The Crooked House Pub Fire Under Investigation

 

#UPDATE: A joint investigation into the cause of the fire at the #CrookedHouse pub is continuing today.

This incident has caused a great deal of speculation and we understand the significance of the building within the local community.

Read more here: https://t.co/EdWWQcNWff pic.twitter.com/IpHRgfPb8b

— South Staffs Police (@SStaffsPolice) August 7, 2023

The fire started on Saturday, August 6, 2023, at around 10:00 PM. The pub was empty at the time, and no one was injured. The fire caused extensive damage to the pub, and it was later demolished.

The police have interviewed witnesses and reviewed security footage, but they have not been able to determine the cause of the fire. They are also working with fire experts to determine the fire's point of origin and the speed at which it spread.

The police have said that they are keeping all possibilities open, including arson.

 

Restaurant Employs Kitchen Staff Based On Their Skills - Shock Horror Probe!

 

London restaurant suffers furious backlash over Instagram photo of all white-male chef line-uphttps://t.co/xJSl3IraaO

— GB News (@GBNEWS) August 1, 2023

Fish and Chips In Harrods - £35!!!

 

Fish and Chips from celebrity chef #TomKerridge

35 Quid 😳

What do you reckon??#Hospitality pic.twitter.com/5Zi2sOES3S

— Rt. Hon. Alan B’Stard MP (@NoWayWoke) July 19, 2023

Happy National Fish and Chips Day!

 

Takeaway Inflation Exceeds Restaurant Inflation

 

Fish and chip prices are up 19% in the past year. Groceries also cost 19% more. Restaurant prices, meanwhile, are up 10%.
Eating in is not the value for money option it once washttps://t.co/85tOrlkpse

— Philip Aldrick (@PhilAldrick) May 3, 2023

Happy British Pie and National Butchers' Week

 

Poulet au Pot

 

Ingredients

- good quality chicken

- onion peeled and studded with cloves

- leek chopped

- turnips peeled and cubed

- carrots chopped

- garlic

- bay leaves

- lemon quartered

- thyme

- parsley

- stock 

- salt/pepper

Method

Place all ingredients in a large pot and cover with water.

Bring to the boil, then simmer very gently for about 80 minutes.

Serve with mash and a mushroom sauce.

La Capannina Closes After 37 Years

 

I am very sorry to learn that La Capannina (one of Brighton's best Italian family run restaurants) has closed after 37 years.

The premises is on the market for £350K.

Nature Kitchen Discount

 

I have negotiated a 5% discount on purchases of over £20 of herbs, spices and other seasonings from Nature Kitchen. 

This is a family run, specialist Spice Merchants, based on the wild moors of Cornwall. 

Their extensive range of Herbs, Spices and in-house Spice Blends, Seasonings, Salts & Peppers have been carefully selected over many years of searching and exploring the globe for ultimate tastes and food experiences. 

The products you will find here have been chosen for their qualities, depth of flavour, availability and price. 

To qualify for the 5% discount use this link below and enter the discount code: ThanksToKenFrost on checkout.

https://www.naturekitchenshop.com/discount/ThanksToKenFrost

 

Roasted Parsnip and Potato Soup

 

Ingredients

-parsnips chopped and peeled

-potato peeled and chopped

-garlic

-cumin

-turmeric

-smoked paprika

-coriander

-chilli pepper

-salt/pepper

-olive oil

-chicken stock

Method

-put the parsnips, potato, garlic, cumin and chilli in a roasting pan

-pour over some olive oil

-season

-roast for 30 minutes at 180

-put the ingredients into a saucepan, add stock

-simmer

-blitz

Colonnade Bar Brighton To Close

 

It is with shock that I read this morning that The Colonnade Bar (which opened in 1806) in Brighton is to close in June 2023.

Seemingly the Theatre Royal (next door) want to have a larger foyer, and have therefore decided that the bar which they rent to the Golden Lion Group must go.

The Colonnade is a listed building.

Full details are available on the Colonnade's Facebook page.

If you feel, as I do, that this is wrong please drop the Theatre Royal a note via this link:

https://help.atgtickets.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new...

 

Beef Stew and Dumplings

 

Ingredients

-cubed stewing steak

-chopped onion

-chopped carrots

-thyme

-rosemary

-parsley

-bay leaves

-Bovril

-gravy granules

-hot water

-Worcestershire Sauce

-tomato puree

-flour

-salt/pepper 

Method

-Put steak in casserole and dust with flours

-Add all dry ingredients

-Mix hot water, bovril and gravy together and pour over the ingredients (inch covering top)

-Cook in oven at 140 for 2 hours

-Increase temperature to 180 for another 30 minutes

Dumplings

-Mix 8 heaped tablespoons of flour together with 4 heaped tablespoons of suet

-Add cold water and mix into dough

-Roll into 1 inch balls with floured hands

-Add dumplings to stew for the last 20 minutes

Serve with mash.

The Glorious 12th!

 

Brighton Beach Club - Avoid at All Costs!

We last visited Brighton Beach Club in July 2019, and had a very pleasant time.

Sadly, three years on, things have changed for the worst.

Here is a summary of my Tripadvisor review:

Lousy welcome, waiter walked away from us

Placed in an awful part of the terrace by the rusting barriers and facing the road, despite there being better seats available.

Wine list different to online wine list.

No champagne.

Fizzy wine bottle was warm, we rejected it

Waitress then ignored us.

New waiter did his best but told us no white wine, of the quality we wanted, was available.

We left.

Avoid at all costs!

Greggs The Patisserie

 

Saw an American call Greggs a ‘patisserie’

— Dan Waterfield (@danwaterfield) July 3, 2022