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Tree of Life. Rubbish.

Had a meeting on Tuesday when someone said 'too many people at the wrong end of the sausage factory' to mean, er, people not doing the right thing. (NB in a meeting not connected with butchery or sausage production).

Firstly I reckon in your position temp admin work is more likely than sending off loads of applications. There are going to be lots of people applying for those jobs. Maybe better to get your CV perfect (like literally every single pixel right - people will look for any reason to thin the pile...

Ah yes you’re right, just had a search. I’m currently reading Fuscia Dunlop’s memoir (no fanboy) of her time in Chengdu, quite interesting about how she enrolled in cooking school there and got totally immersed in everything…

Nothing like a nice bit of mala (numbing).

Ways to spot St John school of restaurants • Daily changing menu printed on white A4 paper • Functional name, possibly taking name of road, eg Hereford Rd, St John, Great Queen St • Simple menu descriptions, ‘crab on toast’ ‘quail with lentils’ etc • Often a piece of meat with a single...

Black pepper was used in large quantities until chillies arrived. Think there are still dishes esp in S India where shitloads is used for spice. Hard to conceive of Indian food with out them really.

Wicked, cheers for that, will have a peep. I've got Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook: Szechwan Home Cooking and The Good Food of Szechwan: Down-to-Earth Chinese Cooking which have some interesting looking things such as braised Lion's Head meatballs and puréed steamed aubergine with sesame...

Have also heard good things about Le Wei Xiang, v cheap. Blog review.

San Xia Ren looks interesting, like the fact they are bigging up having flat screen TVs and have unexplained pictures of steamed meat under the news section. The normal menu section has standards Chinese restaurant stuff in and the About Us section has screen shots of a menu with Hunan type...

Amazing mental image of this, made me chuckle!

Hi all Good to get the Szechuan talk going! I'm well into it. Interesting to hear that MisterSloane, very jealous of you having been to Chengdu! Also not heard of New China on Gerrard Street - ridiculously hot, just stupidly hot - and Royal Palace in Surrey Quays, so will check them out. Are...

You know those big green bike lockers you see sometimes and think that's a good idea to get the bike out the flat? You can rent one if nearby. http://www.cyclemanagement.co.uk/lockers.aspx

Cribbed from my blog if any use for food map. Jai Krishna - if you live in London and like food and haven't been here then check yourself. It's essential. Cheap, pure veg menu and used to feel like you were sat in somebody's front room having a curry and looking out onto Storud Green Rd. Now...

denis severs house in spitalfield is good too

lovely in a sour/hot soup. i made one with mackerel but I think you could do veg or gently poach some pork or chicken in there too. other than that maybe chop up thin and stir fry with some veg or chuck into fried rice with any left overs and some pickled chill, dash of soy/sesame oil.. you...

a photogrophers blurb A creative flow that defines a soul. I stare at the world, beset by its beauty. I capture that, share that, highlight it for times sake. The world has been my place of work. Shots and scenes captured in Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia, the far traces of Hong Kong. From Cambodian...

i made cucumbers and chicken recently, quite a good combo i think

i vitellioni - fellini miracle in milan & umberto d - de dica rome open city and other 2 parts of trilogy forget their names - rossellini

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