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  • A fine dining setting featuring a starter of wild scallop carpaccio with blood orange and olive oil vinaigrette
    Recipes,  Winter

    Scallop Carpaccio with Blood Orange

    Scallop Carpaccio with Blood Orange – recipe notes Make the most of the blood orange season with this simple and elegant scallop carpaccio that is fit for a romantic dinner or special celebration. The scallop carpaccio is served raw, so…

    By Andra Constantinescu
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    Portsmouth: Restaurant 27 – Review

    Restaurant 27 Portsmouth - Review seven-course tasting menu worthy of a well deserved Michelin plate Restaurant 27 Portsmouth – Review A couple of weeks ago I went on a getaway to Portsmouth and Southsea. It’s only one hour and a…

    By Andra Constantinescu
  • hake fillet low calorie dinner
    Low Calorie,  Recipes

    Hake fillet with mussels and baby courgette

    Hake fillet with mussels and baby courgette The second recipe in the #lowcalfinedining series is again a fish dish. This time, a beautiful hake fillet served with mussels, baby courgette, asparagus and sugar snap peas. I like this combination of…

    By Andra Constantinescu
  • A seving of vitello tonnato cooked sous vide for the New Year's Eve party
    Recipes,  Winter

    Vitello Tonnato

    Vitello Tonnato - a modern interpretation of an Italian classic dish, using the Sous Vide cooking technique.

    By Andra Constantinescu
  • Lyle's London Restaurant Review
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    London: Lyle’s – Restaurant Review

    Lyle’s Restaurant London Lyle’s might not be anything ‘hygge’, despite its minimalist decor, no nonsense approach to food, and serene feeling. And it doesn’t have to be really. Like many other social media addicts out there, I have found myself…

    By Andra Constantinescu

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  • Talking about food trends & social media (and my ongoing research for the dissertation paper due in September) here are some interesting findings about the famous avocado toast which ows its popularity to social media and particularly Instagram. 👉 Avocado toast was first mentioned in a newspaper in 1920, where the author suggested to mash the pulp with a fork and spread it thickly on a small square of hot toast. 👉 The first mention of avocado toast in a cookbook dates back to 1933, when Genevieve A. Callahan recommended to strain and season the avocado pulp before serving it on toasted bread. 👉 Back in the days, in South America, avocado used to be called ‘poor man’s butter’ due to the fact that was largely available and cheap. Funny how in our days, avocado toast has become a ‘status food’, going as far as blaming millennials for spending their money on overpriced avo toast instead of saving for a deposit and buying a home. #foodtrends #foodresearch #foodculture #foodevolution #evolutionoffood #avocadotoast #avotoast #foodhistory #historyoffood #foodfacts #foodchat #foodtalk #foodwriter #foodoftheday
  • AD| Lunch: the protein power edition - featuring fresh spinach, green olives, baby mozzarella and the new @peperamitv chicken bites. Just add olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice. And if you’re like me, get an extra bag of chicken bites on the go - it makes the perfect mid day protein snack 🐔 👉 The Peperami Chicken Bites pouches are available at Tesco, Asda and Morrissons 😋 #whatthecluck #proteinsnack
  • Throwback to a super delicious lunch at @orasay.london in Notting Hill. A superb spread of fish & seafood impeccably cooked by chef patron @jackson_boxer and his team. Think spring anchovies, Isle of Mull scallops and a whole grilled John Dory with smoked bone marrow bordelaise. Chapeau! #andraeatslondon #orasaylondon #nottinghillrestaurants
  • AD | Celebrating the Humble egg with a breakfast made to impress: layers of crispy bacon, Greek yoghurt topped with an egg and baked at 180C for 15 minutes or until the egg yolk is set. Call it oeufs en cocotte, coddled eggs (if you’re the happy owner of some pretty coddlers), or simply: baked eggs with bacon and yoghurt. Either way, they are simply delicious! Serve with crispy sourdough bread soldiers 😋 (detailed recipe steps in stories and Milk & More highlights) 👉 You can order all ingredients from @freshmilkandmore via their app or website, and your local milkman will make sure that you get your delivery first thing in the morning 🚚 #humbleeggs
  • Baby cauliflower cooked sous vide, then covered with rose #harissa and roasted until crispy & golden brown on the outside. Served with a warm garnish of watercress, baby spinach & chick peas. That’s #meatfreemonday sorted👌 #vegan #cauliflower #roseharissa
  • #AD | How do you like your #vegan toastie? 🥪 I like mine with spinach, mushrooms and a few slices of Follow Your Heart Smoked Gouda Style Cheese 💛 Their vegan cheese tastes just as good as the original (you can really taste the gentle smoke flavour) and most importantly: it melts just like the real thing 👌 👩🏻‍🍳 To make this vegan toastie, cook a few sliced mushrooms in an oiled pan, season with salt. Add a handful of spinach just at the end and continue cooking for another minute or so, until soft. Then sprinkle a little olive oil on two slices of ciabatta and start building the sandwich by stacking slices of Smoked Gouda style cheese and the mushroom & spinach filling between the slices of bread. Toast for 5-7 minutes in the sandwich maker 🥪 👉 Follow Your Heart products are available at Ocado, Planet Organic, The Vegan Kind and natural food stores. 👉👉 Visit @followyourheart for more vegan and #plantbased recipe inspiration 💛

