Posts from — October 2008

Devon based chef Ed Chester found himself in the news today due to the fact that he’s put squirrel kebabs on the menu!

He says about the common grey squirrel:

They are very good meat, they are abundant and they are cheap. It’s as free range as it gets.

Mr Chester also serves squirrel pate and fillet of squirrel – and these new dishes sold out in around 90 minutes (90 portions).

Not something I fancy eating myself – how about you?

The Fat Duck is the restaurant belonging to celebrated chef Heston Blumenthal – a chef known for his, shall we say, unusual culinary experiments. To compliment his other cookery books Mr Blumenthal has published the weighty Big Fat Duck Cookbook (available and discounted at amazon). It’s a monster of a book, weighing in at some 12lb and coming in it’s own duck feather embossed box.

The book gives you the chance to try out his unusual dishes for yourself. Dishes like:

• smoked bacon and egg ice cream
• snail porridge
• salmon poached with liquorice
• hot and iced tea

It’d be great to hear from you if you try out some of his recipes!