniques. I am on a mission to pass on these skills to the next generation.” The proof, of course, is in the eating, and everything our judge tasted was “outstanding”, from a dry-aged Cornish duck and pork pâté en croûte with pistachios and plum chutney to a vegetarian potato pithivier with aged comté and caramelised onion. And then there were the desserts, including a classic tarte tatin that Calum spent three months trying to perfect, and a paris-brest so good our judge claimed they were even better than those they had eaten in France over the summer. A purist but also an innovator who is now developing new types of pastry, Calum is the real deal – talented, relentlessly curious…

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St Leonards, London EC2 (Shoreditch)
type: item
date: 2018-08-23T14:23:36.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: London
subject: Restaurants
description: Read our review of St Leonards in Shoreditch for dishes such as tuna bone caramel, Swaledale lamb leg and salted caramel and sherry tart
encoded: St Leonards in a nutshell: A new, maverick fire-and-ice restaurant from Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke, of Brunswick House, in the heart of Shoreditch. Who’s cooking? Between chef-patrons Jackson and Andrew there’s quite the glittery culinary CV, having worked for Margot Henderson, at The Salt Yard, The Square and St John, amongst others. But their latest project together is unlike anything either have done before. What’s the vibe? A far cry from the grandeur and antiquity of Vauxhall’s Brunswick House, St Leonard’s is a vast and underdressed space in the grungy end of Shoreditch. Living trees add a bit of colour to the sparse, concrete-chic decor – wooden tables adorned only with cutlery, crudely pressed linen napkins, and tortoiseshell tealight holders. Funky, industrial chain lights cast pretty shadows. What’s the food like at St Leonards? Expect flavours and combinations here that you won’t have tried before and a lot of love for pork. There’s a dramatic, large, log-fuelled open fire which produces small plates of flame-scorched margarita onions, with a tuna bone (yes, you read right) caramel (sweet, umami, sticky) and specials such as Swaledale lamb leg, slow roasted and rosy, with Vesuvio tomatoes and anchovies. There’s also a raw ice bar where oysters come natural, dressed or, with help from the hearth, flamed. Ours come warm from the fire with a lardo crumb – every bit as mind blowing as you might imagine – but still not as good as the single cherrystone clam. It’s worth its eye-watering £9 price tag – sweet, chubby and drinking in its szechuan oil dressing and fine dice of coriander stalks. There’s plenty more worth ordering. Smoked eel and foie gras custard with pork rind is like the punk sister to an elegant and restrained chawanmushi (a Japanese savoury egg custard). Sides, too, shouldn’t be shunned. Hispi cabbage – uncontested king brassica – is crowned with more pork fat and an XO crumb. Sprouting broccoli is slathered in delicious, dainty scraps of h…

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Who makes the best almond milk?
type: item
date: 2018-08-20T14:01:07.000Z
creator: Hannah Guinness
subject: Guides
subject: Taste tests
subject: Products
description: Our mission: to find the best almond milk available in the UK. Here are the results of our expert taste test
encoded: Looking for the best almond milk to buy? Read on to find the results of our almond milk taste test. Next, check out our almond butter recipes. Plant-based milk is an alternative to dairy products to add to tea, cereal or drink on its own. Almond milk, coconut milk and oat milk are all plant milks. We taste those available to find the best ones to buy... How the best almond milk taste test worked Five members of the olive team conducted a blind taste test to find the most flavoursome shop-bought almond milk. We tasted all of the biggest almond milk brands widely available in the UK. The group choose an overall winner and the rest all winning under specific categories. The results for the best almond milk Best overall almond milk: Plenish organic 6% almond milk About the almond milk: This almond milk is made with filtered water, 6% almonds and sea salt. It containers no sweeteners or stabilisers and is suitable for vegans. Comments: With a well-rounded toasty flavour, this smooth almond milk is great drunk on its own or in a smoothie. Price: £2.50/1L, ocado.com Runners up Best almond milk for those with a sweet tooth: Innocent almond dairy alternative milk About the almond milk: Made with spring water, 5.8% almonds and sea salt, this almond milk is suitable for vegans. Comments: This almond milk was a little more watery than Plenish, but had a pleasant toasty, salty flavour. Price: £1.75/750ml, tesco.com Rude Health longlife almond drink About the almond milk: This almond drink is made with natural spring water, organic rice, 1% almond Italian almonds, organic cold-pressed sunflower oil and sea salt. It is organic and suitable for vegans. Comments: This almond milk is great for those with a sweet tooth, with a very sweet marzipan-like flavour and creamy texture. Price: £1.40/250ml, ocado.com Here are the best plant-based restaurants across the country including: Chantelle Nicholson at Tredwell’s, London Mono, Glasgow Hendersons, Edinburgh Anna Loka, Cardiff Milgi, Car…