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  • Talking about food trends & social media (and my ongoing research for the dissertation paper due in September) here are some interesting findings about the famous avocado toast which ows its popularity to social media and particularly Instagram. 👉 Avocado toast was first mentioned in a newspaper in 1920, where the author suggested to mash the pulp with a fork and spread it thickly on a small square of hot toast. 👉 The first mention of avocado toast in a cookbook dates back to 1933, when Genevieve A. Callahan recommended to strain and season the avocado pulp before serving it on toasted bread. 👉 Back in the days, in South America, avocado used to be called ‘poor man’s butter’ due to the fact that was largely available and cheap. Funny how in our days, avocado toast has become a ‘status food’, going as far as blaming millennials for spending their money on overpriced avo toast instead of saving for a deposit and buying a home. #foodtrends #foodresearch #foodculture #foodevolution #evolutionoffood #avocadotoast #avotoast #foodhistory #historyoffood #foodfacts #foodchat #foodtalk #foodwriter #foodoftheday
  • AD| Lunch: the protein power edition - featuring fresh spinach, green olives, baby mozzarella and the new @peperamitv chicken bites. Just add olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice. And if you’re like me, get an extra bag of chicken bites on the go - it makes the perfect mid day protein snack 🐔 👉 The Peperami Chicken Bites pouches are available at Tesco, Asda and Morrissons 😋 #whatthecluck #proteinsnack
  • Throwback to a super delicious lunch at @orasay.london in Notting Hill. A superb spread of fish & seafood impeccably cooked by chef patron @jackson_boxer and his team. Think spring anchovies, Isle of Mull scallops and a whole grilled John Dory with smoked bone marrow bordelaise. Chapeau! #andraeatslondon #orasaylondon #nottinghillrestaurants
  • AD | Celebrating the Humble egg with a breakfast made to impress: layers of crispy bacon, Greek yoghurt topped with an egg and baked at 180C for 15 minutes or until the egg yolk is set. Call it oeufs en cocotte, coddled eggs (if you’re the happy owner of some pretty coddlers), or simply: baked eggs with bacon and yoghurt. Either way, they are simply delicious! Serve with crispy sourdough bread soldiers 😋 (detailed recipe steps in stories and Milk & More highlights) 👉 You can order all ingredients from @freshmilkandmore via their app or website, and your local milkman will make sure that you get your delivery first thing in the morning 🚚 #humbleeggs
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