The Perfect (Sous-Vide) Steak and the Perfect Pairing? What do you pair with Malbec? I personally think there’s always a good reason when there’s an obvious and popular choice. Pairing South American Malbec with steak is one of those choices you or I would almost certainly make in a restaurant. And would almost certainly enjoy. […]
Homemade Beef Wellington From Scratch
Homemade Beef Wellington Recipe with Donald Russell. Gentle reader, I am not a great follower of recipes. Most of what I cook I’ve made in one form or another for years – and what I do has evolved to suit my palate, culinary expertise (or lack of) and patience. I’ve made individual beef wellingtons for […]
Cooking the Perfect Steak
Perfect Steak Just the Way I Like It: Much has been written about how to cook the perfect steak. And, as with all cookery, much is about personal taste. Anyone who has been to an Argentinian Steakhouse like Gaucho Piccadilly or one of London’s new breed of steak houses (Goodman, Hawksmoor and the like) will […]
Individual Beef Wellington for Valentine’s Day
Beef Wellington – with Scotch Beef from Alex Mitchell: There are certain recipes I’ve always hesitated to try. Beef Wellington is one such dish – if I’m honest I’m still not brave enough to try the real thing. A proper Beef Wellington is made with a whole or half fillet of beef (depending on how […]
Heliot Steak House at the London Hippodrome – Review
Heliot Steak House – probably the best steak in town! Given the chance to visit the Heliot Steak House at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, said to cook the best steaks in town, I was more than happy to travel into London from my home in Surrey. There’s nothing like a perfectly cooked steak, especially […]