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Château la Chenevière, Port-en-Bessin, Normandy: hotel and restaurant review
type: item
date: 2018-07-09T13:35:02.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: France
subject: Europe
subject: Travel
description: Read our review of Château la Chenevière in Normandy, a sophisticated base to explore the region’s cider orchards, tread a scallop shell-lined beach, and snack on salted butter caramels
encoded: Looking for best places to stay in Normandy? Want Port-en-Bessin hotels? Read our review of hotel Château la Chenevière, Normandy. What’s the hotel’s USP? Set along Normandy’s lush, north-west coast, the honeyed stone of 18th-century manor house Château la Chenevière glows in the mid-afternoon sun. A former mansion and farm – they used to grow hemp here, then bred foals before a German and American occupation in World War II – Chenevière opened as a hotel in 1988. Now with five stars, and membership of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, it’s mastered the art of looking after its guests, especially those with food on their minds. Read our foodie guide to Normandy here... And the general vibe? Sophisticated relaxation. Beyond the satisfyingly crunchy driveway there are 30 acres of grounds to amuse yourself in – with scented rose gardens (a flower show is held there every May), exotic trees, Chenevière’s own beehives, tennis courts, bikes (you can borrow them for free), a heated outdoor pool, and a hard-working vegetable patch that serves the hotel’s two restaurants. Attention to detail is strong – organic waste is turned into compost for the garden, and rain water is recycled. Which room should I book at Château la Chenevière, Port-en-Bessin, Normandy? There are 29 rooms in Chateau La Chenevière, each uniquely designed (think marble fireplaces, velvet-backed beds and wood paneling) but book into the deluxe executive rooms if you fancy an open, marbled bathroom. Wherever you stay, on wet weather days be sure to pick a DVD from the library and order free popcorn and a handful of individually wrapped salted butter caramels to be delivered to your door. What’s good to drink? Château la Chenevière’s speakeasy-style Zanzibar bar is decorated with a collection of the owner’s travel souvenirs but looks to its immediate surroundings for menu inspiration. Calvados (apple brandy) is a recurring theme – try the Cheneviere, a combination of pommeau (apple port), peach cream and…

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The Oxford Blue, Old Windsor: restaurant review
type: item
date: 2017-02-23T11:57:02.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Restaurants
subject: South East travel
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: We review newly renovated pub The Oxford Blue in Old Windsor, and discover attention to detail rarely seen outside of the capital’s fine-dining restaurants
encoded: It’s been two years in the making but the last day of 2016 marked the long-anticipated opening of chef patron Steven Ellis’s first solo venture, Old Windsor’s The Oxford Blue. Let’s make things clear from the off, it’s worth the wait. As the former sous chef of three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, and with Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen and Andrew Pern’s Michelin-starred Star Inn in North Yorkshire on his CV, it’s little wonder that Steven’s menu here is as elegant as it is. Described as one “based on tradition and comfort, presented with a modern twist”, there are familiar pub favourites – a ploughman’s, soup and homemade bread, liver and onions, beef sirloin – but nothing is quite as it seems. (It’s better.) We spot the ploughman’s being served across the dining room – ham is theatrically carved from a trolley and served alongside wedges of Kirkland mature Lancashire – while little black pudding bonbons to get us started are served with military precision from trays by the young but well-versed team. Josh, our waiter, is only 18 and yet advises us on the details of any dish we quiz him on (we weren’t testing, honest), and recommends wine, and later cheese, with authority and charm. This is, in no small part, down to general manager Daniel Crump and restaurant manager Margriet Vandezande-Crump (who created the drinks list). The husband and wife team, and best friends and former colleagues of Steven, have themselves worked for some of the country’s best – Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Petrus and Adam Byatt’s Trinity. A starter of ‘warm potato salad’ reveals Steven’s attention to detail, playful attitude towards traditional flavour pairings, and a clear obsession with good ingredients. A variety of potatoes are served in a multitude of ways – purple truffle potatoes are boiled and sliced, one more (nutty in flavour) is fried into a crisp, while another's skin is made into some sort of sublime vegetarian crackling and stuffed with yet more whipped potato with chives a…

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olive magazine podcast ep35 - turbo G&Ts, charcoal lattes and root-to-fruit eating with eco chef Tom Hunt
type: item
date: 2017-01-20T15:03:24.000Z
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
encoded: This week eco chef and restaurateur Tom Hunt comes into the studio to explain his root-to-fruit philosophy and gives the team tips on reducing food waste. Janine gets excited about plant-based cooking, and Laura and Sarah experiment with charcoal lattes and 'turbo' G&Ts. You'll never guess the secret ingredient...

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olive magazine podcast ep34 - Purple veg, healthy eating tips and an interview with the Curious Pear
type: item
date: 2017-01-13T12:59:43.000Z
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
encoded: This week Alex talks purple veg with Vernon Mascarenhas, fruit and veg guru at New Covent Garden Market then catches up with Megan and Issy, the pals behind food and travel blog The Curious Pear. Janine and Gregor trade healthy eating recipes and tips.

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Rarebit and pickled onion croquetas
type: item
date: 2016-12-06T14:09:12.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Entertain
subject: Family
subject: Recipes
description: These cheesy bites have a crunchy exterior, a melty inside and a satisfyingly tangy taste. They're a definite crowd-pleaser and a great way to use up left-over cheese

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