One of my favorite chefs Hugh Fearnly-Whittingstall, of River Cottage fame, happened to be in town, so we poddled along to [the best ever] foodie bookshop, Omnivore, to hear what he had to say.
Hugh (yeah i call him Hugh, we’re best mates as you can see in the pic) was here to promote his newish book River Cottage Veg.
As many of you might know, Hugh was once the T-Rex equivalent of chef/carnivore. However, he recently made a switch to eating mostly vegetables….the guy is super nice and although he didnt chat for too long had a few interesting things to say.
Like “Meat can make you lazy about cooking food from the ground.” Basically, he was saying it’s too simple to cook up a steak or whatever, because they are full of flavor already, rather than the sometimes involved process of getting flavors from veg.
Regardless, his book has taught me (or rather the in-house chef @mariannehumble) a lot about cooking with vegetables and is worth a look. He has a an especially nice flat bread dough recipe that can be ready in minutes.
Oh and I asked him about that very imformative and thought-provoking documentary Hugh’s Chicken Run, apparently he’s trying to bring it to these shores. The link there only works in the UK but it must be on the webosphere somewherewhich if you haven’t seen you should watch!
Also at the event was the winery Scribe pouring their 2011 Carnerors Chardonnay – a very crisp wine, with flavors of apricot and golden delicious apples.
If you like zippy/fresh chards this one is a go!
Thanks again to Omnivore books for an awesome guest!
They have signed copies available for $35 – http://www.omnivorebooks.com/signed_books.html
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